Kansas vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kansas	Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2121	$906
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5385	$2260
🏠 One person rent	$1182	$408
🏘️ Family rent	$2164	$761
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$275
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4006	$432
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	64	66
😀 Quality of life	86	53
🏙️ Population	508K	2.53M

The cost of living in Kansas is 134% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 1532nd and 6005th ($2121 vs $906) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1366th 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 1.9 months in Kansas compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Kansas ranked 85th best city to live in the United States vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 320th and 6049th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kansas vs Medellin

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	Kansas	Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$6.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.7	$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$7.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.99	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$5.35	$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.29	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1212	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$942	$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2362	$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1791	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$73.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.3	$22.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.55%	14.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2153	$1715
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1909	$1447
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.04	$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.5	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.56	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.58	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.52	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$5.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$5.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$9.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.13	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.28	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.14	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.07	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.96	$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.7	$29.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$146	$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.3	$64
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1376	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28999	$5682

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Cities near Kansas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Prairie Village	$2312
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kansas City	$2196
12 km or 7.4 mi	Raytown	$2039
15 km or 9.2 mi	Leawood	$2325
15 km or 9.2 mi	Overland Park	$2437
15 km or 9.2 mi	Independence	$1825
16 km or 10 mi	Shawnee	$2259
18 km or 11 mi	Lenexa	$2322
18 km or 11 mi	Gladstone	$1992
19 km or 12 mi	Grandview	$2219
23 km or 14 mi	Lee's Summit	$2063
25 km or 16 mi	Liberty	$1922
26 km or 16 mi	Belton	$1821
27 km or 17 mi	Olathe	$2290
27 km or 17 mi	Blue Springs	$1979
39 km or 24 mi	Gardner	$2124
41 km or 26 mi	Leavenworth	$2092
57 km or 35 mi	Lawrence	$1720
82 km or 51 mi	St. Joseph	$2000
95 km or 59 mi	Topeka	$1649
123 km or 77 mi	Sedalia	$1912
156 km or 97 mi	Emporia	$1337
174 km or 108 mi	Manhattan	$1777
183 km or 113 mi	Pittsburg	$1902
195 km or 121 mi	Columbia	$1549
195 km or 121 mi	Junction	$1993
215 km or 134 mi	Jefferson	$1801
219 km or 136 mi	Joplin	$1896
235 km or 146 mi	Springfield	$1534
250 km or 155 mi	Nixa	$1689
261 km or 162 mi	Bellevue	$2014
263 km or 163 mi	Salina	$1569
265 km or 165 mi	Lincoln	$1698
265 km or 165 mi	Newton	$1730
268 km or 167 mi	Council Bluffs	$1794
275 km or 171 mi	Omaha	$2068
283 km or 176 mi	Bartlesville	$1856
284 km or 176 mi	Wichita	$1811
286 km or 178 mi	Ottumwa	$1750
287 km or 178 mi	Derby	$1846

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