Medellin vs Miami - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Miami
🚶 Cost of living one person
$873
$3103
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2221
$7450
🏠 One person rent
$395
$2075
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$4080
🍽️ Food expenses
$264
$704
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$417
$4410
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
67
85
😀 Quality of life
53
91
🏙️ Population
2.53M
442K

The cost of living in Medellin is 72% less expensive than in Miami. Cities ranked 6207th and 103rd ($873 vs $3103) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 80th in Colombia and the United States, respectively. Check Colombia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medellin compared to 1.4 months in Miami. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Miami ranked 18th in the United States, while ranked 6039th and 109th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medellin Miami
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.77
$22.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$88.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$7.36
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$5.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$3.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$2446
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$300
$1765
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$864
$4939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$3570
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.7
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.3
$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.7
$62.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.54%
6.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1473
$6519
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1403
$4021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$2.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43
$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$3.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$4.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$5.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$5.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$4.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$4.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$2.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.18
$9.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.89
$5.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$71.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.13
$15.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.3
$152
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$33
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.2
$49.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.7
$82.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$239
$1210
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6129
$25328

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$789
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$653
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$661
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$641
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$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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6.6 km or 4.1 mi Coral Gables
$2803
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$2753
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$2562
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$2671
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$2612
16 km or 9.8 mi Sweetwater
$2644
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$2551
17 km or 11 mi North Miami Beach
$2659
18 km or 11 mi Miami Lakes
$2578
18 km or 11 mi Miami Gardens
$2645
20 km or 12 mi Sunny Isles Beach
$2682
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$2849
22 km or 13 mi Aventura
$2647
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$2717
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$2630
24 km or 15 mi Kendall West
$2808
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$3002
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$2724
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$2898
29 km or 18 mi Richmond West
$3058
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$2691
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$2629
34 km or 21 mi Davie
$2623
38 km or 24 mi Plantation
$2573
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$2727
40 km or 25 mi Weston
$2608
42 km or 26 mi Sunrise
$2538
43 km or 26 mi Lauderhill
$2513
43 km or 27 mi Lauderdale Lakes
$2540
44 km or 27 mi Homestead
$3991
44 km or 28 mi Oakland Park
$2571
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$2424
48 km or 30 mi North Lauderdale
$2418
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$2490
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$2359
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$2315
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$2429
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$2484
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$2248
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