Long Beach vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Long Beach	Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2851	$1030
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6397	$2487
🏠 One person rent	$1879	$494
🏘️ Family rent	$3145	$843
🍽️ Food expenses	$664	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4411	$552
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	94	66
😀 Quality of life	78	60
🏙️ Population	467K	2.53M

The cost of living in Long Beach is 177% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 327th and 5342nd ($2851 vs $1030) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 273rd 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 1.5 months in Long Beach compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Long Beach ranked 271st best city to live in the United States vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 982nd and 5890th 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	$6.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.5	$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.12	$2.78
☕ Cappuccino	$5.7	$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1954	$542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1662	$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3174	$987
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2872	$671
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$55.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$86
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.6	$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.49%	13.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7032	$2220
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6937	$1524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.7	$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.2	$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.03	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.98	$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$6.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$9.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.81	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.36	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.4	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$5.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.07	$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.93	$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.8	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.3	$40.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.2	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.8	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1674	$402
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19997	$6383

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Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2927
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2903
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2717
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$3058
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2856
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2725
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2731
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3121
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2793
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3688
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2651
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3004
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2807
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2682
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2917
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2854
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3658
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2762
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3122
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2650
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3221
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2803
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2899
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2764
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2774
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3157
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2780
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2786
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$2947
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2788
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3008
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2739
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2821

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