Arlington vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Arlington Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1856
$1030
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4502
$2487
🏠 One person rent
$1114
$494
🏘️ Family rent
$1920
$843
🍽️ Food expenses
$516
$297
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.6
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3964
$552
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
90
66
😀 Quality of life
77
60
🏙️ Population
394K
2.53M

The cost of living in Arlington is 80% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 2476th and 5342nd ($1856 vs $1030) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1871st 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 2.1 months in Arlington compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Arlington ranked 405th best city to live in the United States vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 1375th and 5890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Medellin

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Arlington Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$6.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.3
$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.35
$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.77
$2.78
☕ Cappuccino
$4.85
$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.6
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1284
$542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$860
$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2314
$987
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1533
$671
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$55.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$86
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.8
$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.52%
13.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2215
$2220
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2107
$1524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$5.22
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.8
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.73
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$6.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$9.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.8
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.28
$5.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.47
$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.05
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$103
$40.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.2
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1210
$402
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23378
$6383

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Cities near Arlington

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Grand Prairie
$2130
14 km or 8.9 mi Mansfield
$2302
15 km or 9.6 mi Hurst
$2133
16 km or 9.8 mi Bedford
$2139
16 km or 10 mi Euless
$2135
19 km or 12 mi Haltom
$2140
19 km or 12 mi North Richland Hills
$2138
20 km or 12 mi Irving
$2133
20 km or 13 mi Colleyville
$2140
21 km or 13 mi Fort Worth
$2217
21 km or 13 mi Duncanville
$2183
21 km or 13 mi Cedar Hill
$2179
22 km or 14 mi Watauga
$2136
26 km or 16 mi Grapevine
$2133
27 km or 17 mi Burleson
$2184
27 km or 17 mi Keller
$2108
27 km or 17 mi Southlake
$2143
27 km or 17 mi DeSoto
$2200
28 km or 17 mi Midlothian
$2190
29 km or 18 mi Saginaw
$2144
30 km or 18 mi Coppell
$2162
30 km or 19 mi Dallas
$2447
31 km or 19 mi Benbrook
$2145
34 km or 21 mi Farmers Branch
$2223
35 km or 21 mi Lancaster
$2222
35 km or 22 mi University Park
$2287
37 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$2145
38 km or 24 mi Carrollton
$2199
39 km or 24 mi Lewisville
$2038
43 km or 27 mi Waxahachie
$2187
47 km or 29 mi Cleburne
$2185
48 km or 30 mi Balch Springs
$2250
48 km or 30 mi Richardson
$2315
48 km or 30 mi The Colony
$2246
49 km or 30 mi Mesquite
$2176
49 km or 30 mi Corinth
$2199
51 km or 32 mi Garland
$2497
52 km or 32 mi Plano
$2268
54 km or 33 mi Little Elm
$2216
56 km or 35 mi Frisco
$2369

Cities near Medellin

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$950
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$881
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$678
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$708
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$730
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$679
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$655
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$667
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$506
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$722
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$1082
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$762
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$515
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$848
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$721
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$976
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$511
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$637
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$663
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$960
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$693
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$686
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$581
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$782
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$693
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$546
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$759
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$704
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$715
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$547
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$667
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$777
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$565
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$620
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$673
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$671
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$684
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$673
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$572
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$677