Ciudad Juarez vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ciudad Juarez Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$974
$873
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2127
$2221
🏠 One person rent
$468
$395
🏘️ Family rent
$677
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$332
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.7
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$873
$417
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
30
67
😀 Quality of life
39
53
🏙️ Population
1.32M
2.53M

The cost of living in Ciudad Juarez is 12% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 5869th and 6207th ($974 vs $873) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 2nd in Mexico and Colombia, respectively. Check Mexico vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Ciudad Juarez compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Ciudad Juarez ranked 48th best city to live in Mexico vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 7003rd and 6039th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ciudad Juarez vs Medellin

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Ciudad Juarez Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.1
$5.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14
$24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.83
☕ Cappuccino
$4.73
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$500
$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$357
$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$864
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$520
$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61
$45.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.4
$70.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.8
$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.45%
15.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$715
$1473
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$409
$1403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.61
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.1
$12.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.38
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.44
$5.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.84
$5.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.92
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.52
$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.26
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.66
$2.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.8
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.98
$4.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$35.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$44
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$194
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2543
$6129

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$1775
23 km or 14 mi Socorro
$1834
70 km or 43 mi Las Cruces
$1613
138 km or 86 mi Alamogordo
$1636
200 km or 125 mi Nuevo Casas Grandes
$813
225 km or 140 mi Carlsbad
$1805
259 km or 161 mi Roswell
$1847
294 km or 183 mi Agua Prieta
$778
333 km or 207 mi Hobbs
$1834
347 km or 216 mi Chihuahua
$854
359 km or 223 mi Sierra Vista
$1665
373 km or 232 mi Ciudad Cuauhtemoc
$803
376 km or 233 mi Albuquerque
$2111
389 km or 242 mi Rio Rancho
$2099
390 km or 242 mi Odessa
$2230
406 km or 252 mi Delicias
$792
415 km or 258 mi Midland
$1682
422 km or 262 mi Tucson
$1954
424 km or 263 mi Nogales
$1986
425 km or 264 mi Sahuarita
$2026
425 km or 264 mi Nogales
$786
426 km or 265 mi Clovis
$1629
430 km or 267 mi Oro Valley
$2040
432 km or 268 mi Casas Adobes
$2016
439 km or 273 mi Santa Fe
$2067
443 km or 275 mi Marana
$2052
469 km or 292 mi Gallup
$2618
476 km or 296 mi Espanola
$2176
476 km or 296 mi Big Spring
$2003
476 km or 296 mi Lubbock
$1715
482 km or 300 mi Florence
$2324
509 km or 316 mi Apache Junction
$2342
510 km or 317 mi Casa Grande
$2313
512 km or 318 mi Queen Creek
$2338
521 km or 324 mi Hermosillo
$854
522 km or 324 mi Plainview
$1896
524 km or 326 mi Taos
$2398
528 km or 328 mi Gilbert
$2372
531 km or 330 mi Chandler
$2414
533 km or 331 mi Fountain Hills
$2352

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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