Medellin vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$867
$2623
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2196
$6220
🏠 One person rent
$387
$1671
🏘️ Family rent
$760
$3099
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$671
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$412
$4605
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
67
78
😀 Quality of life
54
87
🏙️ Population
2.53M
689K

The cost of living in Medellin is 67% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 6140th and 489th ($867 vs $2623) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 441st 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 46th in the United States, while ranked 5994th and 198th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medellin Nashville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.65
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.9
$77.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.44
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$6.66
 Cappuccino
$1.76
$5.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$2.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$1839
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$1401
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$819
$3812
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$629
$2623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$75.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14%
6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1728
$3579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1560
$3234
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$2.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.5
$69.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$17.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$3.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$5.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.25
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$6.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$5.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$4.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$3.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$3.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.37
$8.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$3.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.1
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.04
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$90
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$23.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.3
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$217
$1334
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6416
$20441

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$812
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$778
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$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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$2438
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$2367
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$2345
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$2312
27 km or 17 mi Franklin
$2300
31 km or 19 mi Smyrna
$2255
38 km or 24 mi Gallatin
$2293
41 km or 26 mi Lebanon
$2260
47 km or 29 mi Spring Hill
$2534
50 km or 31 mi Murfreesboro
$2155
66 km or 41 mi Columbia
$1968
66 km or 41 mi Clarksville
$1987
81 km or 50 mi Shelbyville
$2220
96 km or 59 mi Bowling Green
$1651
99 km or 62 mi Hopkinsville
$1766
114 km or 71 mi Tompkinsville
$1725
115 km or 71 mi Cookeville
$2004
146 km or 91 mi Murray
$1817
154 km or 95 mi Athens
$2123
161 km or 100 mi Madison
$2386
162 km or 101 mi Huntsville
$2546
169 km or 105 mi Florence
$1313
177 km or 110 mi Decatur
$2045
180 km or 112 mi Owensboro
$1702
185 km or 115 mi Chattanooga
$1941
189 km or 118 mi Elizabethtown
$1812
191 km or 119 mi East Ridge
$1985
193 km or 120 mi Jackson
$1785
193 km or 120 mi Paducah
$1742
199 km or 124 mi Henderson
$1768
200 km or 124 mi Radcliff
$1933
205 km or 127 mi Cleveland
$2026
213 km or 132 mi Evansville
$1515
218 km or 135 mi Albertville
$1910
219 km or 136 mi Somerset
$1487
226 km or 140 mi Dalton
$1768
227 km or 141 mi Oak Ridge
$2142
234 km or 145 mi Dyersburg
$1972
237 km or 147 mi Farragut
$2120
250 km or 155 mi Gadsden
$1675