Long Beach vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Long Beach Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2732
$1071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6311
$2607
🏠 One person rent
$1782
$514
🏘️ Family rent
$3096
$888
🍽️ Food expenses
$654
$314
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4305
$536
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
94
65
😀 Quality of life
78
63
🏙️ Population
467K
2.53M

The cost of living in Long Beach is 155% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 524th and 5161st ($2732 vs $1071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 453rd 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 282nd best city to live in the United States vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 992nd and 5624th 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
$19
$6.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.1
$30.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.4
$8.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$2.38
☕ Cappuccino
$5.81
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.53
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1919
$594
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1544
$390
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3153
$1079
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2806
$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$91.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.4
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.44%
11.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7165
$2533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6988
$1334
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.6
$50.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.03
$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.96
$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$6.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$6.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.37
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.8
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.66
$5.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.99
$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$4.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$95.4
$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.5
$68.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1666
$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22757
$7264

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Carson
$2974
11 km or 6.5 mi Seal Beach
$2874
11 km or 7 mi Lakewood
$2750
11 km or 7.1 mi Lomita
$3078
15 km or 9 mi Compton
$2880
15 km or 9.2 mi Bellflower
$2702
15 km or 9.2 mi Paramount
$2770
15 km or 9.5 mi Torrance
$3118
15 km or 9.6 mi Cypress
$2829
16 km or 9.7 mi Rancho Palos Verdes
$3718
16 km or 10 mi Cerritos
$2695
17 km or 11 mi Gardena
$3051
17 km or 11 mi Lynwood
$2835
19 km or 12 mi Norwalk
$2688
19 km or 12 mi Westminster
$2970
19 km or 12 mi Stanton
$2892
19 km or 12 mi Redondo Beach
$3744
20 km or 12 mi South Gate
$2820
20 km or 12 mi Lawndale
$3193
20 km or 12 mi Downey
$2698
20 km or 12 mi Huntington Beach
$3227
20 km or 13 mi Buena Park
$2827
22 km or 14 mi Hawthorne
$3057
22 km or 14 mi Garden Grove
$2930
22 km or 14 mi Cudahy
$2810
23 km or 14 mi Bell Gardens
$2775
23 km or 14 mi La Mirada
$2803
23 km or 14 mi Florence-Graham
$2917
23 km or 14 mi Fountain Valley
$3199
23 km or 15 mi Bell
$2847
24 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3262
24 km or 15 mi Huntington Park
$2879
24 km or 15 mi Maywood
$2850
25 km or 16 mi Inglewood
$3020
26 km or 16 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2789
26 km or 16 mi Pico Rivera
$2796
27 km or 17 mi Whittier
$2815
28 km or 17 mi Fullerton
$3055
28 km or 18 mi Montebello
$2769
29 km or 18 mi Santa Ana
$3059

Cities near Medellin

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$992
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$915
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$717
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$757
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$789
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$738
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$709
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$719
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$529
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$777
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$1040
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$813
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$547
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$919
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$764
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$1062
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$537
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$667
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$703
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$1019
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$754
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$744
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$614
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$825
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$746
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$575
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$829
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$732
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$764
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$572
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$707
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$750
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$592
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$646
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$676
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$673
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$687
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$675
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$606
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$685