Medellin vs Puebla - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Puebla
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1030
$998
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2487
$2647
🏠 One person rent
$494
$407
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$715
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$381
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$552
$820
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
66
35
😀 Quality of life
60
59
🏙️ Population
2.53M
1.43M

The cost of living in Medellin is 3% more expensive than in Puebla. Cities ranked 5342nd and 5601st ($1030 vs $998) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 34th in Colombia and Mexico, respectively. Check Colombia vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medellin compared to 0.8 months in Puebla. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Puebla ranked 7th in Mexico, while ranked 5890th and 5952nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Medellin Puebla
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.21
$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.9
$44.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.86
$8.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.78
$3.08
☕ Cappuccino
$2.07
$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$542
$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$383
$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$987
$855
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$671
$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.7
$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86
$57.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23
$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.1%
10.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2220
$895
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1524
$656
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.3
$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$2.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.53
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$7.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.11
$6.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.06
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$4.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.78
$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.8
$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.66
$5.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.3
$45.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$63
$48.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$402
$413
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6383
$19753

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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
30 km or 18 mi Atlixco
$914
75 km or 47 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$938
82 km or 51 mi Cuautla
$977
82 km or 51 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$962
86 km or 53 mi Texcoco de Mora
$904
90 km or 56 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$898
103 km or 64 mi Jiutepec
$842
106 km or 66 mi Mexico City
$1331
107 km or 66 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$777
108 km or 67 mi Cuernavaca
$819
109 km or 68 mi Tehuacan
$860
116 km or 72 mi Tlalnepantla
$932
117 km or 73 mi Naucalpan
$908
119 km or 74 mi Tultepec
$851
120 km or 74 mi Orizaba
$875
120 km or 74 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$869
122 km or 76 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$942
124 km or 77 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$818
124 km or 77 mi Teziutlan
$875
124 km or 77 mi Zumpango
$868
131 km or 81 mi Pachuca
$717
136 km or 85 mi Cordoba
$893
140 km or 87 mi Coatepec
$784
147 km or 91 mi Xalapa
$643
153 km or 95 mi Toluca
$926
156 km or 97 mi Taxco
$912
160 km or 99 mi Iguala
$936
183 km or 114 mi Poza Rica
$858
206 km or 128 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$905
215 km or 134 mi Chilpancingo
$724
217 km or 135 mi Veracruz
$829
238 km or 148 mi San Juan del Rio
$981
260 km or 162 mi Alvarado
$847
268 km or 167 mi Oaxaca
$934
284 km or 177 mi Queretaro
$1184
301 km or 187 mi Acapulco
$798
314 km or 195 mi Santiago Tuxtla
$867
318 km or 197 mi Celaya
$764
320 km or 199 mi Morelia
$873
323 km or 201 mi San Andres Tuxtla
$872