Medellin vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Medellin	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$906	$2033
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2260	$4826
🏠 One person rent	$408	$1209
🏘️ Family rent	$761	$2134
🍽️ Food expenses	$275	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$432	$4114
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	66	81
😀 Quality of life	53	91
🏙️ Population	2.53M	1.43M

The cost of living in Medellin is 55% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 6005th and 1745th ($906 vs $2033) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1531st 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 20th in the United States, while ranked 6049th and 117th 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	$6.13	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.6	$64.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.21	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$6.38
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$5.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$2.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$1268
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$312	$939
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$851	$2285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$618	$1757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.3	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.5	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.9	$73.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.16%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1715	$4263
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1447	$2070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.79	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.1	$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.3	$2.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$3.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.33	$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.41	$8.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.41	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.4	$5.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.85	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.28	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.3	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.57	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$89.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$17.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$64	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.4	$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$1134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5682	$16552

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Cities near Medellin

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Envigado	$897
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Bello	$839
131 km or 82 mi	Manizales	$653
135 km or 84 mi	Quibdo	$705
160 km or 99 mi	Pereira	$680
171 km or 106 mi	Cartago	$649
179 km or 111 mi	Salento	$605
190 km or 118 mi	Armenia	$598
205 km or 127 mi	Ibague	$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

Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2132
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2148
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2182
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2224
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2223
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2152
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2455
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2260
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2163
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2192
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2215
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1969
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1986
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$726
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1767
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2134
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1877
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1964
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1646
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$759
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$625
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1944
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1853
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2230
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2087
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2732
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2265
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2093
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1799
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2108
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2133