Medellin vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$873
$4051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2221
$8925
🏠 One person rent
$395
$2620
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$4454
🍽️ Food expenses
$264
$807
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$399
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$417
$5777
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
67
100
😀 Quality of life
53
97
🏙️ Population
2.53M
8.8M

The cost of living in Medellin is 78% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 6207th and 5th ($873 vs $4051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd 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 1.4 months in New York City. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 6039th and 13th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medellin New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.77
$24.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$9.78
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$2702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$300
$2361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$864
$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$3996
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.7
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.3
$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.7
$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.54%
6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1473
$19111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1403
$3215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43
$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$4.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$6.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$3.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.18
$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.89
$7.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$144
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.13
$19.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.3
$156
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$25.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.2
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.7
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$239
$1717
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6129
$20585

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$562
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$541
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$501
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$641
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$573
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$681
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$483
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$748
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$634
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$868
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$477
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$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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$2510
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$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2857
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$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2611
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2701
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2414
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2671
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2715
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2165
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2605
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2575
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2733
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$2479
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$2664
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2722
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2493
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$2635
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2622
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2607
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$2762
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2590
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2424
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2641
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$2778
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$2646
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$2760
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2702
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2732
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2721
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2691
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2454
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2586
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$2811
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$2771
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2578
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$2553
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