Medellin vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$867
$2757
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2196
$6734
🏠 One person rent
$387
$1795
🏘️ Family rent
$760
$3490
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$671
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$412
$4345
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
67
82
😀 Quality of life
54
87
🏙️ Population
2.53M
468K

The cost of living in Medellin is 69% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 6140th and 304th ($867 vs $2757) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 266th 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 1.6 months in Raleigh. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Raleigh ranked 58th in the United States, while ranked 5994th and 235th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medellin Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.65
$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.9
$85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.44
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$6.28
☕ Cappuccino
$1.76
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$1793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$1489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$819
$3656
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$629
$3034
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$83.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14%
6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1728
$9360
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1560
$4247
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$2.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.5
$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$4.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$5.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.25
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$5.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$6.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.37
$7.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$4.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.1
$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.04
$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$159
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.3
$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$217
$1470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6416
$22084

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2334
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2313
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1731
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2271
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2161
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2112
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2163
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2071
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2162
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2159
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$2236
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2063
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$2031
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1787
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2084
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2082
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2084
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1947
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$1855
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2098
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2053
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2020
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$2052
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2056
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2082
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$2105
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2139
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$2044
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$2074
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1929
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2112
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2163
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$2056
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$2191
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$2014
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2441
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2229
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2218
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2348
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1857