Medellin vs Portland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Medellin	Portland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$906	$2629
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2260	$6215
🏠 One person rent	$408	$1568
🏘️ Family rent	$761	$2656
🍽️ Food expenses	$275	$680
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$432	$4810
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	66	88
😀 Quality of life	53	90
🏙️ Population	2.53M	653K

The cost of living in Medellin is 66% less expensive than in Portland. Cities ranked 6005th and 603rd ($906 vs $2629) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 553rd 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 Portland. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Portland ranked 34th in the United States, while ranked 6049th and 157th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medellin vs Portland

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	Medellin	Portland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.13	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.6	$74.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.21	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$7.4
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$1608
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$312	$1314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$851	$2917
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$618	$2257
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.3	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.5	$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.9	$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.16%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1715	$3766
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1447	$3350
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.79	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.1	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.3	$3.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$4.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.33	$4.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$4.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$4.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$1.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$3.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.41	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.41	$14.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.4	$7.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.85	$7.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.28	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.3	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.57	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$187
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$32.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$64	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.4	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$1788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5682	$16585

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2390
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2415
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2508
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2437
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2465
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2425
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2432
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2484
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2420
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2341
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2410
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2353
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2585
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2379
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2361
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2368
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$2095
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2119
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2029
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2206
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2523
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$1967
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2174
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2571
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2406
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2460
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2604
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2449
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1744
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2644
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2604
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2517
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2796
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2532
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2338
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1882
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2784
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2623
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2741