Denver vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Denver Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2775
$1030
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6485
$2487
🏠 One person rent
$1690
$494
🏘️ Family rent
$2926
$843
🍽️ Food expenses
$695
$297
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4922
$552
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
91
66
😀 Quality of life
91
60
🏙️ Population
716K
2.53M

The cost of living in Denver is 170% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 434th and 5342nd ($2775 vs $1030) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 376th and 3rd 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 53rd best city to live in the United States vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 183rd and 5890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Denver Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.6
$6.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.9
$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.19
$2.78
☕ Cappuccino
$5.66
$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.97
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1831
$542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1450
$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3135
$987
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2601
$671
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$55.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$86
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61
$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
13.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5007
$2220
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3720
$1524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.75
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$101
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.84
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.45
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.24
$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$6.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$9.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.55
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.5
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$5.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.02
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.81
$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.87
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.8
$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$199
$40.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.2
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.9
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1571
$402
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16240
$6383

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Cities near Denver

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi Wheat Ridge
$2597
10 km or 6.4 mi Englewood
$2407
11 km or 6.7 mi Lakewood
$2552
11 km or 7 mi Arvada
$2605
12 km or 7.3 mi Westminster
$2638
13 km or 8.3 mi Commerce
$2416
14 km or 8.9 mi Littleton
$2321
15 km or 9.4 mi Aurora
$2735
18 km or 11 mi Northglenn
$2677
18 km or 11 mi Thornton
$2744
20 km or 12 mi Centennial
$2540
22 km or 13 mi Highlands Ranch
$2617
22 km or 14 mi Broomfield
$2961
30 km or 19 mi Brighton
$2596
30 km or 19 mi Lafayette
$2760
31 km or 19 mi Parker
$2537
41 km or 25 mi Boulder
$2876
42 km or 26 mi Castle Rock
$2520
49 km or 31 mi Longmont
$2760
75 km or 46 mi Loveland
$2465
79 km or 49 mi Greeley
$2019
92 km or 57 mi Fort Collins
$2231
99 km or 61 mi Colorado Springs
$2430
113 km or 70 mi Security-Widefield
$2377
119 km or 74 mi Fountain
$2385
157 km or 98 mi Cheyenne
$1771
167 km or 104 mi Pueblo
$2353
182 km or 113 mi Laramie
$1895
262 km or 163 mi Scottsbluff
$1850
317 km or 197 mi Grand Junction
$2263
362 km or 225 mi Casper
$1628
376 km or 233 mi Taos
$2407
389 km or 242 mi North Platte
$1824
407 km or 253 mi Garden
$1705
412 km or 256 mi Rock Springs
$1516
426 km or 265 mi Espanola
$2235
434 km or 270 mi Farmington
$2514
461 km or 286 mi Santa Fe
$2204
463 km or 288 mi Liberal
$1699
484 km or 300 mi Dodge
$1753

Cities near Medellin

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$950
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$881
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$678
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$708
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$730
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$679
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$655
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$667
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$506
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$722
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$1082
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$762
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$515
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$848
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$721
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$976
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$511
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$637
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$663
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$960
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$693
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$686
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$581
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$782
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$693
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$546
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$759
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$704
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$715
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$547
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$667
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$777
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$565
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$620
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$673
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$671
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$684
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$673
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$572
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$677