Medellin vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Medellin	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$873	$3146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2221	$8584
🏠 One person rent	$395	$1954
🏘️ Family rent	$782	$4358
🍽️ Food expenses	$264	$833
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$417	$5746
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	67	97
😀 Quality of life	53	95
🏙️ Population	2.53M	441K

The cost of living in Medellin is 72% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 6207th and 91st ($873 vs $3146) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 73rd 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 4th in the United States, while ranked 6039th and 38th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medellin vs Oakland

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	Medellin	Oakland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.77	$24.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24	$119
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.82	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$8
☕ Cappuccino	$1.96	$5.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$1994
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$300	$1640
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$864	$4880
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$646	$3807
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.7	$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.3	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.7	$64.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.54%	6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1473	$7086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1403	$7184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.72	$3.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43	$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.7	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$4.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$6.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$5.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$23.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$7.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$6.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$4.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$3.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.18	$11.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.27	$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.2	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.89	$4.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.22	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27	$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.3	$181
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.07	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$60.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.7	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$239	$2725
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6129	$27655

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Cities near Medellin

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Envigado	$871
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Bello	$789
131 km or 82 mi	Manizales	$653
135 km or 84 mi	Quibdo	$661
160 km or 99 mi	Pereira	$641
171 km or 106 mi	Cartago	$619
179 km or 111 mi	Salento	$562
190 km or 118 mi	Armenia	$541
205 km or 127 mi	Ibague	$501
209 km or 130 mi	Facatativa	$641
212 km or 131 mi	Barrancabermeja	$573
221 km or 137 mi	Zipaquira	$681
232 km or 144 mi	Girardot	$483
239 km or 148 mi	Soacha	$748
242 km or 150 mi	Turbo	$634
246 km or 153 mi	Bogota	$868
250 km or 155 mi	Tulua	$477
257 km or 160 mi	Tunja	$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

Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3274
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3082
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2940
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3023
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2977
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3781
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2831
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3053
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3048
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2874
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2981
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$2922
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3180
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2767
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2851
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2949
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3196
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3224
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3293
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2714
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2726
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3473
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3672
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3152
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$2986
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2845
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3091
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4155
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3804
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3442
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2885
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3010
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3578
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3584
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3159
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3288