Medellin vs Puebla - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Puebla
🚶 Cost of living one person
$873
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2221
$2466
🏠 One person rent
$395
$407
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$833
🍽️ Food expenses
$264
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$417
$629
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
67
35
😀 Quality of life
53
54
🏙️ Population
2.53M
1.43M

The cost of living in Medellin is 7% less expensive than in Puebla. Cities ranked 6207th and 6023rd ($873 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 26th 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 0.7 months in Puebla. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Puebla ranked 13th in Mexico, while ranked 6039th and 5982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Medellin Puebla
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.77
$7.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$7.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$426
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$300
$309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$864
$865
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$708
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.7
$35.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.3
$54.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.7
$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.54%
11.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1473
$741
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1403
$524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43
$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$2.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$7.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$7.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$9.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.18
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$6.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.89
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.13
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.3
$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$9.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.2
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.7
$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$239
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6129
$10619

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$871
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$789
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$653
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$661
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$641
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$619
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$562
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$541
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$501
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$641
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$573
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$681
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$483
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$748
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$634
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$868
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$477
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$526
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$620
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$851
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$642
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$584
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$523
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$718
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$652
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$475
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$733
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$590
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$638
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$506
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$582
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$687
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$520
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$552
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$601
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$598
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$592
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$598
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$462
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$617

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 18 mi Atlixco
$811
75 km or 47 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$816
82 km or 51 mi Cuautla
$843
82 km or 51 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$835
86 km or 53 mi Texcoco de Mora
$794
90 km or 56 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$723
103 km or 64 mi Jiutepec
$734
106 km or 66 mi Mexico City
$1190
107 km or 66 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$734
108 km or 67 mi Cuernavaca
$729
109 km or 68 mi Tehuacan
$504
116 km or 72 mi Tlalnepantla
$783
117 km or 73 mi Naucalpan
$835
119 km or 74 mi Tultepec
$757
120 km or 74 mi Orizaba
$723
120 km or 74 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$775
122 km or 76 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$884
124 km or 77 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$731
124 km or 77 mi Teziutlan
$763
124 km or 77 mi Zumpango
$772
131 km or 81 mi Pachuca
$704
136 km or 85 mi Cordoba
$759
140 km or 87 mi Coatepec
$694
147 km or 91 mi Xalapa
$589
153 km or 95 mi Toluca
$844
156 km or 97 mi Taxco
$789
160 km or 99 mi Iguala
$797
183 km or 114 mi Poza Rica
$660
206 km or 128 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$792
215 km or 134 mi Chilpancingo
$623
217 km or 135 mi Veracruz
$741
238 km or 148 mi San Juan del Rio
$828
260 km or 162 mi Alvarado
$726
268 km or 167 mi Oaxaca
$830
284 km or 177 mi Queretaro
$941
301 km or 187 mi Acapulco
$727
314 km or 195 mi Santiago Tuxtla
$707
318 km or 197 mi Celaya
$601
320 km or 199 mi Morelia
$748
323 km or 201 mi San Andres Tuxtla
$707