Medellin vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person
$873
$2656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2221
$6191
🏠 One person rent
$395
$1670
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$2836
🍽️ Food expenses
$264
$678
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$417
$4470
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
67
54
😀 Quality of life
53
87
🏙️ Population
2.53M
525K

The cost of living in Medellin is 67% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 6207th and 501st ($873 vs $2656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 443rd 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 1.7 months in Sacramento. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Sacramento ranked 77th in the United States, while ranked 6039th and 281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Medellin Sacramento
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.77
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$74.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$7.27
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$6.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$1688
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$300
$1409
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$864
$3018
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$2447
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.7
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.3
$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.7
$74.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.54%
6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1473
$4303
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1403
$4091
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43
$96.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$4.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$4.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$4.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$4.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$3.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.18
$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.89
$4.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.13
$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.3
$116
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.2
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.7
$92
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$239
$1525
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6129
$30262

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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
4.6 km or 2.9 mi West Sacramento
$2562
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Parkway-South Sacramento
$2593
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Arden-Arcade
$2624
16 km or 9.9 mi Rancho Cordova
$2678
18 km or 11 mi Elk Grove
$2722
21 km or 13 mi Citrus Heights
$2729
22 km or 14 mi Davis
$2757
26 km or 16 mi Roseville
$2839
27 km or 17 mi Woodland
$2929
30 km or 19 mi Folsom
$2667
33 km or 20 mi Rocklin
$2553
33 km or 20 mi Dixon
$2861
38 km or 24 mi Lincoln
$2613
38 km or 24 mi Galt
$2724
49 km or 30 mi Vacaville
$3171
53 km or 33 mi Lodi
$2593
59 km or 37 mi Suisun
$3186
61 km or 38 mi Fairfield
$3509
62 km or 39 mi Placerville
$2718
63 km or 39 mi Yuba
$2254
67 km or 42 mi Oakley
$2907
69 km or 43 mi Stockton
$2194
69 km or 43 mi Antioch
$3105
70 km or 44 mi Pittsburg
$2890
74 km or 46 mi Brentwood
$2934
77 km or 48 mi Napa
$3510
82 km or 51 mi Benicia
$2845
82 km or 51 mi Concord
$2726
84 km or 52 mi Martinez
$2714
85 km or 53 mi Vallejo
$2885
85 km or 53 mi Pleasant Hill
$2767
86 km or 53 mi Lathrop
$2557
89 km or 55 mi Manteca
$2561
90 km or 56 mi Walnut Creek
$2874
91 km or 56 mi Sonoma
$3088
93 km or 58 mi Tracy
$2250
94 km or 58 mi Hercules
$2949
94 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2831
95 km or 59 mi Danville
$2922
98 km or 61 mi San Ramon
$2851