Medellin vs Omaha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Medellin	Omaha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$906	$2068
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2260	$5023
🏠 One person rent	$408	$1218
🏘️ Family rent	$761	$2227
🍽️ Food expenses	$275	$605
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$97.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$432	$4141
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	66	75
😀 Quality of life	53	88
🏙️ Population	2.53M	486K

The cost of living in Medellin is 56% less expensive than in Omaha. Cities ranked 6005th and 1666th ($906 vs $2068) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1477th 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 2 months in Omaha. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Omaha ranked 57th in the United States, while ranked 6049th and 242nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Medellin	Omaha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.13	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.6	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.21	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$4.92
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$1167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$312	$918
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$851	$2548
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$618	$1708
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.3	$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.5	$288
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.9	$63.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.16%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1715	$1944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1447	$1801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.79	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.1	$55.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.3	$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$3.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.33	$3.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$5.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$6.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$4.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.41	$8.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.41	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.4	$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.85	$4.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.28	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.3	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.57	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$95.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$64	$57.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.4	$94.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$917
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5682	$24732

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Cities near Medellin

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Envigado	$897
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Bello	$839
131 km or 82 mi	Manizales	$653
135 km or 84 mi	Quibdo	$705
160 km or 99 mi	Pereira	$680
171 km or 106 mi	Cartago	$649
179 km or 111 mi	Salento	$605
190 km or 118 mi	Armenia	$598
205 km or 127 mi	Ibague	$529
209 km or 130 mi	Facatativa	$674
212 km or 131 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
221 km or 137 mi	Zipaquira	$709
232 km or 144 mi	Girardot	$493
239 km or 148 mi	Soacha	$794
242 km or 150 mi	Turbo	$664
246 km or 153 mi	Bogota	$887
250 km or 155 mi	Tulua	$513
257 km or 160 mi	Tunja	$563
282 km or 175 mi	Monteria	$645
285 km or 177 mi	Duitama	$882
288 km or 179 mi	Bucaramanga	$657
289 km or 179 mi	Floridablanca	$648
298 km or 185 mi	Sogamoso	$534
308 km or 192 mi	Buenaventura	$742
312 km or 194 mi	Palmira	$666
318 km or 198 mi	Villavicencio	$497
329 km or 204 mi	Cali	$748
331 km or 206 mi	Ocana	$650
334 km or 208 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$669
340 km or 211 mi	Sincelejo	$524
346 km or 215 mi	Magangue	$604
367 km or 228 mi	Yopal	$722
370 km or 230 mi	Neiva	$557
386 km or 240 mi	Cucuta	$562
387 km or 241 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
391 km or 243 mi	Rubio	$599
406 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$592
410 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$598
438 km or 272 mi	Popayan	$477
448 km or 279 mi	La Grita	$618

Cities near Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1794
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$2014
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$1994
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1698
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1996
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1759
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$1949
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1859
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1865
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$2000
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1878
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1857
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1853
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1831
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1854
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1706
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1829
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1709
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1777
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2092
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1649
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$1993
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1848
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$1992
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$1922
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1720
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$1684
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2196
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1710
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2259
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2121
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2322
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1825
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2312
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2437
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2290
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2039
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2325
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$2124
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$1979