Denver vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Denver Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2699
$873
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6308
$2221
🏠 One person rent
$1674
$395
🏘️ Family rent
$2997
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$668
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$166
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4870
$417
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
91
67
😀 Quality of life
90
53
🏙️ Population
716K
2.53M

The cost of living in Denver is 209% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 444th and 6207th ($2699 vs $873) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 388th 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 1.8 months in Denver compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Denver ranked 36th best city to live in the United States vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 160th and 6039th among best cities to live in the world.

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Denver Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.2
$5.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.2
$24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$1.83
☕ Cappuccino
$5.49
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1791
$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1418
$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3330
$864
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2606
$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$45.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$70.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66
$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.55%
15.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4325
$1473
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3533
$1403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.02
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$102
$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$12.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.69
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$5.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$5.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.28
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.79
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.09
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.12
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.91
$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.83
$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.68
$2.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$4.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$144
$35.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.2
$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1400
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16150
$6129

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi Wheat Ridge
$2514
10 km or 6.4 mi Englewood
$2359
11 km or 6.7 mi Lakewood
$2478
11 km or 7 mi Arvada
$2562
12 km or 7.3 mi Westminster
$2605
13 km or 8.3 mi Commerce
$2336
14 km or 8.9 mi Littleton
$2295
15 km or 9.4 mi Aurora
$2691
18 km or 11 mi Northglenn
$2756
18 km or 11 mi Thornton
$2800
20 km or 12 mi Centennial
$2489
22 km or 13 mi Highlands Ranch
$2613
22 km or 14 mi Broomfield
$2988
30 km or 19 mi Brighton
$2547
30 km or 19 mi Lafayette
$2681
31 km or 19 mi Parker
$2498
41 km or 25 mi Boulder
$2552
42 km or 26 mi Castle Rock
$2465
49 km or 31 mi Longmont
$2579
75 km or 46 mi Loveland
$2551
79 km or 49 mi Greeley
$1983
92 km or 57 mi Fort Collins
$2177
99 km or 61 mi Colorado Springs
$2213
113 km or 70 mi Security-Widefield
$2200
119 km or 74 mi Fountain
$2220
157 km or 98 mi Cheyenne
$1770
167 km or 104 mi Pueblo
$2288
182 km or 113 mi Laramie
$1860
262 km or 163 mi Scottsbluff
$1937
317 km or 197 mi Grand Junction
$1945
362 km or 225 mi Casper
$1639
376 km or 233 mi Taos
$2398
389 km or 242 mi North Platte
$1861
407 km or 253 mi Garden
$1701
412 km or 256 mi Rock Springs
$1821
426 km or 265 mi Espanola
$2176
434 km or 270 mi Farmington
$3686
461 km or 286 mi Santa Fe
$2067
463 km or 288 mi Liberal
$1700
484 km or 300 mi Dodge
$1765

Cities near Medellin

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