Medellin vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$867
$3123
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2196
$8266
🏠 One person rent
$387
$1974
🏘️ Family rent
$760
$4255
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$783
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$412
$5741
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
67
97
😀 Quality of life
54
93
🏙️ Population
2.53M
441K

The cost of living in Medellin is 72% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 6140th and 85th ($867 vs $3123) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 72nd 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 Oakland. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Oakland ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 5994th and 61st among best cities to live in the world.

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Medellin Oakland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.65
$30
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.9
$56.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.44
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$7.3
☕ Cappuccino
$1.76
$5.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$2159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$1715
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$819
$5202
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$629
$3736
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$62
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14%
6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1728
$7041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1560
$7002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.5
$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$22.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$5.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$5.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$5.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$24.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.25
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$7.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$6.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$5.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$4.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$3.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.37
$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$5.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$4.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.1
$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.04
$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$180
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.3
$69.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$217
$2755
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6416
$19305

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Cities near Medellin

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

Cities near Oakland

Distance City Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi Alameda
$3358
8 km or 5 mi Berkeley
$3127
11 km or 6.5 mi Albany
$2965
12 km or 7.3 mi San Leandro
$2969
14 km or 8.7 mi El Cerrito
$2977
15 km or 9.2 mi San Francisco
$3729
15 km or 9.3 mi Lafayette
$2840
17 km or 11 mi San Lorenzo
$2650
17 km or 11 mi Richmond
$3042
19 km or 12 mi Castro Valley
$2881
20 km or 12 mi San Pablo
$3046
20 km or 12 mi Walnut Creek
$2876
21 km or 13 mi Hayward
$2660
22 km or 14 mi Danville
$2929
22 km or 14 mi South San Francisco
$3130
23 km or 14 mi Daly
$3133
24 km or 15 mi Pleasant Hill
$2782
24 km or 15 mi San Ramon
$2860
24 km or 15 mi Hercules
$2968
25 km or 15 mi San Bruno
$3147
26 km or 16 mi Millbrae
$3163
26 km or 16 mi Burlingame
$3219
26 km or 16 mi Martinez
$2697
28 km or 17 mi Concord
$2947
28 km or 17 mi Foster
$3518
28 km or 17 mi San Mateo
$3583
29 km or 18 mi Pacifica
$3135
29 km or 18 mi Union
$2922
30 km or 19 mi Benicia
$2824
31 km or 19 mi Dublin
$3109
31 km or 19 mi San Rafael
$4148
32 km or 20 mi Belmont
$3567
33 km or 21 mi San Carlos
$3300
34 km or 21 mi Vallejo
$2900
35 km or 22 mi Newark
$3003
35 km or 22 mi Pleasanton
$3644
35 km or 22 mi Redwood
$3389
37 km or 23 mi Fremont
$3186
38 km or 24 mi East Palo Alto
$3245
39 km or 24 mi Menlo Park
$3313