Medellin vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Medellin	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$867	$692
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2196	$1496
🏠 One person rent	$387	$320
🏘️ Family rent	$760	$451
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$265
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$40.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$412	$269
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	67	30
😀 Quality of life	54	37
🏙️ Population	2.53M	159K

The cost of living in Medellin is 25% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 6140th and 6860th ($867 vs $692) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Colombia and Cape Verde, respectively. Check Colombia vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medellin compared to 0.4 months in Praia. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 5994th and 7486th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medellin vs Praia

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	Medellin	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.65	$4.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.9	$27.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.44	$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$2.05
☕ Cappuccino	$1.76	$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$435	$289
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$289	$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$819	$437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$629	$259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.2	$70.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.9	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.2	$49.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14%	14.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1728	$909
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1560	$909
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.75	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.5	$22.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14	$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.3	$2.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.25	$7.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.48	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$8.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.49	$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.1	$26.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.8	$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$2.38
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.3	$43
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$217	$75.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6416	$1069

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Cities near Medellin

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Envigado	$812
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Bello	$778
131 km or 82 mi	Manizales	$727
135 km or 84 mi	Quibdo	$649
160 km or 99 mi	Pereira	$639
171 km or 106 mi	Cartago	$639
179 km or 111 mi	Salento	$567
190 km or 118 mi	Armenia	$551
205 km or 127 mi	Ibague	$525
209 km or 130 mi	Facatativa	$433
212 km or 131 mi	Barrancabermeja	$592
221 km or 137 mi	Zipaquira	$645
232 km or 144 mi	Girardot	$416
239 km or 148 mi	Soacha	$724
242 km or 150 mi	Turbo	$624
246 km or 153 mi	Bogota	$883
250 km or 155 mi	Tulua	$493
257 km or 160 mi	Tunja	$511
282 km or 175 mi	Monteria	$633
285 km or 177 mi	Duitama	$617
288 km or 179 mi	Bucaramanga	$649
289 km or 179 mi	Floridablanca	$612
298 km or 185 mi	Sogamoso	$597
308 km or 192 mi	Buenaventura	$552
312 km or 194 mi	Palmira	$648
318 km or 198 mi	Villavicencio	$530
329 km or 204 mi	Cali	$720
331 km or 206 mi	Ocana	$612
334 km or 208 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$573
340 km or 211 mi	Sincelejo	$536
346 km or 215 mi	Magangue	$582
367 km or 228 mi	Yopal	$594
370 km or 230 mi	Neiva	$507
386 km or 240 mi	Cucuta	$708
387 km or 241 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$595
391 km or 243 mi	Rubio	$593
406 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$589
410 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$592
438 km or 272 mi	Popayan	$455
448 km or 279 mi	La Grita	$617

Cities near Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$692
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$749
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1179
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1067
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1009
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$486
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$1061
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$556
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$441
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$1068
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$1070
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1081
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$1060
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$584
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$618
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$799
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$1049
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$778
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$968
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1024
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$971
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$751
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$989
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$689
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$689
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$977
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$975
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1659
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1624
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1175
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1759
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1214
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1206
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$501
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1191
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$518
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$470
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$536
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$471
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$471