Medellin vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1162
$2682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2810
$6170
🏠 One person rent
$579
$1646
🏘️ Family rent
$997
$2782
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$710
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$535
$4542
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
65
54
😀 Quality of life
64
87
🏙️ Population
2.53M
525K

The cost of living in Medellin is 57% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 4852nd and 605th ($1162 vs $2682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 533rd 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 109th in the United States, while ranked 5346th and 347th 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
$6.47
$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.22
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$8.04
☕ Cappuccino
$2.65
$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$689
$1781
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$446
$1302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1244
$2832
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$792
$2335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.3
$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.9
$66
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.36%
6.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2880
$4948
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1250
$3517
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58.3
$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$3.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$4.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$4.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$5.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$3.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$1.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$3.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.23
$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.57
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.38
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$4.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$3.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.5
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.63
$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.8
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$533
$1488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8196
$20438

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Cities near Medellin

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$1041
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$1012
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$737
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$802
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$862
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$769
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$749
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$749
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$537
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$816
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$1001
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$858
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$559
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$958
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$797
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$1106
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$563
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$680
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$733
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$1045
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$816
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$795
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$630
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$856
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$788
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$593
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$850
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$765
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$789
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$586
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$727
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$740
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$606
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$674
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$678
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$678
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$685
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$678
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$631
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$687

Cities near Sacramento

Distance City Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi West Sacramento
$2600
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Parkway-South Sacramento
$2631
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Arden-Arcade
$2671
16 km or 9.9 mi Rancho Cordova
$2722
18 km or 11 mi Elk Grove
$2775
21 km or 13 mi Citrus Heights
$2793
22 km or 14 mi Davis
$2978
26 km or 16 mi Roseville
$2918
27 km or 17 mi Woodland
$2768
30 km or 19 mi Folsom
$2732
33 km or 20 mi Rocklin
$2660
33 km or 20 mi Dixon
$2911
38 km or 24 mi Lincoln
$2667
38 km or 24 mi Galt
$2815
49 km or 30 mi Vacaville
$3204
53 km or 33 mi Lodi
$2710
59 km or 37 mi Suisun
$3091
61 km or 38 mi Fairfield
$3318
62 km or 39 mi Placerville
$2771
63 km or 39 mi Yuba
$2161
67 km or 42 mi Oakley
$2980
69 km or 43 mi Stockton
$2374
69 km or 43 mi Antioch
$3179
70 km or 44 mi Pittsburg
$2962
74 km or 46 mi Brentwood
$3017
77 km or 48 mi Napa
$3431
82 km or 51 mi Benicia
$2804
82 km or 51 mi Concord
$2748
84 km or 52 mi Martinez
$2905
85 km or 53 mi Vallejo
$2393
85 km or 53 mi Pleasant Hill
$2796
86 km or 53 mi Lathrop
$2677
89 km or 55 mi Manteca
$2668
90 km or 56 mi Walnut Creek
$2900
91 km or 56 mi Sonoma
$3050
93 km or 58 mi Tracy
$2088
94 km or 58 mi Hercules
$2893
94 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2906
95 km or 59 mi Danville
$3873
98 km or 61 mi San Ramon
$2848