Louisville vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Louisville Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1862
$873
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4532
$2221
🏠 One person rent
$1091
$395
🏘️ Family rent
$1976
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$555
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.8
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4332
$417
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
61
67
😀 Quality of life
87
53
🏙️ Population
246K
2.53M

The cost of living in Louisville is 113% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 2276th and 6207th ($1862 vs $873) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1806th 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 2.3 months in Louisville compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Louisville ranked 68th best city to live in the United States vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 251st and 6039th among best cities to live in the world.

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Louisville Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$5.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.8
$24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.26
$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.34
$1.83
☕ Cappuccino
$4.82
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.36
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1155
$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$856
$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2035
$864
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1662
$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$45.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$70.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.8
$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.56%
15.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3349
$1473
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3026
$1403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.2
$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$12.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.53
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$5.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$5.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.97
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.85
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.32
$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.4
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.03
$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.37
$2.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.6
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$4.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$35.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.9
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.8
$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1242
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13601
$6129

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Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Jeffersonville
$1724
6.4 km or 3.9 mi Clarksville
$1840
8 km or 4.9 mi New Albany
$1896
16 km or 10 mi Jeffersontown
$1888
46 km or 29 mi Shelbyville
$1759
50 km or 31 mi Radcliff
$1911
63 km or 39 mi Elizabethtown
$1703
78 km or 48 mi Frankfort
$1451
104 km or 65 mi Georgetown
$1784
107 km or 67 mi Columbus
$1900
111 km or 69 mi Nicholasville
$1786
113 km or 70 mi Lexington
$1784
121 km or 75 mi Bloomington
$2092
126 km or 79 mi Florence
$1921
130 km or 81 mi Independence
$2124
132 km or 82 mi Owensboro
$1651
140 km or 87 mi Franklin
$1975
140 km or 87 mi Richmond
$1549
140 km or 87 mi Winchester
$1775
140 km or 87 mi Covington
$2464
146 km or 91 mi Cincinnati
$1912
154 km or 96 mi Greenwood
$1978
154 km or 96 mi Bowling Green
$1788
159 km or 99 mi Fairfield
$1896
161 km or 100 mi Evansville
$1746
163 km or 101 mi Hamilton
$1877
164 km or 102 mi Oxford
$1837
165 km or 102 mi Somerset
$1317
167 km or 104 mi Henderson
$1764
170 km or 106 mi Plainfield
$1927
171 km or 106 mi Greenfield
$1929
172 km or 107 mi Indianapolis
$2187
173 km or 108 mi Tompkinsville
$1780
175 km or 109 mi Mason
$1852
180 km or 112 mi Lawrence
$1999
183 km or 114 mi Middletown
$1436
185 km or 115 mi Brownsburg
$1745
186 km or 116 mi Lebanon
$1856
190 km or 118 mi Richmond
$1822
190 km or 118 mi Fishers
$1954

Cities near Medellin

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$871
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$789
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$653
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$661
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$641
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$619
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$562
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$541
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$501
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$641
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$573
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$681
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$483
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$748
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$634
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$868
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$477
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$526
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$620
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$851
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$642
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$584
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$523
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$718
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$652
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$475
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$733
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$590
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$638
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$506
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$582
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$687
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$520
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$552
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$601
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$598
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$592
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$598
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$462
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$617