Boston vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3345
$867
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7700
$2196
🏠 One person rent
$2257
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$3867
$760
🍽️ Food expenses
$739
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5860
$412
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
100
67
😀 Quality of life
92
54
🏙️ Population
676K
2.53M

The cost of living in Boston is 286% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 35th and 6140th ($3345 vs $867) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th 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 1.8 months in Boston compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Boston ranked 10th best city to live in the United States vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 83rd and 5994th among best cities to live in the world.

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Boston Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.1
$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.5
$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$6.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.95
$1.5
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2636
$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1919
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4850
$819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3294
$629
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$45.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$194
$69.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.3
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.55%
14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11687
$1728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6831
$1560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.4
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.6
$45.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.14
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.29
$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$5.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.3
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.02
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93
$29.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$165
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.2
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.3
$53.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2399
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27937
$6416

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3795
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3105
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3630
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2892
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3114
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2953
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$2770
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2989
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3022
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$3023
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2958
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2802
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2947
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2820
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2890
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2841
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3122
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2761
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2846
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3042
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2618
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2847
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2796
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2723
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2746
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2915
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2905
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2698
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2859
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2338
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2677
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2773
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2556
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2823
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$2537
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2522
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2594
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2787
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2395
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2750

Cities near Medellin

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