Colorado Springs vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Colorado Springs Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2430
$1030
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5327
$2487
🏠 One person rent
$1546
$494
🏘️ Family rent
$2319
$843
🍽️ Food expenses
$624
$297
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4242
$552
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
62
66
😀 Quality of life
86
60
🏙️ Population
479K
2.53M

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 136% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 977th and 5342nd ($2430 vs $1030) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 857th 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 1.7 months in Colorado Springs compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Colorado Springs ranked 126th best city to live in the United States vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 403rd and 5890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Colorado Springs Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$6.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.3
$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.34
$2.78
☕ Cappuccino
$5.59
$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.48
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1482
$542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1316
$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2307
$987
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2000
$671
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$55.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$86
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$84.8
$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
13.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2414
$2220
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2388
$1524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.2
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.85
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.33
$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$6.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.5
$9.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.16
$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.52
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.94
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$5.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.7
$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.7
$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$109
$40.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.5
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.3
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1498
$402
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24491
$6383

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Cities near Colorado Springs

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 9 mi Security-Widefield
$2377
21 km or 13 mi Fountain
$2385
57 km or 35 mi Castle Rock
$2520
68 km or 42 mi Pueblo
$2353
73 km or 45 mi Parker
$2537
77 km or 48 mi Highlands Ranch
$2617
82 km or 51 mi Centennial
$2540
86 km or 53 mi Littleton
$2321
89 km or 55 mi Englewood
$2407
94 km or 59 mi Aurora
$2735
97 km or 61 mi Lakewood
$2552
99 km or 61 mi Denver
$2775
104 km or 65 mi Wheat Ridge
$2597
108 km or 67 mi Arvada
$2605
109 km or 68 mi Commerce
$2416
110 km or 68 mi Westminster
$2638
116 km or 72 mi Northglenn
$2677
116 km or 72 mi Thornton
$2744
121 km or 75 mi Broomfield
$2961
124 km or 77 mi Brighton
$2596
129 km or 80 mi Lafayette
$2760
136 km or 84 mi Boulder
$2876
148 km or 92 mi Longmont
$2760
173 km or 107 mi Greeley
$2019
173 km or 108 mi Loveland
$2465
191 km or 119 mi Fort Collins
$2231
254 km or 158 mi Cheyenne
$1771
281 km or 174 mi Laramie
$1895
283 km or 176 mi Taos
$2407
327 km or 203 mi Grand Junction
$2263
337 km or 210 mi Espanola
$2235
347 km or 216 mi Scottsbluff
$1850
356 km or 221 mi Garden
$1705
370 km or 230 mi Santa Fe
$2204
380 km or 236 mi Farmington
$2514
395 km or 245 mi Liberal
$1699
426 km or 264 mi North Platte
$1824
434 km or 270 mi Dodge
$1753
436 km or 271 mi Rio Rancho
$2054
447 km or 278 mi Albuquerque
$1964

Cities near Medellin

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$950
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$881
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$678
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$708
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$730
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$679
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$655
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$667
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$506
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$722
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$1082
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$762
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$515
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$848
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$721
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$976
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$511
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$637
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$663
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$960
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$693
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$686
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$581
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$782
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$693
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$546
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$759
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$704
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$715
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$547
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$667
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$777
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$565
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$620
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$673
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$671
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$684
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$673
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$572
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$677