Boston vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3638
$1071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8082
$2607
🏠 One person rent
$2543
$514
🏘️ Family rent
$4126
$888
🍽️ Food expenses
$722
$314
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6556
$536
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
100
65
😀 Quality of life
92
63
🏙️ Population
676K
2.53M

The cost of living in Boston is 240% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 30th and 5161st ($3638 vs $1071) 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 1.8 months in Boston compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Boston ranked 16th best city to live in the United States vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 94th and 5624th 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
$21.5
$6.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$103
$30.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$8.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$2.38
☕ Cappuccino
$5.31
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2878
$594
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2181
$390
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5280
$1079
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3456
$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$229
$91.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.1
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
11.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11142
$2533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6207
$1334
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.41
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.6
$50.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.8
$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.63
$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.6
$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$6.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$6.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.78
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.07
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$5.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.2
$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$4.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$190
$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.6
$68.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2835
$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26679
$7264

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3830
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3097
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3650
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2960
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3140
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2981
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3000
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2691
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3017
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2944
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2966
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2870
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$3006
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2845
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2862
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2839
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3186
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2823
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2870
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2762
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2714
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2921
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2837
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2771
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2808
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2980
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2986
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2786
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2939
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2405
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2803
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2859
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2894
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3006
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2629
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2854
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2871
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2867
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2852

Cities near Medellin

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$992
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$915
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$717
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$757
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$789
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$738
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$709
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$719
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$529
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$777
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$1040
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$813
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$547
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$919
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$764
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$1062
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$537
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$667
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$703
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$1019
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$754
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$744
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$614
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$825
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$746
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$575
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$829
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$732
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$764
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$572
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$707
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$750
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$592
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$646
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$676
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$673
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$687
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$675
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$606
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$685