Buenos Aires vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$791
$867
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$2196
🏠 One person rent
$365
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$638
$760
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.1
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$374
$412
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
79
67
😀 Quality of life
71
54
🏙️ Population
3.12M
2.53M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 9% less expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 6407th and 6140th ($791 vs $867) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Argentina and Colombia, respectively. Check Argentina vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Buenos Aires compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 2311th and 5994th among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.12
$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$6.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$1.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$884
$819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$506
$629
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.5
$45.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.2
$69.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.96%
14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2326
$1728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1774
$1560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$45.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.97
$5.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.36
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.82
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.5
$29.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4
$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$75
$53.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$202
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6679
$6416

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$645
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$657
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$650
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$608
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$658
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$658
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$643
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$661
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$589
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$648
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$639
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$705
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$650
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$642
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$654
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$536
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$547
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$683
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$624
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$598
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$644
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$540
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$639
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$678
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$665
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$666
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$559
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$558
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$679
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$626
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$629
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$579
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$597
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$577
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$626
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$623
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$581
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$623
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$581
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$605

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