Medellin vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$873
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2221
$3028
🏠 One person rent
$395
$611
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$1253
🍽️ Food expenses
$264
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$417
$740
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
67
90
😀 Quality of life
53
68
🏙️ Population
2.53M
9.21M

The cost of living in Medellin is 27% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 6207th and 4630th ($873 vs $1190) 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 0.6 months in Mexico City. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 6039th and 3360th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medellin Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.77
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$2.69
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$300
$489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$864
$1747
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.7
$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.3
$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.7
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.54%
11.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1473
$2781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1403
$2233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$5.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$9.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$7.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.18
$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.89
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.13
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.3
$53.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.2
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.7
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$239
$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6129
$8550

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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
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$835
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$783
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$723
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$884
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$734
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$775
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$835
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$731
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$794
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$757
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$816
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$772
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$844
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$729
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$734
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$843
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$704
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$811
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$792
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$939
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$789
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$797
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$828
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$941
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$763
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$623
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$504
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$601
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$660
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$748
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$691
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$723
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$729
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$694
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$589
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1223
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$759
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$659
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$674
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$709