Medellin vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person
$906
$2813
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2260
$6464
🏠 One person rent
$408
$1786
🏘️ Family rent
$761
$2984
🍽️ Food expenses
$275
$700
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$432
$4579
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
66
54
😀 Quality of life
53
86
🏙️ Population
2.53M
525K

The cost of living in Medellin is 68% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 6005th and 313th ($906 vs $2813) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 277th 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 Sacramento. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Sacramento ranked 81st in the United States, while ranked 6049th and 308th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medellin vs Sacramento

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Medellin Sacramento
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.13
$19.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.6
$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.21
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$7.64
☕ Cappuccino
$1.92
$5.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$1822
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$1446
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$3005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$618
$2512
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.3
$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.5
$301
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.9
$71.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.16%
6.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1715
$4209
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1447
$3946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.1
$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.3
$3.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$5.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.44
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.62
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$6.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$3.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$2.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.41
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.41
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.4
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$6.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.3
$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.57
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$134
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$64
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.4
$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$292
$1530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5682
$29998

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MedellinSacramento

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$705
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$680
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$649
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$605
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$598
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$529
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$674
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$1031
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$709
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$493
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$794
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$664
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$887
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$513
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$563
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$645
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$882
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$657
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$648
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$534
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$742
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$666
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$497
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$748
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$650
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$669
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$524
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$604
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$722
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$557
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$562
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$601
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$599
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$592
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$598
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$477
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$618

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Distance City Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi West Sacramento
$2652
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Parkway-South Sacramento
$2692
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Arden-Arcade
$2680
16 km or 9.9 mi Rancho Cordova
$2708
18 km or 11 mi Elk Grove
$2765
21 km or 13 mi Citrus Heights
$2744
22 km or 14 mi Davis
$2848
26 km or 16 mi Roseville
$2832
27 km or 17 mi Woodland
$2816
30 km or 19 mi Folsom
$2684
33 km or 20 mi Rocklin
$2560
33 km or 20 mi Dixon
$2869
38 km or 24 mi Lincoln
$2612
38 km or 24 mi Galt
$2762
49 km or 30 mi Vacaville
$3102
53 km or 33 mi Lodi
$2624
59 km or 37 mi Suisun
$3212
61 km or 38 mi Fairfield
$3551
62 km or 39 mi Placerville
$2732
63 km or 39 mi Yuba
$2188
67 km or 42 mi Oakley
$2977
69 km or 43 mi Stockton
$2170
69 km or 43 mi Antioch
$3193
70 km or 44 mi Pittsburg
$2938
74 km or 46 mi Brentwood
$3015
77 km or 48 mi Napa
$3453
82 km or 51 mi Benicia
$2767
82 km or 51 mi Concord
$2778
84 km or 52 mi Martinez
$2780
85 km or 53 mi Vallejo
$2412
85 km or 53 mi Pleasant Hill
$2816
86 km or 53 mi Lathrop
$2646
89 km or 55 mi Manteca
$2622
90 km or 56 mi Walnut Creek
$2932
91 km or 56 mi Sonoma
$3048
93 km or 58 mi Tracy
$2135
94 km or 58 mi Hercules
$2840
94 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2888
95 km or 59 mi Danville
$3785
98 km or 61 mi San Ramon
$3045