Austin vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austin Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2590
$867
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6302
$2196
🏠 One person rent
$1683
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$3179
$760
🍽️ Food expenses
$594
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5536
$412
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
66
67
😀 Quality of life
90
54
🏙️ Population
962K
2.53M

The cost of living in Austin is 199% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 548th and 6140th ($2590 vs $867) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 492nd 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 Austin compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Austin ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 126th and 5994th among best cities to live in the world.

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Austin Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.9
$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.7
$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.93
$6.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.72
$1.5
 Cappuccino
$5.58
$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.82
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1988
$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1357
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4238
$819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2575
$629
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$45.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$69.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.76%
14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7634
$1728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2615
$1560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.8
$45.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$14
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.99
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.66
$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$5.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.58
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.38
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.04
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$29.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$147
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.2
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.9
$53.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1599
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21605
$6416

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$2179
25 km or 15 mi Round Rock
$2095
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Park
$2191
31 km or 20 mi Leander
$2190
37 km or 23 mi Kyle
$2150
39 km or 24 mi Georgetown
$2146
51 km or 32 mi San Marcos
$2093
76 km or 47 mi New Braunfels
$2175
84 km or 52 mi Seguin
$2146
86 km or 53 mi Harker Heights
$1989
90 km or 56 mi Killeen
$1902
93 km or 58 mi Copperas Cove
$2013
95 km or 59 mi Cibolo
$2158
96 km or 60 mi Schertz
$2146
96 km or 60 mi Temple
$2066
122 km or 76 mi San Antonio
$2219
137 km or 85 mi Bryan
$1925
138 km or 86 mi Kerrville
$2186
140 km or 87 mi College Station
$1829
150 km or 93 mi Waco
$2071
180 km or 112 mi Victoria
$2220
204 km or 126 mi Rosenberg
$2136
214 km or 133 mi Huntsville
$1988
215 km or 133 mi The Woodlands
$2737
218 km or 136 mi Stephenville
$2108
218 km or 136 mi Conroe
$1801
219 km or 136 mi Sugar Land
$2148
226 km or 140 mi Missouri
$2128
227 km or 141 mi Spring
$2126
230 km or 143 mi Cleburne
$2149
233 km or 145 mi Corsicana
$2129
234 km or 145 mi Houston
$2221
248 km or 154 mi Waxahachie
$2199
249 km or 155 mi Pearland
$2118
252 km or 156 mi Burleson
$2143
252 km or 157 mi Midlothian
$2306
256 km or 159 mi Pasadena
$2141
258 km or 160 mi Alvin
$2055
260 km or 161 mi Friendswood
$2107
260 km or 161 mi Mansfield
$2338

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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