Louisville vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Louisville Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1847
$1030
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4440
$2487
🏠 One person rent
$1087
$494
🏘️ Family rent
$1899
$843
🍽️ Food expenses
$549
$297
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.5
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3987
$552
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
60
66
😀 Quality of life
89
60
🏙️ Population
246K
2.53M

The cost of living in Louisville is 79% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 2519th and 5342nd ($1847 vs $1030) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1889th 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 2.2 months in Louisville compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Louisville ranked 89th best city to live in the United States vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 281st and 5890th 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
$6.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.8
$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.87
$2.78
☕ Cappuccino
$4.93
$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1046
$542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$881
$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1832
$987
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1620
$671
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$55.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$86
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55
$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.47%
13.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3372
$2220
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3052
$1524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.3
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.83
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.29
$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$6.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$9.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2
$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.44
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.34
$5.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.49
$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.48
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.8
$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$40.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.8
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1218
$402
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15931
$6383

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Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Jeffersonville
$1738
6.4 km or 3.9 mi Clarksville
$1845
8 km or 4.9 mi New Albany
$1925
16 km or 10 mi Jeffersontown
$1912
46 km or 29 mi Shelbyville
$1874
50 km or 31 mi Radcliff
$1883
63 km or 39 mi Elizabethtown
$1724
78 km or 48 mi Frankfort
$1659
104 km or 65 mi Georgetown
$2091
107 km or 67 mi Columbus
$1769
111 km or 69 mi Nicholasville
$1816
113 km or 70 mi Lexington
$1713
121 km or 75 mi Bloomington
$2097
126 km or 79 mi Florence
$1922
130 km or 81 mi Independence
$2140
132 km or 82 mi Owensboro
$1647
140 km or 87 mi Franklin
$1969
140 km or 87 mi Richmond
$1606
140 km or 87 mi Winchester
$1822
140 km or 87 mi Covington
$2480
146 km or 91 mi Cincinnati
$2025
154 km or 96 mi Greenwood
$1941
154 km or 96 mi Bowling Green
$1763
159 km or 99 mi Fairfield
$1990
161 km or 100 mi Evansville
$2164
163 km or 101 mi Hamilton
$1993
164 km or 102 mi Oxford
$1915
165 km or 102 mi Somerset
$1338
167 km or 104 mi Henderson
$1799
170 km or 106 mi Plainfield
$1978
171 km or 106 mi Greenfield
$1847
172 km or 107 mi Indianapolis
$2382
173 km or 108 mi Tompkinsville
$1810
175 km or 109 mi Mason
$1899
180 km or 112 mi Lawrence
$2070
183 km or 114 mi Middletown
$1495
185 km or 115 mi Brownsburg
$1753
186 km or 116 mi Lebanon
$1850
190 km or 118 mi Richmond
$1857
190 km or 118 mi Fishers
$2017

Cities near Medellin

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$950
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$881
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$678
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$708
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$730
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$679
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$655
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$667
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$506
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$722
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$1082
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$762
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$515
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$848
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$721
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$976
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$511
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$637
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$663
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$960
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$693
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$686
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$581
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$782
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$693
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$546
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$759
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$704
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$715
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$547
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$667
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$777
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$565
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$620
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$673
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$671
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$684
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$673
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$572
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$677