Long Beach vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Long Beach	Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2681	$873
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6051	$2221
🏠 One person rent	$1825	$395
🏘️ Family rent	$3146	$782
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$264
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4933	$417
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	94	67
😀 Quality of life	77	53
🏙️ Population	467K	2.53M

The cost of living in Long Beach is 207% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 464th and 6207th ($2681 vs $873) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 406th 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 1.8 months in Long Beach compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Long Beach ranked 181st best city to live in the United States vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 769th and 6039th 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	$16.3	$5.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.1	$24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.81	$1.83
☕ Cappuccino	$5.45	$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.63	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1953	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1605	$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3294	$864
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2861	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.5	$45.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$70.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.3	$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	15.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7038	$1473
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6988	$1403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74	$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$12.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.1	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.34	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$5.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$5.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$0.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.65	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$2.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.9	$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$4.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.6	$35.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.6	$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.5	$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1485	$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21877	$6129

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Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2754
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2817
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2598
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$2845
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2709
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2552
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2572
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$2984
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2681
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$2938
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2570
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$2866
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2633
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2569
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2834
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2761
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3603
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2612
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3054
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2354
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3112
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2708
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2804
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2604
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2685
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3087
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2652
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2673
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$2831
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2673
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$2959
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2675
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2614

Cities near Medellin

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Envigado	$871
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Bello	$789
131 km or 82 mi	Manizales	$653
135 km or 84 mi	Quibdo	$661
160 km or 99 mi	Pereira	$641
171 km or 106 mi	Cartago	$619
179 km or 111 mi	Salento	$562
190 km or 118 mi	Armenia	$541
205 km or 127 mi	Ibague	$501
209 km or 130 mi	Facatativa	$641
212 km or 131 mi	Barrancabermeja	$573
221 km or 137 mi	Zipaquira	$681
232 km or 144 mi	Girardot	$483
239 km or 148 mi	Soacha	$748
242 km or 150 mi	Turbo	$634
246 km or 153 mi	Bogota	$868
250 km or 155 mi	Tulua	$477
257 km or 160 mi	Tunja	$526
282 km or 175 mi	Monteria	$620
285 km or 177 mi	Duitama	$851
288 km or 179 mi	Bucaramanga	$642
289 km or 179 mi	Floridablanca	$584
298 km or 185 mi	Sogamoso	$523
308 km or 192 mi	Buenaventura	$718
312 km or 194 mi	Palmira	$652
318 km or 198 mi	Villavicencio	$475
329 km or 204 mi	Cali	$733
331 km or 206 mi	Ocana	$590
334 km or 208 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$638
340 km or 211 mi	Sincelejo	$506
346 km or 215 mi	Magangue	$582
367 km or 228 mi	Yopal	$687
370 km or 230 mi	Neiva	$520
386 km or 240 mi	Cucuta	$552
387 km or 241 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
391 km or 243 mi	Rubio	$598
406 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$592
410 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$598
438 km or 272 mi	Popayan	$462
448 km or 279 mi	La Grita	$617