Medellin vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1030
$2340
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2487
$5236
🏠 One person rent
$494
$1406
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$2208
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$627
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$552
$4277
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
66
70
😀 Quality of life
60
91
🏙️ Population
2.53M
1.61M

The cost of living in Medellin is 56% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 5342nd and 1184th ($1030 vs $2340) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1035th 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 Phoenix. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Phoenix ranked 52nd in the United States, while ranked 5890th and 181st among best cities to live in the world.

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Medellin Phoenix
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.21
$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.9
$76
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.86
$12.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.78
$6.04
☕ Cappuccino
$2.07
$6.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$542
$1511
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$383
$1104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$987
$2337
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$671
$1799
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.7
$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86
$230
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23
$71.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.1%
6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2220
$4621
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1524
$3554
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.3
$63.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$3.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$4.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.53
$5.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.11
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.06
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.78
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$4.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.8
$38.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.66
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.3
$114
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$63
$53
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$402
$1277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6383
$16644

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$950
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$881
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$678
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$708
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$730
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$679
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$655
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$667
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$506
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$722
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$1082
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$762
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$515
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$848
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$721
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$976
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$511
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$637
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$663
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$960
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$693
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$686
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$581
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$782
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$693
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$546
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$759
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$704
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$715
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$547
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$667
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$777
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$565
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$620
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$673
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$671
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$684
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$673
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$572
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$677

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Glendale
$1977
14 km or 9 mi Scottsdale
$2332
16 km or 10 mi Peoria
$2344
17 km or 10 mi Tempe
$2448
25 km or 15 mi El Mirage
$2322
26 km or 16 mi Mesa
$2417
27 km or 17 mi Avondale
$2523
28 km or 17 mi Goodyear
$2481
29 km or 18 mi Surprise
$2353
33 km or 21 mi Chandler
$2349
33 km or 21 mi Gilbert
$2447
33 km or 21 mi Fountain Hills
$2371
51 km or 31 mi Queen Creek
$3031
51 km or 32 mi Apache Junction
$2491
51 km or 32 mi Buckeye
$2365
53 km or 33 mi Maricopa
$2320
78 km or 48 mi Casa Grande
$2403
84 km or 52 mi Florence
$2466
118 km or 73 mi Prescott
$2348
122 km or 76 mi Prescott Valley
$2341
155 km or 96 mi Marana
$2084
160 km or 99 mi Oro Valley
$2060
165 km or 102 mi Casas Adobes
$2021
181 km or 112 mi Tucson
$1940
190 km or 118 mi Flagstaff
$2598
205 km or 128 mi Sahuarita
$2046
232 km or 144 mi Lake Havasu
$2021
234 km or 145 mi Blythe
$2757
254 km or 158 mi Yuma
$1760
259 km or 161 mi Kingman
$1883
264 km or 164 mi Nogales
$2095
268 km or 166 mi Nogales
$727
276 km or 171 mi San Luis
$1911
276 km or 172 mi San Luis Rio Colorado
$965
278 km or 173 mi Sierra Vista
$1612
290 km or 180 mi Bullhead
$1855
313 km or 194 mi Caborca
$881
327 km or 203 mi Brawley
$2751
330 km or 205 mi Mexicali
$945
332 km or 207 mi Calexico
$2766