Medellin vs Nassau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Medellin	Nassau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1030	$2672
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2487	$5996
🏠 One person rent	$494	$1605
🏘️ Family rent	$843	$2767
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$772
🚐 Transport expenses	$142	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$552	$2234
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	66	10
😀 Quality of life	60	67
🏙️ Population	2.53M	274K

The cost of living in Medellin is 61% less expensive than in Nassau. Cities ranked 5342nd and 607th ($1030 vs $2672) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Colombia and the Bahamas, respectively. Check Colombia vs the Bahamas comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medellin compared to 0.8 months in Nassau. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Nassau ranked 1st in the Bahamas, while ranked 5890th and 4772nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medellin vs Nassau

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	Medellin	Nassau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.21	$25.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.9	$80.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.86	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.78	$5.35
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.16	$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$542	$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$383	$1270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$987	$2890
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$671	$2281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.7	$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86	$281
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23	$82.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.1%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2220	$4213
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1524	$3053
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.3	$52.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$33.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$4.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$4.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$5.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$6.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$9.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.11	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.06	$25.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$5.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$4.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$4.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$2.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$4.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$26.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$4.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.52	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.78	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.89	$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$5.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$4.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.8	$117
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.66	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$106
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$63	$67.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$402	$714
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6383	$14961

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Cities near Medellin

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Envigado	$950
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Bello	$881
131 km or 82 mi	Manizales	$678
135 km or 84 mi	Quibdo	$708
160 km or 99 mi	Pereira	$730
171 km or 106 mi	Cartago	$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

Cities near Nassau

Distance	City	Cost of living
209 km or 130 mi	Freeport	$2613
293 km or 182 mi	Miami Beach	$2839
297 km or 184 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2813
298 km or 185 mi	Aventura	$2794
300 km or 187 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2845
300 km or 187 mi	Miami	$3178
300 km or 187 mi	North Miami Beach	$2773
301 km or 187 mi	North Miami	$2726
303 km or 189 mi	Dania Beach	$2847
304 km or 189 mi	Hollywood	$3076
305 km or 189 mi	Coral Gables	$2846
306 km or 190 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2781
307 km or 191 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2818
308 km or 191 mi	Oakland Park	$2704
308 km or 192 mi	Cutler Bay	$2885
309 km or 192 mi	Pompano Beach	$2709
310 km or 193 mi	Hialeah	$2471
310 km or 193 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2450
310 km or 193 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
313 km or 194 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2707
313 km or 194 mi	Boca Raton	$3101
313 km or 194 mi	Miramar	$2788
314 km or 195 mi	Doral	$2622
315 km or 195 mi	Miami Lakes	$2588
315 km or 196 mi	Plantation	$2716
315 km or 196 mi	Lauderhill	$2751
316 km or 196 mi	Coconut Creek	$2794
316 km or 196 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2543
316 km or 196 mi	Cooper	$2795
316 km or 196 mi	Delray Beach	$3362
316 km or 196 mi	Sweetwater	$2649
316 km or 197 mi	Davie	$2741
317 km or 197 mi	North Lauderdale	$2814
317 km or 197 mi	Richmond West	$2905
317 km or 197 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2977
317 km or 197 mi	Margate	$2848
319 km or 198 mi	Tamarac	$2836
319 km or 198 mi	Boynton Beach	$3154
319 km or 198 mi	Homestead	$3343
320 km or 199 mi	Sunrise	$2661