Medellin vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$873
$2649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2221
$6134
🏠 One person rent
$395
$1700
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$3035
🍽️ Food expenses
$264
$651
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$417
$4686
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
67
78
😀 Quality of life
53
88
🏙️ Population
2.53M
689K

The cost of living in Medellin is 67% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 6207th and 514th ($873 vs $2649) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 455th 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 56th in the United States, while ranked 6039th and 226th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medellin vs Nashville

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Medellin Nashville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.77
$17.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$75.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$6.53
 Cappuccino
$1.96
$5.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$1820
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$300
$1457
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$864
$3716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$2584
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.7
$99.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.3
$154
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.7
$71.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.54%
6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1473
$3565
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1403
$3245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$2.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43
$69.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$17.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$3.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$5.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$5.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$3.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.18
$7.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$5.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.89
$4.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.13
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.3
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$27.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.2
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.7
$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$239
$1194
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6129
$20657

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$871
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$789
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$653
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$661
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$641
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$619
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$562
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$541
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$501
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$641
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$573
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$681
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$483
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$748
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$634
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$868
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$477
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$526
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$620
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$851
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$642
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$584
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$523
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$718
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$652
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$475
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$733
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$590
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$638
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$506
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$582
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$687
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$520
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$552
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$601
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$598
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$592
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$598
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$462
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$617

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$2466
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$2384
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$2371
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$2339
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$2670
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$2270
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$2303
41 km or 26 mi Lebanon
$2275
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$2552
50 km or 31 mi Murfreesboro
$2038
66 km or 41 mi Columbia
$2028
66 km or 41 mi Clarksville
$1607
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$2246
96 km or 59 mi Bowling Green
$1788
99 km or 62 mi Hopkinsville
$1805
114 km or 71 mi Tompkinsville
$1780
115 km or 71 mi Cookeville
$2081
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$1802
154 km or 95 mi Athens
$1926
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$2098
162 km or 101 mi Huntsville
$2134
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$1323
177 km or 110 mi Decatur
$1854
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$1651
185 km or 115 mi Chattanooga
$1956
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$1703
191 km or 119 mi East Ridge
$2014
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$1687
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$1708
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$1764
200 km or 124 mi Radcliff
$1911
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$2035
213 km or 132 mi Evansville
$1746
218 km or 135 mi Albertville
$1780
219 km or 136 mi Somerset
$1317
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$1627
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$2123
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$1995
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$2119
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$1542