Guadalajara vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guadalajara Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1241
$1071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2983
$2607
🏠 One person rent
$607
$514
🏘️ Family rent
$1060
$888
🍽️ Food expenses
$416
$314
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$750
$536
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
47
65
😀 Quality of life
62
63
🏙️ Population
1.39M
2.53M

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 16% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 4689th and 5161st ($1241 vs $1071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 2nd in Mexico and Colombia, respectively. Check Mexico vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Guadalajara compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Guadalajara ranked 7th best city to live in Mexico vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 5768th and 5624th among best cities to live in the world.

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Guadalajara Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$6.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$30.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.27
$8.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.49
$2.38
☕ Cappuccino
$3.79
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$776
$594
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$492
$390
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1418
$1079
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$879
$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.2
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.5
$91.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.7
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.18%
11.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3091
$2533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2058
$1334
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.4
$50.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.47
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.74
$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.5
$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$6.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.28
$6.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.93
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.94
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.14
$5.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.6
$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.5
$4.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.3
$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.5
$68.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$252
$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11768
$7264

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$910
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$1007
173 km or 107 mi Aguascalientes
$999
180 km or 112 mi Leon
$885
185 km or 115 mi Tepic
$746
188 km or 117 mi Zacapu
$1023
194 km or 120 mi Uruapan
$899
196 km or 122 mi Puerto Vallarta
$1417
202 km or 125 mi Silao
$914
204 km or 127 mi Tecoman
$920
205 km or 127 mi Apatzingan
$946
207 km or 129 mi Manzanillo
$956
208 km or 129 mi Irapuato
$910
219 km or 136 mi Sayulita
$1202
221 km or 137 mi Guanajuato
$817
224 km or 139 mi Salamanca
$950
237 km or 147 mi Yuriria
$952
246 km or 153 mi Zacatecas
$664
249 km or 155 mi Cortazar
$894
250 km or 155 mi Morelia
$926
264 km or 164 mi Celaya
$803
272 km or 169 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1469
282 km or 175 mi Fresnillo
$866
295 km or 183 mi San Luis Potosi
$1028
308 km or 191 mi Queretaro
$1241
326 km or 203 mi Lazaro Cardenas
$913
350 km or 218 mi San Juan del Rio
$1041
352 km or 219 mi Rioverde
$1044
364 km or 226 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$971
387 km or 241 mi Zihuatanejo
$914
396 km or 246 mi Durango
$747
416 km or 258 mi Toluca
$986
425 km or 264 mi Mazatlan
$1102

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Distance City Cost of living
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$992
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$915
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$717
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$757
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$789
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$738
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$709
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$719
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$529
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$777
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$1040
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$813
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$547
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$919
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$764
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$1062
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$537
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$667
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$703
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$1019
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$754
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$744
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$614
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$825
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$746
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$575
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$829
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$732
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$764
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$572
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$707
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$750
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$592
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$646
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$676
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$673
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$687
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$675
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$606
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$685