Medellin vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$867
$1288
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2196
$3248
🏠 One person rent
$387
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$760
$1322
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$412
$819
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
67
90
😀 Quality of life
54
66
🏙️ Population
2.53M
9.21M

The cost of living in Medellin is 33% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 6140th and 4206th ($867 vs $1288) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 8th 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 5994th and 4184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medellin Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.65
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.9
$46.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.44
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$2.87
 Cappuccino
$1.76
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$928
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$819
$1792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$629
$1104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$27.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14%
10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1728
$3145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1560
$2277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.5
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$7.07
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$8.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.25
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.37
$4.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.1
$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.04
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.3
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$217
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6416
$10204

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$812
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$778
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$727
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$649
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$639
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$639
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$567
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$551
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$525
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$433
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$592
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$645
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$416
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$724
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$624
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$883
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$493
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$511
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$633
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$617
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$649
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$612
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$597
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$552
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$648
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$530
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$720
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$612
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$573
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$536
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$582
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$594
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$507
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$708
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$595
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$593
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$589
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$592
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$455
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$617

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$905
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$887
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$828
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1009
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$904
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$874
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$924
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$899
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$861
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$910
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$875
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$781
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$767
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$804
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$927
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$826
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$915
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1066
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$853
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$851
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$996
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$810
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$702
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$596
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$682
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$768
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$765
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$774
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$833
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$812
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$779
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$662
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1384
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$853
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$707
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$763
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$881