Lima vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lima Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$867
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2292
$2196
🏠 One person rent
$426
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$760
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$410
$412
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
77
67
😀 Quality of life
64
54
🏙️ Population
9.94M
2.53M

The cost of living in Lima is 8% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 5780th and 6140th ($932 vs $867) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Peru and Colombia, respectively. Check Peru vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Lima compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 4655th and 5994th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lima Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.3
$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.4
$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.43
$6.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$1.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$492
$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$327
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$916
$819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$614
$629
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$45.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$69.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.4
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.08%
14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1582
$1728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1234
$1560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30
$45.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$5.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.54
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.05
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.02
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.92
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.66
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.8
$29.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.89
$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.1
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.73
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.6
$53.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.2
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$216
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7186
$6416

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$778
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$694
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$658
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$534
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$593
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$538
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$626
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$522
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$491
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$491
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$583
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$611
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$519
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$476
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$674
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$525
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$499
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$506
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$634
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$504
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$562
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$511
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$562
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$592
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$475
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$543
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$551
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$637
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$532
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$514
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$390
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$726
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$702
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$472
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$603
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$761
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$790
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$662
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$705
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$731

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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