Medellin vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1162
$2423
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2810
$5582
🏠 One person rent
$579
$1419
🏘️ Family rent
$997
$2230
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$694
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$535
$4178
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
65
71
😀 Quality of life
64
89
🏙️ Population
2.53M
1.61M

The cost of living in Medellin is 52% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 4852nd and 1041st ($1162 vs $2423) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 896th 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 Phoenix. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Phoenix ranked 58th in the United States, while ranked 5346th and 226th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medellin vs Phoenix

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Medellin Phoenix
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.47
$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.22
$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$5.95
☕ Cappuccino
$2.65
$6.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$2.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$689
$1497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$446
$1109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1244
$2358
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$792
$1803
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.3
$235
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.9
$80.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.36%
6.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2880
$4665
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1250
$3124
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58.3
$63.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$4.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$5.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$5.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$4.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$4.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$6.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$3.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.23
$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.57
$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.38
$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$4.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.5
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.63
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$112
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.8
$60.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$533
$1659
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8196
$21660

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$1041
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$1012
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$737
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$802
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$862
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$769
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$749
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$749
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$537
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$816
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$1001
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$858
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$559
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$958
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$797
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$1106
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$563
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$680
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$733
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$1045
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$816
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$795
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$630
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$856
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$788
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$593
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$850
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$765
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$789
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$586
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$727
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$740
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$606
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$674
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$678
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$678
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$685
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$678
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$631
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$687

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Glendale
$1974
14 km or 9 mi Scottsdale
$2509
16 km or 10 mi Peoria
$2366
17 km or 10 mi Tempe
$2463
25 km or 15 mi El Mirage
$2296
26 km or 16 mi Mesa
$2293
27 km or 17 mi Avondale
$2365
28 km or 17 mi Goodyear
$2343
29 km or 18 mi Surprise
$2346
33 km or 21 mi Chandler
$2367
33 km or 21 mi Gilbert
$2378
33 km or 21 mi Fountain Hills
$2373
51 km or 31 mi Queen Creek
$2988
51 km or 32 mi Apache Junction
$2482
51 km or 32 mi Buckeye
$2318
53 km or 33 mi Maricopa
$2243
78 km or 48 mi Casa Grande
$2374
84 km or 52 mi Florence
$2454
118 km or 73 mi Prescott
$2321
122 km or 76 mi Prescott Valley
$2312
155 km or 96 mi Marana
$2089
160 km or 99 mi Oro Valley
$2060
165 km or 102 mi Casas Adobes
$2011
181 km or 112 mi Tucson
$1933
190 km or 118 mi Flagstaff
$2573
205 km or 128 mi Sahuarita
$2070
232 km or 144 mi Lake Havasu
$2011
234 km or 145 mi Blythe
$2818
254 km or 158 mi Yuma
$1767
259 km or 161 mi Kingman
$1865
264 km or 164 mi Nogales
$2153
268 km or 166 mi Nogales
$771
276 km or 171 mi San Luis
$1924
276 km or 172 mi San Luis Rio Colorado
$950
278 km or 173 mi Sierra Vista
$1654
290 km or 180 mi Bullhead
$1835
313 km or 194 mi Caborca
$876
327 km or 203 mi Brawley
$2817
330 km or 205 mi Mexicali
$994
332 km or 207 mi Calexico
$2804