Arlington vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Arlington Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1807
$867
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4757
$2196
🏠 One person rent
$1010
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$1967
$760
🍽️ Food expenses
$539
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4550
$412
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
90
67
😀 Quality of life
75
54
🏙️ Population
394K
2.53M

The cost of living in Arlington is 108% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 2320th and 6140th ($1807 vs $867) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1872nd and 3rd in the United States and Colombia, respectively. Check the United States vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Arlington compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Arlington ranked 235th best city to live in the United States vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 1022nd and 5994th among best cities to live in the world.

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Arlington Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59
$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.38
$6.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.44
$1.5
☕ Cappuccino
$4.99
$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.32
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1009
$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$790
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1340
$819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1821
$629
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$45.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$69.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.65%
14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2184
$1728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2175
$1560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.49
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.1
$45.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.9
$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$5.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.64
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.13
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.17
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.1
$29.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$103
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.9
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.5
$53.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1593
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21722
$6416

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Grand Prairie
$2043
14 km or 8.9 mi Mansfield
$2338
15 km or 9.6 mi Hurst
$2059
16 km or 9.8 mi Bedford
$2039
16 km or 10 mi Euless
$2021
19 km or 12 mi Haltom
$2084
19 km or 12 mi North Richland Hills
$2107
20 km or 12 mi Irving
$1987
20 km or 13 mi Colleyville
$2053
21 km or 13 mi Fort Worth
$2173
21 km or 13 mi Duncanville
$2162
21 km or 13 mi Cedar Hill
$2176
22 km or 14 mi Watauga
$2139
26 km or 16 mi Grapevine
$1872
27 km or 17 mi Burleson
$2143
27 km or 17 mi Keller
$2236
27 km or 17 mi Southlake
$2017
27 km or 17 mi DeSoto
$2193
28 km or 17 mi Midlothian
$2306
29 km or 18 mi Saginaw
$2108
30 km or 18 mi Coppell
$1992
30 km or 19 mi Dallas
$2497
31 km or 19 mi Benbrook
$2099
34 km or 21 mi Farmers Branch
$2155
35 km or 21 mi Lancaster
$2206
35 km or 22 mi University Park
$2267
37 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$1982
38 km or 24 mi Carrollton
$2157
39 km or 24 mi Lewisville
$1804
43 km or 27 mi Waxahachie
$2199
47 km or 29 mi Cleburne
$2149
48 km or 30 mi Balch Springs
$2223
48 km or 30 mi Richardson
$2323
48 km or 30 mi The Colony
$2235
49 km or 30 mi Mesquite
$2242
49 km or 30 mi Corinth
$2111
51 km or 32 mi Garland
$2301
52 km or 32 mi Plano
$2516
54 km or 33 mi Little Elm
$2200
56 km or 35 mi Frisco
$2384

Cities near Medellin

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$812
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$778
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$727
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$649
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$639
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$639
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$567
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$551
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$525
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$433
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$592
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$645
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$416
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$724
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$624
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$883
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$493
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$511
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$633
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$617
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$649
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$612
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$597
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$552
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$648
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$530
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$720
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$612
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$573
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$536
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$582
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$594
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$507
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$708
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$595
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$593
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$589
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$592
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$455
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$617