Medellin vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$873
$2477
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2221
$5984
🏠 One person rent
$395
$1542
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$2792
🍽️ Food expenses
$264
$647
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$417
$4931
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
67
82
😀 Quality of life
53
89
🏙️ Population
2.53M
468K

The cost of living in Medellin is 65% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 6207th and 806th ($873 vs $2477) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 719th 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 2 months in Raleigh. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Raleigh ranked 49th in the United States, while ranked 6039th and 202nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Medellin Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.77
$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$77.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$6.03
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$2.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$1570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$300
$1231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$864
$2956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$2331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.7
$166
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.3
$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.7
$77.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.54%
6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1473
$7431
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1403
$3484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$2.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43
$61.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$4.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$4.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$5.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$5.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.18
$7.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.89
$4.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.13
$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.3
$158
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$23.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.2
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.7
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$239
$1530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6129
$22229

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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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12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2278
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$2383
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1859
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2228
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2217
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2137
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2158
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2146
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2212
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2141
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$2105
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2057
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$2043
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1697
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2122
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2054
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2110
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1791
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$2012
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2099
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2060
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2026
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$2110
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2094
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2162
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$2076
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2105
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$1882
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$1972
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1917
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2081
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2119
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$1705
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$2146
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$2022
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2135
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2299
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2194
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2288
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1753