George Town vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	George Town	Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3754	$906
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8993	$2260
🏠 One person rent	$2648	$408
🏘️ Family rent	$5345	$761
🍽️ Food expenses	$845	$275
🚐 Transport expenses	$54.7	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6732	$432
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	20	66
😀 Quality of life	78	53
🏙️ Population	41K	2.53M

The cost of living in George Town is 314% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 11th and 6005th ($3754 vs $906) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the Cayman Islands and Colombia, respectively. Check the Cayman Islands vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in George Town compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 685th and 6049th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in George Town vs Medellin

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	George Town	Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$30.2	$6.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.8	$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.5	$7.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.86	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$6.78	$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.77	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2615	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5826	$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4835	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$73.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$112	$22.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.17%	14.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10761	$1715
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4170	$1447
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.39	$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.9	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.75	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.73	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.28	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.92	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$5.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$5.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$9.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.73	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$24.1	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.02	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.8	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.4	$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$108	$29.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.3	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.6	$64
👟 Brand Sneakers	$140	$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1705	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24513	$5682

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$865
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1211
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1124
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1014
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1058
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1101
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1122
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1258
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1094
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1395
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1107
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1017
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1214
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1273
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1071
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1259
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1531
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$1000
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$926
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$877
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2763
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$870
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1063
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2123
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$787
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1561
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1197
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1378
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1166
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1170
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1266
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1272
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1415
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$2897
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$938
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$996
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1132
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$998
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1051
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1561

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