Medellin vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person
$867
$2113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2196
$5144
🏠 One person rent
$387
$1222
🏘️ Family rent
$760
$2206
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$640
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$84.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$412
$3605
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
67
86
😀 Quality of life
54
87
🏙️ Population
2.53M
384K

The cost of living in Medellin is 59% less expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 6140th and 1525th ($867 vs $2113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1352nd 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 1.7 months in New Orleans. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs New Orleans ranked 49th in the United States, while ranked 5994th and 216th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medellin New Orleans
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.65
$18.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.9
$79.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.44
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$4.86
 Cappuccino
$1.76
$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$2.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$1463
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$930
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$819
$2642
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$629
$1787
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$182
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14%
6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1728
$2567
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1560
$2150
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.5
$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$17
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$4.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.25
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$4.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$5.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$3.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.37
$8.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$4.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.1
$53.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.04
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$127
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.3
$53.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$91
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$217
$1578
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6416
$10224

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$812
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$778
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$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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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kenner
$2054
46 km or 29 mi Slidell
$1975
46 km or 29 mi Mandeville
$1801
72 km or 45 mi Hammond
$1887
74 km or 46 mi Houma
$1864
109 km or 68 mi Gulfport
$1539
112 km or 70 mi Morgan
$1967
114 km or 71 mi Central
$2039
119 km or 74 mi Baton Rouge
$2040
121 km or 75 mi Biloxi
$1726
154 km or 96 mi Pascagoula
$1784
168 km or 104 mi New Iberia
$2043
168 km or 105 mi Hattiesburg
$1930
189 km or 118 mi Lafayette
$1791
203 km or 126 mi Opelousas
$1921
209 km or 130 mi Prichard
$1740
212 km or 132 mi Mobile
$1634
213 km or 133 mi Laurel
$1938
218 km or 135 mi Natchez
$1992
223 km or 139 mi Daphne
$1739
235 km or 146 mi Foley
$1741
258 km or 160 mi Pearl
$2083
259 km or 161 mi Brandon
$2242
261 km or 162 mi Jackson
$1944
266 km or 166 mi Clinton
$2023
272 km or 169 mi Alexandria
$1767
274 km or 170 mi Ridgeland
$2057
276 km or 171 mi Vicksburg
$2044
278 km or 173 mi Madison
$2079
281 km or 175 mi Pensacola
$2058
299 km or 186 mi Meridian
$1941
303 km or 188 mi Lake Charles
$1915
318 km or 198 mi Sulphur
$1975
336 km or 209 mi Fort Walton Beach
$2027
344 km or 214 mi Monroe
$1649
348 km or 216 mi Crestview
$1764
373 km or 231 mi Port Arthur
$1879
376 km or 234 mi Ruston
$1791
390 km or 243 mi Beaumont
$1694
394 km or 245 mi Greenville
$2030