Medellin vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1030
$2524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2487
$5942
🏠 One person rent
$494
$1595
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$2783
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$627
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$552
$4436
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
66
78
😀 Quality of life
60
90
🏙️ Population
2.53M
689K

The cost of living in Medellin is 59% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 5342nd and 832nd ($1030 vs $2524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 741st 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 1.8 months in Nashville. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Nashville ranked 65th in the United States, while ranked 5890th and 218th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medellin Nashville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.21
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.9
$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.86
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.78
$6.67
☕ Cappuccino
$2.07
$6.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$542
$1625
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$383
$1357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$987
$2958
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$671
$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.7
$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86
$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23
$67.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.1%
6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2220
$3558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1524
$3104
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.3
$62.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$3.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$3.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.53
$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.11
$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.06
$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$3.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$5.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$3.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$3.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$1.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$3.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$8.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.78
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$5.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$4.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.8
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.66
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.3
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$27.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$63
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$98.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$402
$1244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6383
$30339

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$950
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$881
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$678
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$708
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$730
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$679
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$655
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$667
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$506
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$722
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$1082
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$762
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$515
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$848
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$721
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$976
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$511
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$637
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$663
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$960
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$693
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$686
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$581
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$782
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$693
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$546
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$759
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$704
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$715
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$547
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$667
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$777
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$565
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$620
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$673
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$671
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$684
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$673
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$572
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$677

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$2563
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$2399
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$2382
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$2385
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$2855
31 km or 19 mi Smyrna
$2304
38 km or 24 mi Gallatin
$2339
41 km or 26 mi Lebanon
$2304
47 km or 29 mi Spring Hill
$2609
50 km or 31 mi Murfreesboro
$2075
66 km or 41 mi Columbia
$2041
66 km or 41 mi Clarksville
$2165
81 km or 50 mi Shelbyville
$2268
96 km or 59 mi Bowling Green
$1763
99 km or 62 mi Hopkinsville
$1830
114 km or 71 mi Tompkinsville
$1810
115 km or 71 mi Cookeville
$2113
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$1818
154 km or 95 mi Athens
$1889
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$2002
162 km or 101 mi Huntsville
$1969
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$1404
177 km or 110 mi Decatur
$1828
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$1647
185 km or 115 mi Chattanooga
$2190
189 km or 118 mi Elizabethtown
$1724
191 km or 119 mi East Ridge
$2191
193 km or 120 mi Jackson
$1635
193 km or 120 mi Paducah
$1710
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$1799
200 km or 124 mi Radcliff
$1883
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$2129
213 km or 132 mi Evansville
$2164
218 km or 135 mi Albertville
$1774
219 km or 136 mi Somerset
$1338
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$1600
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$1280
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$2034
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$1807
250 km or 155 mi Gadsden
$1508