Denver vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Denver	Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2717	$906
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6307	$2260
🏠 One person rent	$1692	$408
🏘️ Family rent	$2963	$761
🍽️ Food expenses	$666	$275
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5130	$432
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	91	66
😀 Quality of life	90	53
🏙️ Population	716K	2.53M

The cost of living in Denver is 200% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 463rd and 6005th ($2717 vs $906) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 418th 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 Denver compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Denver ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 158th and 6049th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Denver vs Medellin

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	Denver	Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.4	$6.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.1	$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$7.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.31	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$5.59	$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.01	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1812	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1451	$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3223	$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2613	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$73.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.4	$22.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.63%	14.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4595	$1715
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3621	$1447
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.81	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.4	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$5.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$5.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$9.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.13	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.98	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.27	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.91	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.68	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.2	$29.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$145	$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.5	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.8	$64
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1528	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16279	$5682

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Cities near Denver

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2548
10 km or 6.4 mi	Englewood	$2381
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lakewood	$2495
11 km or 7 mi	Arvada	$2577
12 km or 7.3 mi	Westminster	$2618
13 km or 8.3 mi	Commerce	$2432
14 km or 8.9 mi	Littleton	$2315
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aurora	$2674
18 km or 11 mi	Northglenn	$2737
18 km or 11 mi	Thornton	$2784
20 km or 12 mi	Centennial	$2525
22 km or 13 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2639
22 km or 14 mi	Broomfield	$2958
30 km or 19 mi	Brighton	$2568
30 km or 19 mi	Lafayette	$2661
31 km or 19 mi	Parker	$2509
41 km or 25 mi	Boulder	$2624
42 km or 26 mi	Castle Rock	$2508
49 km or 31 mi	Longmont	$2661
75 km or 46 mi	Loveland	$2451
79 km or 49 mi	Greeley	$2001
92 km or 57 mi	Fort Collins	$2193
99 km or 61 mi	Colorado Springs	$2421
113 km or 70 mi	Security-Widefield	$2369
119 km or 74 mi	Fountain	$2373
157 km or 98 mi	Cheyenne	$1768
167 km or 104 mi	Pueblo	$2425
182 km or 113 mi	Laramie	$1892
262 km or 163 mi	Scottsbluff	$1854
317 km or 197 mi	Grand Junction	$1974
362 km or 225 mi	Casper	$1642
376 km or 233 mi	Taos	$2396
389 km or 242 mi	North Platte	$1824
407 km or 253 mi	Garden	$1711
412 km or 256 mi	Rock Springs	$1854
426 km or 265 mi	Espanola	$2211
434 km or 270 mi	Farmington	$2623
461 km or 286 mi	Santa Fe	$2170
463 km or 288 mi	Liberal	$1706
484 km or 300 mi	Dodge	$1768

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