Louisville vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Louisville Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1821
$906
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4500
$2260
🏠 One person rent
$1051
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$1950
$761
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$275
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.6
$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3986
$432
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
60
66
😀 Quality of life
87
53
🏙️ Population
246K
2.53M

The cost of living in Louisville is 101% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 2336th and 6005th ($1821 vs $906) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1917th 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 2.2 months in Louisville compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Louisville ranked 78th best city to live in the United States vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 299th and 6049th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Louisville vs Medellin

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Louisville Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.7
$6.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.5
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$7.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$2.02
☕ Cappuccino
$4.62
$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.28
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$833
$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1823
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1673
$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$73.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.5
$22.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.65%
14.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3405
$1715
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3066
$1447
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.3
$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.8
$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.52
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.13
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$5.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$5.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$9.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.95
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.52
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.37
$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.06
$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.47
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.8
$29.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.3
$64
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.1
$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1240
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13378
$5682

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LouisvilleMedellin

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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Cities near Louisville

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Jeffersonville
$1731
6.4 km or 3.9 mi Clarksville
$1863
8 km or 4.9 mi New Albany
$1903
16 km or 10 mi Jeffersontown
$1874
46 km or 29 mi Shelbyville
$1851
50 km or 31 mi Radcliff
$1865
63 km or 39 mi Elizabethtown
$1777
78 km or 48 mi Frankfort
$1664
104 km or 65 mi Georgetown
$1874
107 km or 67 mi Columbus
$1875
111 km or 69 mi Nicholasville
$1862
113 km or 70 mi Lexington
$1845
121 km or 75 mi Bloomington
$2147
126 km or 79 mi Florence
$1940
130 km or 81 mi Independence
$2145
132 km or 82 mi Owensboro
$1779
140 km or 87 mi Franklin
$2001
140 km or 87 mi Richmond
$1636
140 km or 87 mi Winchester
$1848
140 km or 87 mi Covington
$2490
146 km or 91 mi Cincinnati
$1925
154 km or 96 mi Greenwood
$2010
154 km or 96 mi Bowling Green
$1751
159 km or 99 mi Fairfield
$1914
161 km or 100 mi Evansville
$2100
163 km or 101 mi Hamilton
$1895
164 km or 102 mi Oxford
$1839
165 km or 102 mi Somerset
$1432
167 km or 104 mi Henderson
$1847
170 km or 106 mi Plainfield
$1953
171 km or 106 mi Greenfield
$1880
172 km or 107 mi Indianapolis
$2189
173 km or 108 mi Tompkinsville
$1824
175 km or 109 mi Mason
$1853
180 km or 112 mi Lawrence
$2023
183 km or 114 mi Middletown
$1427
185 km or 115 mi Brownsburg
$1751
186 km or 116 mi Lebanon
$1834
190 km or 118 mi Richmond
$1872
190 km or 118 mi Fishers
$1974

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