Medellin vs Minneapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Medellin	Minneapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$906	$2308
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2260	$5659
🏠 One person rent	$408	$1339
🏘️ Family rent	$761	$2336
🍽️ Food expenses	$275	$689
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$432	$4620
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	66	84
😀 Quality of life	53	88
🏙️ Population	2.53M	430K

The cost of living in Medellin is 61% less expensive than in Minneapolis. Cities ranked 6005th and 1145th ($906 vs $2308) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1045th 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 2 months in Minneapolis. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Minneapolis ranked 53rd in the United States, while ranked 6049th and 237th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medellin vs Minneapolis

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	Medellin	Minneapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.13	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.6	$90.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.21	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$6.52
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$5.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$3.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$1496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$312	$1093
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$851	$2583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$618	$1998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.3	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.5	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.9	$63.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.16%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1715	$3373
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1447	$2457
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.79	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.1	$88.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.3	$3.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$4.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.33	$3.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$5.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$6.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$5.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$3.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.41	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.41	$8.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.4	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.85	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.28	$1.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.3	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.57	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$16.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$64	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.4	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$1724
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5682	$27328

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2239
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2234
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2255
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2157
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2227
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2297
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2281
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2275
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2331
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2259
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2340
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$1952
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2264
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2280
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2328
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2260
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2214
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2557
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2085
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2382
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2092
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2269
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2134
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2213
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2263
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2119
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2324
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2478
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2159
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2401
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2214
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2321
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2213
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2163
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2273
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2293
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2682