Jacksonville vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jacksonville	Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$1030
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5199	$2487
🏠 One person rent	$1338	$494
🏘️ Family rent	$2330	$843
🍽️ Food expenses	$621	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3953	$552
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	56	66
😀 Quality of life	89	60
🏙️ Population	950K	2.53M

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 116% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 1415th and 5342nd ($2222 vs $1030) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1218th 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 1.8 months in Jacksonville compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Jacksonville ranked 88th best city to live in the United States vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 278th and 5890th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Jacksonville	Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$6.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90	$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.01	$2.78
☕ Cappuccino	$5.8	$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.22	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1437	$542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1090	$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2539	$987
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1973	$671
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$55.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$86
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.1	$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	13.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3110	$2220
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2396	$1524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.4	$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.57	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.48	$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$6.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.75	$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$9.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.69	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.93	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$5.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.86	$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.3	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$109	$40.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$51	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.6	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1315	$402
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11123	$6383

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Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2193
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2192
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2104
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2107
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2161
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2335
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2099
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2190
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1919
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2160
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2282
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2247
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2358
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2294
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2296
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2335
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1482
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2152
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2255
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2304
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2336
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2321
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2358
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2351
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2320
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2378
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2357
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2344
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2317
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2433
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2473
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2220
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2057
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2290
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2664
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2579
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2254
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2265
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2128
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1806

Cities near Medellin

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Envigado	$950
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Bello	$881
131 km or 82 mi	Manizales	$678
135 km or 84 mi	Quibdo	$708
160 km or 99 mi	Pereira	$730
171 km or 106 mi	Cartago	$679
179 km or 111 mi	Salento	$655
190 km or 118 mi	Armenia	$667
205 km or 127 mi	Ibague	$506
209 km or 130 mi	Facatativa	$722
212 km or 131 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1082
221 km or 137 mi	Zipaquira	$762
232 km or 144 mi	Girardot	$515
239 km or 148 mi	Soacha	$848
242 km or 150 mi	Turbo	$721
246 km or 153 mi	Bogota	$976
250 km or 155 mi	Tulua	$511
257 km or 160 mi	Tunja	$637
282 km or 175 mi	Monteria	$663
285 km or 177 mi	Duitama	$960
288 km or 179 mi	Bucaramanga	$693
289 km or 179 mi	Floridablanca	$686
298 km or 185 mi	Sogamoso	$581
308 km or 192 mi	Buenaventura	$782
312 km or 194 mi	Palmira	$693
318 km or 198 mi	Villavicencio	$546
329 km or 204 mi	Cali	$759
331 km or 206 mi	Ocana	$704
334 km or 208 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$715
340 km or 211 mi	Sincelejo	$547
346 km or 215 mi	Magangue	$667
367 km or 228 mi	Yopal	$777
370 km or 230 mi	Neiva	$565
386 km or 240 mi	Cucuta	$620
387 km or 241 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$673
391 km or 243 mi	Rubio	$671
406 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$684
410 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$673
438 km or 272 mi	Popayan	$572
448 km or 279 mi	La Grita	$677