Medellin vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Medellin	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$873	$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2221	$4931
🏠 One person rent	$395	$1336
🏘️ Family rent	$782	$2192
🍽️ Food expenses	$264	$560
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$417	$4224
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	67	81
😀 Quality of life	53	91
🏙️ Population	2.53M	1.43M

The cost of living in Medellin is 60% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 6207th and 1380th ($873 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1203rd 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 1.9 months in San Antonio. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs San Antonio ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 6039th and 118th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medellin vs San Antonio

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	Medellin	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.77	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.82	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$6.34
☕ Cappuccino	$1.96	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$300	$1053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$864	$2336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$646	$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.7	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.3	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.7	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.54%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1473	$6015
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1403	$2228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.72	$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43	$49.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.7	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$4.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.18	$9.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.27	$6.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.2	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.89	$3.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.22	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27	$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.3	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.07	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.7	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$239	$1127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6129	$10912

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Cities near Medellin

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

Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2155
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2156
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2177
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2226
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2223
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2071
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2473
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2250
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2145
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2194
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2231
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2097
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$2006
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$2037
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$734
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1749
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2186
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1885
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$2024
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1856
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$765
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$545
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1890
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1764
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2223
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2143
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2734
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2063
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2248
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2093
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1798
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2080
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2137