Cordoba vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cordoba	Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$926	$906
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2312	$2260
🏠 One person rent	$360	$408
🏘️ Family rent	$671	$761
🍽️ Food expenses	$351	$275
🚐 Transport expenses	$107	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$581	$432
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	44	66
😀 Quality of life	62	53
🏙️ Population	1.33M	2.53M

The cost of living in Cordoba is 2% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 5904th and 6005th ($926 vs $906) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 2nd in Argentina and Colombia, respectively. Check Argentina vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Cordoba compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Cordoba ranked 2nd best city to live in Argentina vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 4922nd and 6049th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cordoba vs Medellin

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	Cordoba	Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.59	$6.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.03	$7.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$363	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$265	$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$710	$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$533	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.4	$73.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.2	$22.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	37.99%	14.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1961	$1715
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1314	$1447
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.24	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.91	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.42	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.93	$5.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.47	$5.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.63	$9.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.01	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.45	$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.72	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.01	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.2	$29.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.04	$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.2	$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.18	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$122	$64
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2093	$5682

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Cities near Cordoba

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Villa Carlos Paz	$820
37 km or 23 mi	Alta Gracia	$808
85 km or 53 mi	Rio Tercero	$697
96 km or 60 mi	Cruz del Eje	$775
142 km or 88 mi	Villa Maria	$677
190 km or 118 mi	Rio Cuarto	$731
197 km or 123 mi	Lujan	$722
200 km or 125 mi	San Francisco	$759
257 km or 160 mi	Rafaela	$749
278 km or 172 mi	Villa Mercedes	$710
290 km or 180 mi	San Luis	$731
308 km or 192 mi	Esperanza	$742
331 km or 206 mi	Santa Fe	$737
332 km or 206 mi	Venado Tuerto	$764
340 km or 211 mi	La Rioja	$680
349 km or 217 mi	Parana	$823
357 km or 222 mi	San Lorenzo	$698
362 km or 225 mi	San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca	$579
375 km or 233 mi	Rosario	$699
379 km or 235 mi	Villa Gobernador Galvez	$665
404 km or 251 mi	Santiago del Estero	$693
410 km or 255 mi	La Banda	$679
413 km or 257 mi	San Juan	$768
414 km or 257 mi	Villa Constitucion	$746
429 km or 267 mi	San Nicolas de los Arroyos	$785
436 km or 271 mi	Pergamino	$799
444 km or 276 mi	San Martin	$790
464 km or 288 mi	Junin Partido	$803
464 km or 289 mi	Las Heras	$815
467 km or 290 mi	Mendoza	$823
468 km or 291 mi	Godoy Cruz	$812
474 km or 295 mi	General Pico	$619
491 km or 305 mi	Villaguay	$730
492 km or 306 mi	San Pedro	$826
496 km or 308 mi	Gualeguay	$865
504 km or 313 mi	Reconquista	$582
521 km or 324 mi	San Miguel de Tucuman	$661
526 km or 327 mi	San Rafael	$511
537 km or 334 mi	Goya	$571
548 km or 341 mi	Chivilcoy	$842

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