George Town vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	George Town	Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3374	$867
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8402	$2196
🏠 One person rent	$2280	$387
🏘️ Family rent	$4877	$760
🍽️ Food expenses	$837	$262
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.3	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4688	$412
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	20	67
😀 Quality of life	77	54
🏙️ Population	41K	2.53M

The cost of living in George Town is 289% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 32nd and 6140th ($3374 vs $867) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 1.4 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 754th and 5994th among best cities to live in the world.

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	George Town	Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$30.2	$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.8	$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.9	$6.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.15	$1.5
☕ Cappuccino	$6.34	$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.42	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1954	$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5734	$819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4269	$629
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$45.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$69.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$120	$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.08%	14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8481	$1728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5200	$1560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.4	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.1	$45.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.5	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.78	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.86	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.93	$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$5.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.7	$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.9	$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.41	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.74	$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.49	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.3	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.3	$29.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.3	$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$86	$53.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$139	$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1229	$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25346	$6416

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Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$1247
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1507
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1020
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1005
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1312
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1371
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1209
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1654
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1138
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1784
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1269
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1092
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1220
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1182
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1137
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1626
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1869
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$674
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$1001
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$768
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2841
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$698
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$936
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2555
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$758
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1727
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1062
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1250
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$2153
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1005
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1176
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1536
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1527
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$3241
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$940
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1048
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1291
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1101
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1322
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1671

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