Denver vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Denver Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2791
$1071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6409
$2607
🏠 One person rent
$1710
$514
🏘️ Family rent
$2799
$888
🍽️ Food expenses
$708
$314
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4539
$536
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
91
65
😀 Quality of life
89
63
🏙️ Population
716K
2.53M

The cost of living in Denver is 161% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 432nd and 5161st ($2791 vs $1071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 365th 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 1.6 months in Denver compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Denver ranked 61st best city to live in the United States vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 239th and 5624th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Denver vs Medellin

Prices for goods and services in Denver and Medellin are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Denver Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.9
$6.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.7
$30.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$8.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.55
$2.38
☕ Cappuccino
$5.62
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.96
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1860
$594
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1468
$390
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2961
$1079
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2488
$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.8
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$91.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
11.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5415
$2533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3638
$1334
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.75
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.5
$50.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.83
$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.03
$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$6.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$6.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.55
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.84
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.8
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.7
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14.7
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$5.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.44
$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.5
$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.7
$4.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$168
$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.3
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.4
$68.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1796
$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18639
$7264

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Denver

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi Wheat Ridge
$2600
10 km or 6.4 mi Englewood
$2400
11 km or 6.7 mi Lakewood
$2546
11 km or 7 mi Arvada
$2626
12 km or 7.3 mi Westminster
$2638
13 km or 8.3 mi Commerce
$2399
14 km or 8.9 mi Littleton
$2286
15 km or 9.4 mi Aurora
$2742
18 km or 11 mi Northglenn
$2667
18 km or 11 mi Thornton
$2728
20 km or 12 mi Centennial
$2540
22 km or 13 mi Highlands Ranch
$2600
22 km or 14 mi Broomfield
$2972
30 km or 19 mi Brighton
$2598
30 km or 19 mi Lafayette
$2749
31 km or 19 mi Parker
$2524
41 km or 25 mi Boulder
$2917
42 km or 26 mi Castle Rock
$2510
49 km or 31 mi Longmont
$2727
75 km or 46 mi Loveland
$2509
79 km or 49 mi Greeley
$2034
92 km or 57 mi Fort Collins
$2278
99 km or 61 mi Colorado Springs
$2451
113 km or 70 mi Security-Widefield
$2357
119 km or 74 mi Fountain
$2323
157 km or 98 mi Cheyenne
$1771
167 km or 104 mi Pueblo
$2140
182 km or 113 mi Laramie
$1920
262 km or 163 mi Scottsbluff
$1928
317 km or 197 mi Grand Junction
$2168
362 km or 225 mi Casper
$1648
376 km or 233 mi Taos
$2418
389 km or 242 mi North Platte
$1880
407 km or 253 mi Garden
$1753
412 km or 256 mi Rock Springs
$1519
426 km or 265 mi Espanola
$2220
434 km or 270 mi Farmington
$2472
461 km or 286 mi Santa Fe
$2216
463 km or 288 mi Liberal
$1748
484 km or 300 mi Dodge
$1676

Cities near Medellin

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$992
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$915
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$717
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$757
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$789
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$738
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$709
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$719
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$529
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$777
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$1040
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$813
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$547
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$919
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$764
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$1062
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$537
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$667
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$703
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$1019
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$754
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$744
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$614
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$825
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$746
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$575
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$829
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$732
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$764
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$572
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$707
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$750
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$592
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$646
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$676
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$673
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$687
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$675
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$606
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$685