Los Angeles vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Los Angeles	Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3420	$1162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7800	$2810
🏠 One person rent	$2177	$579
🏘️ Family rent	$3742	$997
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$263	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4482	$535
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	99	65
😀 Quality of life	93	64
🏙️ Population	3.9M	2.53M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 194% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 62nd and 4852nd ($3420 vs $1162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th 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 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 50th and 5346th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Medellin

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	Los Angeles	Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.4	$6.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$2.04
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$689
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$446
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4109	$1244
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$792
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$89.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.2	$25.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	10.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8186	$2880
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7185	$1250
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$1.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$58.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$13.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.33	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.59	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$6.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$7.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$3.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$6.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$5.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.99	$3.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$4.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$35.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.5	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$71.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1748	$533
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23685	$8196

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000

Cities near Medellin

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Envigado	$1041
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Bello	$1012
131 km or 82 mi	Manizales	$737
135 km or 84 mi	Quibdo	$802
160 km or 99 mi	Pereira	$862
171 km or 106 mi	Cartago	$769
179 km or 111 mi	Salento	$749
190 km or 118 mi	Armenia	$749
205 km or 127 mi	Ibague	$537
209 km or 130 mi	Facatativa	$816
212 km or 131 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1001
221 km or 137 mi	Zipaquira	$858
232 km or 144 mi	Girardot	$559
239 km or 148 mi	Soacha	$958
242 km or 150 mi	Turbo	$797
246 km or 153 mi	Bogota	$1106
250 km or 155 mi	Tulua	$563
257 km or 160 mi	Tunja	$680
282 km or 175 mi	Monteria	$733
285 km or 177 mi	Duitama	$1045
288 km or 179 mi	Bucaramanga	$816
289 km or 179 mi	Floridablanca	$795
298 km or 185 mi	Sogamoso	$630
308 km or 192 mi	Buenaventura	$856
312 km or 194 mi	Palmira	$788
318 km or 198 mi	Villavicencio	$593
329 km or 204 mi	Cali	$850
331 km or 206 mi	Ocana	$765
334 km or 208 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$789
340 km or 211 mi	Sincelejo	$586
346 km or 215 mi	Magangue	$727
367 km or 228 mi	Yopal	$740
370 km or 230 mi	Neiva	$606
386 km or 240 mi	Cucuta	$674
387 km or 241 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$678
391 km or 243 mi	Rubio	$678
406 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$685
410 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$678
438 km or 272 mi	Popayan	$631
448 km or 279 mi	La Grita	$687