Medellin vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1162
$2071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2810
$4674
🏠 One person rent
$579
$1211
🏘️ Family rent
$997
$1801
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$582
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$535
$4112
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
65
81
😀 Quality of life
64
91
🏙️ Population
2.53M
1.43M

The cost of living in Medellin is 44% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 4852nd and 1833rd ($1162 vs $2071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1452nd 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 2 months in San Antonio. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs San Antonio ranked 39th in the United States, while ranked 5346th and 156th 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
$6.47
$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.22
$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$6.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.65
$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$689
$1312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$446
$901
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1244
$1860
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$792
$1400
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.3
$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.9
$75.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.36%
6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2880
$4488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1250
$1816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58.3
$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$4.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$4.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.23
$9.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.57
$6.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.38
$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$4.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.5
$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.63
$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$95.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.8
$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$533
$1365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8196
$19123

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Schertz
$2093
30 km or 18 mi Cibolo
$2105
48 km or 30 mi New Braunfels
$2123
54 km or 33 mi Seguin
$2120
74 km or 46 mi San Marcos
$2125
87 km or 54 mi Kyle
$2168
93 km or 58 mi Kerrville
$1944
122 km or 76 mi Austin
$2475
136 km or 85 mi Cedar Park
$2151
140 km or 87 mi Leander
$2149
141 km or 88 mi Pflugerville
$2141
145 km or 90 mi Round Rock
$2058
157 km or 98 mi Georgetown
$2110
161 km or 100 mi Victoria
$2003
197 km or 122 mi Copperas Cove
$1963
200 km or 124 mi Harker Heights
$1937
201 km or 125 mi Killeen
$1857
210 km or 130 mi Eagle Pass
$1903
213 km or 132 mi Piedras Negras
$1005
215 km or 134 mi Corpus Christi
$1722
216 km or 134 mi Temple
$2070
221 km or 137 mi Kingsville
$1855
233 km or 145 mi Del Rio
$1897
235 km or 146 mi Laredo
$1708
236 km or 147 mi Ciudad Acuna
$1010
237 km or 147 mi Nuevo Laredo
$796
247 km or 153 mi Bryan
$1950
247 km or 154 mi College Station
$1843
261 km or 162 mi Rosenberg
$2096
269 km or 167 mi Waco
$2066
279 km or 174 mi Sugar Land
$2011
286 km or 178 mi Missouri
$2093
293 km or 182 mi San Angelo
$2519
300 km or 186 mi Lake Jackson
$2033
300 km or 187 mi The Woodlands
$2754
303 km or 188 mi Houston
$2261
308 km or 191 mi Spring
$2107
309 km or 192 mi Conroe
$1860
310 km or 193 mi Pearland
$2064
312 km or 194 mi Stephenville
$2093