Buenos Aires vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$909
$873
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2348
$2221
🏠 One person rent
$402
$395
🏘️ Family rent
$817
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.6
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$433
$417
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
79
67
😀 Quality of life
72
53
🏙️ Population
3.12M
2.53M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 4% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 6099th and 6207th ($909 vs $873) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd 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 1789th and 6039th among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.98
$5.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$1.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$322
$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$982
$864
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$45.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$70.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
35.31%
15.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2462
$1473
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1826
$1403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.04
$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.36
$12.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.13
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$5.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$5.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.08
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.65
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.32
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.11
$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$2.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.04
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.03
$4.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$35.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.5
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4474
$6129

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$672
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$808
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$620
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$783
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$770
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$777
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$773
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$540
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$717
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$777
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$779
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$481
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$764
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$790
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$756
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$766
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$801
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$812
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$769
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$672
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$760
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$752
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$771
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$627
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$751
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$801
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$748
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$740
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$683
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$770
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$759
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$752
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$749
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$728
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$748
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$757
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$721
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$754
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$767
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$742

Cities near Medellin

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$871
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$789
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$653
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$661
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$641
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$619
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$562
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$541
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$501
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$641
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$573
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$681
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$483
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$748
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$634
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$868
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$477
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$526
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$620
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$851
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$642
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$584
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$523
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$718
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$652
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$475
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$733
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$590
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$638
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$506
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$582
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$687
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$520
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$552
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$601
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$598
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$592
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$598
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$462
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$617