Medellin vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1030
$1331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2487
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$494
$721
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$1296
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$93.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$552
$892
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
66
92
😀 Quality of life
60
72
🏙️ Population
2.53M
9.21M

The cost of living in Medellin is 23% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 5342nd and 4418th ($1030 vs $1331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th 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 5890th and 3317th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medellin Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.21
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.9
$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.86
$8.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.78
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.07
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$542
$988
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$383
$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$987
$1819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$671
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.7
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.1%
11.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2220
$3569
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1524
$2491
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.3
$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$5.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.53
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.11
$7.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.06
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$2.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.78
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.8
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.66
$5.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.3
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$63
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$98.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$402
$427
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6383
$11015

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$950
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$881
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$678
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$708
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$730
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$679
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$655
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$667
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$506
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$722
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$1082
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$762
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$515
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$848
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$721
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$976
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$511
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$637
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$663
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$960
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$693
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$686
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$581
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$782
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$693
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$546
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$759
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$704
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$715
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$547
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$667
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$777
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$565
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$620
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$673
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$671
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$684
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$673
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$572
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$677

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$908
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$932
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$898
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$942
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$777
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$869
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$962
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$818
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$904
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$851
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$938
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$868
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$926
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$819
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$842
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$977
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$717
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$914
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$905
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$998
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$912
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$936
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$981
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1184
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$875
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$724
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$860
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$764
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$858
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$873
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$846
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$875
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$894
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$784
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$643
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1491
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$893
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$896
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$860
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1030