Medellin vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1071
$2477
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2607
$5858
🏠 One person rent
$514
$1560
🏘️ Family rent
$888
$2701
🍽️ Food expenses
$314
$618
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$536
$4433
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
65
78
😀 Quality of life
63
89
🏙️ Population
2.53M
689K

The cost of living in Medellin is 57% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 5161st and 924th ($1071 vs $2477) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 798th 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 77th in the United States, while ranked 5624th and 281st 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
$6.31
$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.2
$67.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.32
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.38
$7.05
 Cappuccino
$2.34
$6.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.29
$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$1694
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$390
$1277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1079
$3027
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$695
$2283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.8
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.9
$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$71.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.08%
6.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2533
$4118
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1334
$2822
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.8
$62.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$22.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$3.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$3.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$4.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.25
$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$4.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$4.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$3.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$9.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.39
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.46
$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.9
$4.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.6
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.48
$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.1
$94.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$24.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.2
$55.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$1416
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7264
$30241

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8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$992
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$915
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$717
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$757
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$789
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$738
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$709
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$719
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$529
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$777
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$1040
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$813
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$547
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$919
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$764
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$1062
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$537
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$667
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$703
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$1019
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$754
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$744
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$614
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$825
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$746
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$575
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$829
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$732
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$764
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$572
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$707
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$750
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$592
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$646
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$676
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$673
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$687
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$675
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$606
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$685

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$2519
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$2338
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$2319
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$2314
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$2822
31 km or 19 mi Smyrna
$2257
38 km or 24 mi Gallatin
$2278
41 km or 26 mi Lebanon
$2229
47 km or 29 mi Spring Hill
$2366
50 km or 31 mi Murfreesboro
$2035
66 km or 41 mi Columbia
$2023
66 km or 41 mi Clarksville
$2085
81 km or 50 mi Shelbyville
$2210
96 km or 59 mi Bowling Green
$1747
99 km or 62 mi Hopkinsville
$1815
114 km or 71 mi Tompkinsville
$1790
115 km or 71 mi Cookeville
$1885
146 km or 91 mi Murray
$1817
154 km or 95 mi Athens
$1852
161 km or 100 mi Madison
$1937
162 km or 101 mi Huntsville
$1924
169 km or 105 mi Florence
$1425
177 km or 110 mi Decatur
$1718
180 km or 112 mi Owensboro
$1586
185 km or 115 mi Chattanooga
$2090
189 km or 118 mi Elizabethtown
$1720
191 km or 119 mi East Ridge
$2109
193 km or 120 mi Jackson
$1745
193 km or 120 mi Paducah
$1703
199 km or 124 mi Henderson
$1766
200 km or 124 mi Radcliff
$1895
205 km or 127 mi Cleveland
$2080
213 km or 132 mi Evansville
$2073
218 km or 135 mi Albertville
$1808
219 km or 136 mi Somerset
$1355
226 km or 140 mi Dalton
$1593
227 km or 141 mi Oak Ridge
$1339
234 km or 145 mi Dyersburg
$2070
237 km or 147 mi Farragut
$1904
250 km or 155 mi Gadsden
$1581