Louisville vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Louisville Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1837
$1071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4317
$2607
🏠 One person rent
$1066
$514
🏘️ Family rent
$1745
$888
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$314
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.4
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3958
$536
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
60
65
😀 Quality of life
88
63
🏙️ Population
246K
2.53M

The cost of living in Louisville is 71% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 2713th and 5161st ($1837 vs $1071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1895th 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 101st best city to live in the United States vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 333rd and 5624th 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
$14.3
$6.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$30.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.42
$8.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.9
$2.38
☕ Cappuccino
$4.8
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.14
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1193
$594
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$806
$390
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1806
$1079
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1418
$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$187
$91.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.8
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.42%
11.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2940
$2533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2583
$1334
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.9
$50.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.3
$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.18
$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.74
$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$6.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$6.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.6
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.31
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.56
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.46
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.03
$5.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.76
$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.4
$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$4.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.2
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.7
$68.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.6
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1219
$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16074
$7264

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Cities near Louisville

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Jeffersonville
$1742
6.4 km or 3.9 mi Clarksville
$1895
8 km or 4.9 mi New Albany
$1908
16 km or 10 mi Jeffersontown
$1901
46 km or 29 mi Shelbyville
$1851
50 km or 31 mi Radcliff
$1895
63 km or 39 mi Elizabethtown
$1720
78 km or 48 mi Frankfort
$1603
104 km or 65 mi Georgetown
$2116
107 km or 67 mi Columbus
$1806
111 km or 69 mi Nicholasville
$1836
113 km or 70 mi Lexington
$1716
121 km or 75 mi Bloomington
$2086
126 km or 79 mi Florence
$1924
130 km or 81 mi Independence
$2122
132 km or 82 mi Owensboro
$1586
140 km or 87 mi Franklin
$2035
140 km or 87 mi Richmond
$1679
140 km or 87 mi Winchester
$1847
140 km or 87 mi Covington
$2343
146 km or 91 mi Cincinnati
$2057
154 km or 96 mi Greenwood
$1928
154 km or 96 mi Bowling Green
$1747
159 km or 99 mi Fairfield
$1993
161 km or 100 mi Evansville
$2073
163 km or 101 mi Hamilton
$1994
164 km or 102 mi Oxford
$1911
165 km or 102 mi Somerset
$1355
167 km or 104 mi Henderson
$1766
170 km or 106 mi Plainfield
$2053
171 km or 106 mi Greenfield
$1855
172 km or 107 mi Indianapolis
$2374
173 km or 108 mi Tompkinsville
$1790
175 km or 109 mi Mason
$1904
180 km or 112 mi Lawrence
$2074
183 km or 114 mi Middletown
$1554
185 km or 115 mi Brownsburg
$1874
186 km or 116 mi Lebanon
$1864
190 km or 118 mi Richmond
$1872
190 km or 118 mi Fishers
$2011

Cities near Medellin

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$992
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$915
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$717
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$757
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$789
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$738
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$709
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$719
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$529
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$777
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$1040
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$813
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$547
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$919
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$764
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$1062
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$537
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$667
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$703
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$1019
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$754
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$744
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$614
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$825
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$746
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$575
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$829
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$732
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$764
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$572
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$707
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$750
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$592
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$646
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$676
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$673
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$687
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$675
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$606
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$685