Medellin vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1071
$1428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2607
$3399
🏠 One person rent
$514
$774
🏘️ Family rent
$888
$1379
🍽️ Food expenses
$314
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$536
$1028
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
65
93
😀 Quality of life
63
72
🏙️ Population
2.53M
9.21M

The cost of living in Medellin is 25% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 5161st and 4274th ($1071 vs $1428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Colombia and Mexico, respectively. Check Colombia vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medellin compared to 0.7 months in Mexico City. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 5624th and 3354th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medellin vs Mexico City

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Medellin Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.31
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.2
$43.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.32
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.38
$3.53
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.29
$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$1035
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$390
$623
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1079
$1886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$695
$1143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.8
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.9
$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.08%
11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2533
$3740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1334
$2224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.8
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$6.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$8.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.25
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.39
$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.46
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.9
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.6
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.48
$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.1
$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$17.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.2
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7264
$11420

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$975
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1008
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$969
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1015
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$842
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$941
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1040
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$880
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$982
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$917
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1015
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$934
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$986
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$887
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$907
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1032
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$771
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$987
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$971
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1075
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$981
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$1004
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1041
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1241
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$950
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$766
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$926
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$803
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$928
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$926
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$894
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$944
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$952
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$846
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$670
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1469
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$962
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$950
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$910
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1023