Medellin vs Miami - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Miami
🚶 Cost of living one person
$867
$3068
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2196
$7133
🏠 One person rent
$387
$2069
🏘️ Family rent
$760
$3842
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$687
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$412
$4346
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
67
85
😀 Quality of life
54
91
🏙️ Population
2.53M
442K

The cost of living in Medellin is 72% less expensive than in Miami. Cities ranked 6140th and 101st ($867 vs $3068) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 86th 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 16th in the United States, while ranked 5994th and 114th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medellin Miami
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.65
$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.9
$95.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.44
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$7.04
 Cappuccino
$1.76
$5.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$2508
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$1739
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$819
$4833
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$629
$3298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$60.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14%
6.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1728
$6306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1560
$3813
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$2.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.5
$123
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$13.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$3.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$5.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.25
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$5.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$3.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.37
$9.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$5.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.1
$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.04
$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$124
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$32.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.3
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$217
$1151
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6416
$28464

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Coral Gables
$2809
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Miami Beach
$2770
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$2780
13 km or 8 mi North Miami
$2705
14 km or 8.7 mi Doral
$2752
16 km or 9.8 mi Sweetwater
$2771
17 km or 10 mi Hialeah Gardens
$2722
17 km or 11 mi North Miami Beach
$2644
18 km or 11 mi Miami Lakes
$2711
18 km or 11 mi Miami Gardens
$2705
20 km or 12 mi Sunny Isles Beach
$2686
20 km or 13 mi Palmetto Bay
$2924
22 km or 13 mi Aventura
$2610
23 km or 14 mi Miramar
$2738
24 km or 15 mi Hallandale Beach
$2569
24 km or 15 mi Kendall West
$2904
26 km or 16 mi Cutler Bay
$3104
27 km or 17 mi Hollywood
$2611
27 km or 17 mi Pembroke Pines
$2900
29 km or 18 mi Richmond West
$3152
30 km or 19 mi Cooper
$2714
31 km or 19 mi Dania Beach
$2556
34 km or 21 mi Davie
$2647
38 km or 24 mi Plantation
$2593
40 km or 25 mi Fort Lauderdale
$2596
40 km or 25 mi Weston
$2611
42 km or 26 mi Sunrise
$2593
43 km or 26 mi Lauderhill
$2569
43 km or 27 mi Lauderdale Lakes
$2539
44 km or 27 mi Homestead
$4065
44 km or 28 mi Oakland Park
$2533
48 km or 30 mi Tamarac
$2559
48 km or 30 mi North Lauderdale
$2568
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$2488
51 km or 32 mi Margate
$2545
54 km or 34 mi Coral Springs
$2558
55 km or 34 mi Coconut Creek
$2493
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$2565
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$2217
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$2783