Boston vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3547
$906
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7979
$2260
🏠 One person rent
$2453
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$4007
$761
🍽️ Food expenses
$729
$275
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5732
$432
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
100
66
😀 Quality of life
91
53
🏙️ Population
676K
2.53M

The cost of living in Boston is 291% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 24th and 6005th ($3547 vs $906) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st 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 1.6 months in Boston compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Boston ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 103rd and 6049th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Medellin

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Boston Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.6
$6.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$101
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$7.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.36
$2.02
☕ Cappuccino
$5.8
$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2794
$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2107
$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5075
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3386
$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$215
$73.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$22.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.63%
14.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10352
$1715
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5877
$1447
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.1
$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.95
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.67
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$5.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$5.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$9.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.78
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.5
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.78
$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.02
$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.05
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.2
$29.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.2
$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$195
$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.7
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.8
$64
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2725
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$31112
$5682

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BostonMedellin

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3805
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3101
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3627
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2936
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3088
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2948
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$2922
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2320
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2943
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2834
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2906
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2803
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2939
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2710
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2784
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2883
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3131
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2740
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2813
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3088
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2601
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2873
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2824
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2774
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2783
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2934
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2922
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2732
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2882
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2403
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2805
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2844
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2851
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3022
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2592
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2848
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2833
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2861
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2825

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