Chicago vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2613
$867
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6659
$2196
🏠 One person rent
$1594
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$3123
$760
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5285
$412
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
100
67
😀 Quality of life
96
54
🏙️ Population
2.75M
2.53M

The cost of living in Chicago is 201% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 505th and 6140th ($2613 vs $867) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th 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 2 months in Chicago compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 16th and 5994th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.3
$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$6.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.98
$1.5
☕ Cappuccino
$5.12
$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1958
$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3908
$819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2652
$629
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$45.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$69.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.2
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3227
$1728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$1560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$45.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.79
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$5.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.7
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.85
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.1
$29.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$53.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2675
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15494
$6416

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2476
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2544
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2446
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2346
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2387
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2199
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2257
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2326
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2317
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2300
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2290
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2323
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2295
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2245
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2282
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2244
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2264
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2215
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2264
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2204
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2258
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2013
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2248
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2258
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2240
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2162
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2030
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2257
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2253
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2269
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2250
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2267
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2264
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2238
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2239
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2089
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2221
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2038
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2241
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2240

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