Medellin vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$867
$922
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2196
$2016
🏠 One person rent
$387
$473
🏘️ Family rent
$760
$604
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$412
$324
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
67
56
😀 Quality of life
54
43
🏙️ Population
2.53M
2.9M

The cost of living in Medellin is 6% less expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 6140th and 5826th ($867 vs $922) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th in Colombia and Brazil, respectively. Check Colombia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medellin compared to 0.4 months in Salvador. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Salvador ranked 44th in Brazil, while ranked 5994th and 6863rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Medellin Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.65
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.9
$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.44
$7.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$1.67
☕ Cappuccino
$1.76
$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$819
$541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$629
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$9.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14%
12.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1728
$960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1560
$422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.5
$53.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$6.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.25
$7.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.37
$2.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.1
$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.04
$7.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$8.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.3
$37.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$73.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$217
$299
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6416
$12057

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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
75 km or 47 mi Valenca
$680
81 km or 51 mi Santo Antonio de Jesus
$674
93 km or 58 mi Feira de Santana
$701
93 km or 58 mi Alagoinhas
$666
155 km or 96 mi Serrinha
$635
197 km or 122 mi Jequie
$592
201 km or 125 mi Itaberaba
$620
210 km or 131 mi Ilheus
$494
218 km or 136 mi Itabuna
$438
222 km or 138 mi Estancia
$606
278 km or 173 mi Aracaju
$634
315 km or 196 mi Itapetinga
$566
328 km or 204 mi Vitoria da Conquista
$595
334 km or 207 mi Senhor do Bonfim
$525
364 km or 226 mi Penedo
$611
367 km or 228 mi Brumado
$597
391 km or 243 mi Porto Seguro
$577
397 km or 247 mi Paulo Afonso
$462
408 km or 254 mi Irece
$550
412 km or 256 mi Arapiraca
$634
446 km or 277 mi Palmeira dos Indios
$610
451 km or 280 mi Juazeiro
$444
454 km or 282 mi Petrolina
$436
465 km or 289 mi Itamaraju
$583
476 km or 296 mi Maceio
$651
482 km or 300 mi Guanambi
$621
485 km or 301 mi Rio Largo
$615
504 km or 313 mi Garanhuns
$612
524 km or 326 mi Teixeira de Freitas
$587
531 km or 330 mi Arcoverde
$580
532 km or 331 mi Bom Jesus da Lapa
$606
549 km or 341 mi Salgueiro
$576
590 km or 367 mi Caruaru
$504
605 km or 376 mi Janauba
$645
631 km or 392 mi Teofilo Otoni
$573
645 km or 401 mi Cabo de Santo Agostinho
$657
645 km or 401 mi Crato
$619
646 km or 402 mi Juazeiro do Norte
$631
655 km or 407 mi Sao Mateus
$601
662 km or 411 mi Jaboatao dos Guararapes
$711