Columbus vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Columbus	Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2145	$906
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5059	$2260
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$408
🏘️ Family rent	$2171	$761
🍽️ Food expenses	$632	$275
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4018	$432
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	73	66
😀 Quality of life	88	53
🏙️ Population	906K	2.53M

The cost of living in Columbus is 137% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 1476th and 6005th ($2145 vs $906) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1323rd and 2nd 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 1.9 months in Columbus compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Columbus ranked 59th best city to live in the United States vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 249th and 6049th 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	$18.9	$6.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.4	$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$7.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.69	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.44	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1314	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$972	$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2378	$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1757	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$73.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.9	$22.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	14.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3095	$1715
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2954	$1447
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.8	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.74	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$5.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$5.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$9.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.28	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.45	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.07	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$29.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.5	$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$64
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.4	$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1236	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15423	$5682

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2084
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2062
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$1986
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2085
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$1994
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2095
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1798
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$1983
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$1851
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1903
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$1968
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1881
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1897
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1764
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1871
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1825
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1870
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1798
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1862
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1852
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1832
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1865
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1890
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1897
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1674
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1902
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1783
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1973
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1914
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1870
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1681
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1834
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1427
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1923
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1481
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1853
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1839
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1428
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1683
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1858

Cities near Medellin

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Envigado	$897
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Bello	$839
131 km or 82 mi	Manizales	$653
135 km or 84 mi	Quibdo	$705
160 km or 99 mi	Pereira	$680
171 km or 106 mi	Cartago	$649
179 km or 111 mi	Salento	$605
190 km or 118 mi	Armenia	$598
205 km or 127 mi	Ibague	$529
209 km or 130 mi	Facatativa	$674
212 km or 131 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
221 km or 137 mi	Zipaquira	$709
232 km or 144 mi	Girardot	$493
239 km or 148 mi	Soacha	$794
242 km or 150 mi	Turbo	$664
246 km or 153 mi	Bogota	$887
250 km or 155 mi	Tulua	$513
257 km or 160 mi	Tunja	$563
282 km or 175 mi	Monteria	$645
285 km or 177 mi	Duitama	$882
288 km or 179 mi	Bucaramanga	$657
289 km or 179 mi	Floridablanca	$648
298 km or 185 mi	Sogamoso	$534
308 km or 192 mi	Buenaventura	$742
312 km or 194 mi	Palmira	$666
318 km or 198 mi	Villavicencio	$497
329 km or 204 mi	Cali	$748
331 km or 206 mi	Ocana	$650
334 km or 208 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$669
340 km or 211 mi	Sincelejo	$524
346 km or 215 mi	Magangue	$604
367 km or 228 mi	Yopal	$722
370 km or 230 mi	Neiva	$557
386 km or 240 mi	Cucuta	$562
387 km or 241 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
391 km or 243 mi	Rubio	$599
406 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$592
410 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$598
438 km or 272 mi	Popayan	$477
448 km or 279 mi	La Grita	$618