Jacksonville vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jacksonville	Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2364	$906
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5468	$2260
🏠 One person rent	$1431	$408
🏘️ Family rent	$2461	$761
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$275
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3990	$432
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	56	66
😀 Quality of life	87	53
🏙️ Population	950K	2.53M

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 161% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 1022nd and 6005th ($2364 vs $906) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 935th and 2nd 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 1.7 months in Jacksonville compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Jacksonville ranked 77th best city to live in the United States vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 293rd and 6049th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jacksonville vs Medellin

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	Jacksonville	Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.2	$6.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86	$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$7.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.87	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.76	$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1470	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2901	$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2044	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$73.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.3	$22.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.52%	14.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3106	$1715
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2417	$1447
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.2	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.93	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$5.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$5.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$9.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.65	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.42	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.81	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.2	$29.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$64
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.6	$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1306	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11096	$5682

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Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2247
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2238
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2271
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2196
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2136
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$1969
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2211
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2144
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1957
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2064
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2278
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2212
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2327
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2265
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2286
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2308
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1502
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2018
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2269
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2294
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2371
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2336
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2384
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2373
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2336
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2440
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2392
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2366
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2316
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2204
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2576
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2171
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2181
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2280
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2577
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2634
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2295
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2289
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2104
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1897

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