El Paso vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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El Paso Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1613
$867
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3896
$2196
🏠 One person rent
$871
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$1588
$760
🍽️ Food expenses
$533
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.5
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3848
$412
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
35
67
😀 Quality of life
67
54
🏙️ Population
679K
2.53M

The cost of living in El Paso is 86% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 3024th and 6140th ($1613 vs $867) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2082nd 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 2.4 months in El Paso compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. El Paso ranked 1464th best city to live in the United States vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 4017th and 5994th among best cities to live in the world.

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El Paso Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.1
$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.26
$6.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.86
$1.5
☕ Cappuccino
$4.58
$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$796
$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$648
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1375
$819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1310
$629
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$45.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$69.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.3
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.57%
14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1743
$1728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1709
$1560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.7
$45.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.42
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.65
$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.93
$5.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.77
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.21
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.99
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.27
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.04
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.81
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.1
$29.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.5
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.2
$53.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.3
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$729
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11022
$6416

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Cities near El Paso

Distance City Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi Ciudad Juarez
$1126
24 km or 15 mi Socorro
$1696
68 km or 42 mi Las Cruces
$1567
136 km or 85 mi Alamogordo
$1692
202 km or 125 mi Nuevo Casas Grandes
$932
224 km or 139 mi Carlsbad
$1792
258 km or 160 mi Roswell
$1818
294 km or 183 mi Agua Prieta
$881
332 km or 206 mi Hobbs
$1798
349 km or 217 mi Chihuahua
$1010
359 km or 223 mi Sierra Vista
$1777
374 km or 232 mi Albuquerque
$2227
375 km or 233 mi Ciudad Cuauhtemoc
$935
387 km or 240 mi Rio Rancho
$2165
390 km or 242 mi Odessa
$2213
408 km or 254 mi Delicias
$924
415 km or 258 mi Midland
$1691
422 km or 262 mi Tucson
$2042
424 km or 264 mi Nogales
$2043
425 km or 264 mi Sahuarita
$2076
425 km or 264 mi Clovis
$1618
425 km or 264 mi Nogales
$874
429 km or 267 mi Oro Valley
$2096
431 km or 268 mi Casas Adobes
$2078
437 km or 272 mi Santa Fe
$1833
442 km or 275 mi Marana
$2105
467 km or 290 mi Gallup
$2066
473 km or 294 mi Espanola
$2013
476 km or 296 mi Lubbock
$1710
476 km or 296 mi Big Spring
$1927
481 km or 299 mi Florence
$2324
508 km or 316 mi Apache Junction
$2340
509 km or 317 mi Casa Grande
$2341
511 km or 317 mi Queen Creek
$2368
521 km or 323 mi Plainview
$1860
522 km or 324 mi Hermosillo
$914
522 km or 324 mi Taos
$2312
527 km or 328 mi Gilbert
$2392
530 km or 330 mi Chandler
$2427
532 km or 330 mi Fountain Hills
$2353

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