Medellin vs Mesa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Mesa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$873
$2416
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2221
$5566
🏠 One person rent
$395
$1501
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$2684
🍽️ Food expenses
$264
$669
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$87
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$417
$4509
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
67
67
😀 Quality of life
53
74
🏙️ Population
2.53M
504K

The cost of living in Medellin is 64% less expensive than in Mesa. Cities ranked 6207th and 891st ($873 vs $2416) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 790th in Colombia and the United States, respectively. Check Colombia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medellin compared to 1.9 months in Mesa. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Mesa ranked 362nd in the United States, while ranked 6039th and 1361st among best cities to live in the world.

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Medellin Mesa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.77
$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$74.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$5.33
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$5.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$1562
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$300
$1187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$864
$2498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$2329
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.7
$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.3
$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.7
$87.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.54%
6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1473
$2902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1403
$2944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43
$45.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$3.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$5.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$4.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$4.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$4.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.18
$9.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$5.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.89
$3.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$59.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.13
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.3
$108
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$23.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.2
$54.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.7
$98.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$239
$1120
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6129
$10345

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Gilbert
$2372
10 km or 6.5 mi Tempe
$2430
12 km or 7.7 mi Scottsdale
$2588
12 km or 7.7 mi Chandler
$2414
23 km or 14 mi Fountain Hills
$2352
25 km or 15 mi Queen Creek
$2338
26 km or 16 mi Phoenix
$2369
26 km or 16 mi Apache Junction
$2342
39 km or 24 mi Glendale
$1989
42 km or 26 mi Peoria
$2201
45 km or 28 mi Maricopa
$2291
48 km or 30 mi Avondale
$2518
49 km or 30 mi Goodyear
$2446
51 km or 31 mi El Mirage
$2287
55 km or 34 mi Surprise
$2339
59 km or 37 mi Florence
$2324
59 km or 37 mi Casa Grande
$2313
71 km or 44 mi Buckeye
$2422
132 km or 82 mi Marana
$2052
136 km or 85 mi Oro Valley
$2040
138 km or 86 mi Prescott
$2484
140 km or 87 mi Prescott Valley
$2415
141 km or 88 mi Casas Adobes
$2016
157 km or 98 mi Tucson
$1954
183 km or 114 mi Sahuarita
$2026
199 km or 124 mi Flagstaff
$2268
244 km or 152 mi Nogales
$1986
247 km or 154 mi Nogales
$786
254 km or 158 mi Sierra Vista
$1665
257 km or 160 mi Blythe
$2638
258 km or 160 mi Lake Havasu
$1999
272 km or 169 mi Yuma
$1792
283 km or 176 mi Kingman
$1886
292 km or 182 mi San Luis
$1928
293 km or 182 mi San Luis Rio Colorado
$840
301 km or 187 mi Caborca
$758
316 km or 196 mi Agua Prieta
$778
316 km or 196 mi Bullhead
$1842
348 km or 216 mi Brawley
$2643
349 km or 217 mi Mexicali
$955