Long Beach vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Long Beach	Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2764	$906
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6355	$2260
🏠 One person rent	$1831	$408
🏘️ Family rent	$3177	$761
🍽️ Food expenses	$629	$275
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4536	$432
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	94	66
😀 Quality of life	76	53
🏙️ Population	467K	2.53M

The cost of living in Long Beach is 205% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 379th and 6005th ($2764 vs $906) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 339th 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 1.6 months in Long Beach compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Long Beach ranked 231st best city to live in the United States vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 949th and 6049th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Long Beach vs Medellin

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	Long Beach	Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$6.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.4	$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$7.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.61	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$5.19	$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.17	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2014	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1593	$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3278	$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2898	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$73.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.3	$22.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	14.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7095	$1715
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7019	$1447
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.7	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.1	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.03	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.5	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$5.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$5.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$9.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.58	$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.13	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.8	$29.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.8	$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$64
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.6	$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1510	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27134	$5682

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2919
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2874
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2703
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$2983
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2851
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2669
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2720
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3229
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2775
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3068
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2716
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3022
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2788
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2662
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2899
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2817
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3640
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2786
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3162
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2735
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3238
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2781
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2905
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2768
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2780
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3162
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2798
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2803
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$3014
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2789
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3036
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2739
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2683

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