Detroit vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Detroit	Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2064	$906
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4936	$2260
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$408
🏘️ Family rent	$2122	$761
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$275
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3270	$432
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	77	66
😀 Quality of life	86	53
🏙️ Population	639K	2.53M

The cost of living in Detroit is 128% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 1678th and 6005th ($2064 vs $906) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1488th 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 Detroit compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Detroit ranked 83rd best city to live in the United States vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 315th and 6049th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Medellin

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	Detroit	Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$6.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$7.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1182	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$960	$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2340	$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1705	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$73.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.6	$22.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	14.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1377	$1715
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1283	$1447
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.1	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.05	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$5.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$5.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$9.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.09	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.76	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.93	$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.7	$29.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.7	$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$64
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1288	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16893	$5682

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1694
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2042
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2064
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1962
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2070
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2086
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1786
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2017
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2102
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1957
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2071
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1936
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2093
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2062
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2022
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2175
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2083
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2030
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2087
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$2032
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1724
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2059
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$2040
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1940
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1963
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2065
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2077
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2081
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2390
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2019
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2288
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1837
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1959
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1706
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2238
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1778
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1593
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1607
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1943
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1527

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