Detroit vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1979
$867
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4857
$2196
🏠 One person rent
$1158
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$2113
$760
🍽️ Food expenses
$587
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.6
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4187
$412
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
77
67
😀 Quality of life
89
54
🏙️ Population
639K
2.53M

The cost of living in Detroit is 128% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 1843rd and 6140th ($1979 vs $867) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1594th 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 2.1 months in Detroit compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Detroit ranked 38th best city to live in the United States vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 172nd and 5994th among best cities to live in the world.

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Detroit Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.1
$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.4
$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.96
$6.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$1.5
☕ Cappuccino
$4.84
$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.1
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1199
$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2954
$819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1523
$629
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$45.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$235
$69.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.1
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1060
$1728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$975
$1560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.7
$45.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.98
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$5.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.62
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.58
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.63
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.89
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.5
$29.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$107
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.8
$53.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.4
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1283
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16868
$6416

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Cities near Detroit

Distance City Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1790
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$1935
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$1882
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1848
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$1847
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$1906
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1749
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$1887
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$1881
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1828
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$1932
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1841
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$1905
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$1912
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$1893
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$1718
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$1954
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$1900
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$1877
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1935
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1813
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$1904
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1939
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1934
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$1753
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$1950
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$1903
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$1899
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$1748
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$1898
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2298
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1921
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1928
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1632
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2104
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1856
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1704
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1529
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1890
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1614

Cities near Medellin

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$812
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$778
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$727
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$649
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$639
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$639
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$567
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$551
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$525
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$433
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$592
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$645
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$416
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$724
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$624
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$883
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$493
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$511
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$633
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$617
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$649
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$612
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$597
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$552
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$648
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$530
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$720
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$612
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$573
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$536
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$582
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$594
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$507
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$708
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$595
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$593
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$589
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$592
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$455
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$617