Baltimore vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baltimore	Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2287	$906
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5428	$2260
🏠 One person rent	$1367	$408
🏘️ Family rent	$2370	$761
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$275
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4207	$432
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	97	66
😀 Quality of life	90	53
🏙️ Population	586K	2.53M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 152% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 1182nd and 6005th ($2287 vs $906) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1076th and 2nd 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 1.8 months in Baltimore compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Baltimore ranked 24th best city to live in the United States vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 131st and 6049th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Medellin

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	Baltimore	Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.3	$6.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.2	$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$7.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.37	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$5.16	$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1496	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2801	$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1959	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$73.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.7	$22.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.61%	14.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2120	$1715
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1975	$1447
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.58	$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.39	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$5.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$5.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$9.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.76	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.2	$29.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$64
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1264	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22681	$5682

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2500
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2760
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2299
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2909
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2961
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2566
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2548
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2596
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2777
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3149
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$2893
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2791
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2856
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2210
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2389
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2617
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2309
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2498
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2513
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1979
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2786
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2696
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2197
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2085
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3174
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2033
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2539
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2250
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2640
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2149

Cities near Medellin

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Envigado	$897
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Bello	$839
131 km or 82 mi	Manizales	$653
135 km or 84 mi	Quibdo	$705
160 km or 99 mi	Pereira	$680
171 km or 106 mi	Cartago	$649
179 km or 111 mi	Salento	$605
190 km or 118 mi	Armenia	$598
205 km or 127 mi	Ibague	$529
209 km or 130 mi	Facatativa	$674
212 km or 131 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
221 km or 137 mi	Zipaquira	$709
232 km or 144 mi	Girardot	$493
239 km or 148 mi	Soacha	$794
242 km or 150 mi	Turbo	$664
246 km or 153 mi	Bogota	$887
250 km or 155 mi	Tulua	$513
257 km or 160 mi	Tunja	$563
282 km or 175 mi	Monteria	$645
285 km or 177 mi	Duitama	$882
288 km or 179 mi	Bucaramanga	$657
289 km or 179 mi	Floridablanca	$648
298 km or 185 mi	Sogamoso	$534
308 km or 192 mi	Buenaventura	$742
312 km or 194 mi	Palmira	$666
318 km or 198 mi	Villavicencio	$497
329 km or 204 mi	Cali	$748
331 km or 206 mi	Ocana	$650
334 km or 208 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$669
340 km or 211 mi	Sincelejo	$524
346 km or 215 mi	Magangue	$604
367 km or 228 mi	Yopal	$722
370 km or 230 mi	Neiva	$557
386 km or 240 mi	Cucuta	$562
387 km or 241 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
391 km or 243 mi	Rubio	$599
406 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$592
410 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$598
438 km or 272 mi	Popayan	$477
448 km or 279 mi	La Grita	$618