Columbus vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Columbus	Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2181	$1030
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5273	$2487
🏠 One person rent	$1256	$494
🏘️ Family rent	$2214	$843
🍽️ Food expenses	$662	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3957	$552
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	72	66
😀 Quality of life	90	60
🏙️ Population	906K	2.53M

The cost of living in Columbus is 112% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 1512th and 5342nd ($2181 vs $1030) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1292nd 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 1.8 months in Columbus compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Columbus ranked 64th best city to live in the United States vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 217th and 5890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Medellin

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	Columbus	Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.3	$6.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.21	$2.78
☕ Cappuccino	$4.98	$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1298	$542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2399	$987
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1787	$671
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$55.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$244	$86
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.7	$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	13.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3028	$2220
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2566	$1524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.3	$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.13	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.13	$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$6.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$9.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.25	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.88	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.33	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$5.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.75	$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.04	$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86.1	$40.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.1	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.6	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1105	$402
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28983	$6383

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2105
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2091
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2020
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2094
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2030
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2084
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1836
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2014
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2028
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1951
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2019
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1932
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1933
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1933
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1954
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1928
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1918
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1842
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1918
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1934
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1697
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1947
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1961
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1965
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1571
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1942
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1917
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$2025
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1980
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1957
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1684
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1850
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1495
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$2188
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1482
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1899
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1922
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1493
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1743
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$2061

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