Medellin vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1162
$1475
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2810
$3516
🏠 One person rent
$579
$792
🏘️ Family rent
$997
$1397
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$447
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$535
$1122
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
65
93
😀 Quality of life
64
73
🏙️ Population
2.53M
9.21M

The cost of living in Medellin is 21% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 4852nd and 4074th ($1162 vs $1475) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th 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 0.8 months in Mexico City. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 5346th and 2482nd 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
$6.47
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$44
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.22
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$3.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.65
$4.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$689
$1061
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$446
$634
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1244
$1959
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$792
$1139
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.3
$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.9
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.36%
11.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2880
$3972
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1250
$2110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58.3
$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$9.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.23
$5.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.57
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.38
$5.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.5
$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.63
$6.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$58.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.8
$69.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$533
$492
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8196
$13182

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$1041
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$1012
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$737
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$802
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$862
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$769
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$749
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$749
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$537
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$816
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$1001
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$858
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$559
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$958
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$797
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$1106
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$563
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$680
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$733
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$1045
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$816
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$795
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$630
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$856
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$788
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$593
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$850
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$765
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$789
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$586
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$727
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$740
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$606
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$674
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$678
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$678
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$685
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$678
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$631
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$687

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$977
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1003
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$959
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1000
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$832
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$940
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1050
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$878
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$981
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$914
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1013
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$932
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$994
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$874
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$897
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1034
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$763
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$971
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$976
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1051
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$973
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$980
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1047
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1255
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$960
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$755
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$924
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$817
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$916
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$935
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$905
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$952
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$961
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$852
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$673
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1472
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$974
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$962
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$920
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1005