Louisville vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Louisville Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1918
$867
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4639
$2196
🏠 One person rent
$1108
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$1980
$760
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4464
$412
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
61
67
😀 Quality of life
89
54
🏙️ Population
633K
2.53M

The cost of living in Louisville is 121% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 1984th and 6140th ($1918 vs $867) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1684th 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 2.3 months in Louisville compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Louisville ranked 33rd best city to live in the United States vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 164th and 5994th among best cities to live in the world.

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Louisville Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.5
$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.7
$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.34
$6.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.03
$1.5
☕ Cappuccino
$5.01
$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.22
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1115
$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$881
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2051
$819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1652
$629
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$45.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$69.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.7
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3397
$1728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3039
$1560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.9
$45.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$5.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.13
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.32
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.42
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.93
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.3
$29.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$111
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$53.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.9
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1246
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13578
$6416

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Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Jeffersonville
$1507
6.4 km or 3.9 mi Clarksville
$1659
8 km or 4.9 mi New Albany
$1709
16 km or 10 mi Jeffersontown
$1898
46 km or 29 mi Shelbyville
$1733
50 km or 31 mi Radcliff
$1933
63 km or 39 mi Elizabethtown
$1812
78 km or 48 mi Frankfort
$1447
104 km or 65 mi Georgetown
$1723
107 km or 67 mi Columbus
$1896
111 km or 69 mi Nicholasville
$1748
113 km or 70 mi Lexington
$1712
121 km or 75 mi Bloomington
$2212
126 km or 79 mi Florence
$1826
130 km or 81 mi Independence
$1907
132 km or 82 mi Owensboro
$1702
140 km or 87 mi Franklin
$1992
140 km or 87 mi Richmond
$1581
140 km or 87 mi Winchester
$1747
140 km or 87 mi Covington
$1938
146 km or 91 mi Cincinnati
$1750
154 km or 96 mi Greenwood
$2034
154 km or 96 mi Bowling Green
$1651
159 km or 99 mi Fairfield
$1889
161 km or 100 mi Evansville
$1515
163 km or 101 mi Hamilton
$1913
164 km or 102 mi Oxford
$1840
165 km or 102 mi Somerset
$1487
167 km or 104 mi Henderson
$1768
170 km or 106 mi Plainfield
$2032
171 km or 106 mi Greenfield
$1906
172 km or 107 mi Indianapolis
$2129
173 km or 108 mi Tompkinsville
$1725
175 km or 109 mi Mason
$1844
180 km or 112 mi Lawrence
$2019
183 km or 114 mi Middletown
$1486
185 km or 115 mi Brownsburg
$2037
186 km or 116 mi Lebanon
$1857
190 km or 118 mi Richmond
$1846
190 km or 118 mi Fishers
$1988

Cities near Medellin

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$812
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$778
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$727
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$649
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$639
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$639
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$567
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$551
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$525
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$433
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$592
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$645
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$416
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$724
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$624
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$883
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$493
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$511
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$633
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$617
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$649
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$612
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$597
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$552
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$648
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$530
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$720
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$612
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$573
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$536
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$582
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$594
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$507
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$708
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$595
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$593
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$589
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$592
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$455
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$617