Medellin vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Medellin	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$906	$2054
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2260	$4880
🏠 One person rent	$408	$1211
🏘️ Family rent	$761	$1862
🍽️ Food expenses	$275	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$432	$3539
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	66	82
😀 Quality of life	53	88
🏙️ Population	2.53M	577K

The cost of living in Medellin is 56% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 6005th and 1702nd ($906 vs $2054) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1506th 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 1.7 months in Milwaukee. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Milwaukee ranked 55th in the United States, while ranked 6049th and 240th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medellin vs Milwaukee

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	Medellin	Milwaukee
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.13	$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.6	$54
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.21	$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$4.32
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$3.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$1311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$312	$979
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$851	$2332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$618	$1469
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.3	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.5	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.9	$61.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.16%	6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1715	$1890
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1447	$1701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.79	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.1	$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.3	$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$4.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.33	$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$4.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$5.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$1.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.41	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.41	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.4	$4.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.85	$3.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.28	$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.3	$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.57	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$163
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$64	$42
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.4	$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$1813
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5682	$24191

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Cities near Medellin

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Envigado	$897
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Bello	$839
131 km or 82 mi	Manizales	$653
135 km or 84 mi	Quibdo	$705
160 km or 99 mi	Pereira	$680
171 km or 106 mi	Cartago	$649
179 km or 111 mi	Salento	$605
190 km or 118 mi	Armenia	$598
205 km or 127 mi	Ibague	$529
209 km or 130 mi	Facatativa	$674
212 km or 131 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
221 km or 137 mi	Zipaquira	$709
232 km or 144 mi	Girardot	$493
239 km or 148 mi	Soacha	$794
242 km or 150 mi	Turbo	$664
246 km or 153 mi	Bogota	$887
250 km or 155 mi	Tulua	$513
257 km or 160 mi	Tunja	$563
282 km or 175 mi	Monteria	$645
285 km or 177 mi	Duitama	$882
288 km or 179 mi	Bucaramanga	$657
289 km or 179 mi	Floridablanca	$648
298 km or 185 mi	Sogamoso	$534
308 km or 192 mi	Buenaventura	$742
312 km or 194 mi	Palmira	$666
318 km or 198 mi	Villavicencio	$497
329 km or 204 mi	Cali	$748
331 km or 206 mi	Ocana	$650
334 km or 208 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$669
340 km or 211 mi	Sincelejo	$524
346 km or 215 mi	Magangue	$604
367 km or 228 mi	Yopal	$722
370 km or 230 mi	Neiva	$557
386 km or 240 mi	Cucuta	$562
387 km or 241 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
391 km or 243 mi	Rubio	$599
406 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$592
410 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$598
438 km or 272 mi	Popayan	$477
448 km or 279 mi	La Grita	$618

Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$2001
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1987
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1982
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$2019
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1942
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2019
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1986
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1976
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2001
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$1998
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1932
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1760
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$1991
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2017
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2023
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1963
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$1968
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2017
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1960
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2320
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1847
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2313
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2321
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2312
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2298
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1817
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2332
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2327
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2391
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2078
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1850
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2179
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2294
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1789
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2484
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2345
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2311
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2461
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2371
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2378