Medellin vs Portland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Portland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1162
$2785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2810
$6544
🏠 One person rent
$579
$1665
🏘️ Family rent
$997
$2793
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$732
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$535
$4971
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
65
88
😀 Quality of life
64
90
🏙️ Population
2.53M
653K

The cost of living in Medellin is 58% less expensive than in Portland. Cities ranked 4852nd and 456th ($1162 vs $2785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 392nd 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 47th in the United States, while ranked 5346th and 195th 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
$6.47
$21.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.22
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$7.63
☕ Cappuccino
$2.65
$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$689
$1760
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$446
$1357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1244
$2916
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$792
$2377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.3
$238
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.9
$69.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.36%
6.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2880
$3956
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1250
$3317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58.3
$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$23.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$4.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$4.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$5.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$5.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$5.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$1.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$3.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.23
$11.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.57
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.38
$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.5
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.63
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$180
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$35.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.8
$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$533
$1706
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8196
$24040

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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
8.1 km or 5.1 mi Milwaukie
$2298
11 km or 6.7 mi Lake Oswego
$2340
11 km or 6.9 mi Beaverton
$2451
13 km or 8.2 mi Tigard
$2401
14 km or 8.7 mi Vancouver
$2488
17 km or 11 mi West Linn
$2339
18 km or 11 mi Tualatin
$2367
18 km or 11 mi Gresham
$2237
18 km or 11 mi Oregon City
$2312
25 km or 16 mi Hillsboro
$2477
33 km or 21 mi Newberg
$2279
35 km or 21 mi Forest Grove
$2407
44 km or 27 mi Woodburn
$2145
54 km or 33 mi McMinnville
$2167
64 km or 40 mi Keizer
$2308
71 km or 44 mi Salem
$2391
72 km or 45 mi Longview
$2095
104 km or 65 mi Albany
$2315
116 km or 72 mi Corvallis
$2100
116 km or 72 mi The Dalles
$2222
136 km or 84 mi Centralia
$2765
165 km or 102 mi Springfield
$1969
166 km or 103 mi Eugene
$2277
168 km or 105 mi Lacey
$2616
171 km or 106 mi Olympia
$2592
177 km or 110 mi Spanaway
$2378
181 km or 113 mi Redmond
$2596
184 km or 114 mi Lakewood
$2576
185 km or 115 mi Aberdeen
$1742
187 km or 116 mi Puyallup
$2822
190 km or 118 mi University Place
$2722
192 km or 120 mi Tacoma
$2429
195 km or 121 mi Bend
$2767
201 km or 125 mi Federal Way
$2542
202 km or 125 mi Auburn
$2342
206 km or 128 mi Yakima
$1902
210 km or 131 mi Kent
$2775
210 km or 131 mi Des Moines
$2637
211 km or 131 mi Maple Valley
$2617
216 km or 134 mi SeaTac
$2783