Medellin vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person
$867
$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2196
$5120
🏠 One person rent
$387
$1382
🏘️ Family rent
$760
$2287
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$542
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$412
$3866
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
67
81
😀 Quality of life
54
90
🏙️ Population
2.53M
1.43M

The cost of living in Medellin is 61% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 6140th and 1242nd ($867 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1113th 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 San Antonio. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs San Antonio ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 5994th and 137th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medellin San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.65
$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.9
$66.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.44
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$5.37
☕ Cappuccino
$1.76
$5.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$1467
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$1106
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$819
$2477
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$629
$1891
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$73.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14%
6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1728
$7160
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1560
$3053
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$2.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.5
$55.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$17.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$2.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.25
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$3.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.37
$7.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$3.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.1
$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.04
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$94
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.3
$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$217
$1445
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6416
$19044

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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
27 km or 17 mi Schertz
$2146
30 km or 18 mi Cibolo
$2158
48 km or 30 mi New Braunfels
$2175
54 km or 33 mi Seguin
$2146
74 km or 46 mi San Marcos
$2093
87 km or 54 mi Kyle
$2150
93 km or 58 mi Kerrville
$2186
122 km or 76 mi Austin
$2590
136 km or 85 mi Cedar Park
$2191
140 km or 87 mi Leander
$2190
141 km or 88 mi Pflugerville
$2179
145 km or 90 mi Round Rock
$2095
157 km or 98 mi Georgetown
$2146
161 km or 100 mi Victoria
$2220
197 km or 122 mi Copperas Cove
$2013
200 km or 124 mi Harker Heights
$1989
201 km or 125 mi Killeen
$1902
210 km or 130 mi Eagle Pass
$1979
213 km or 132 mi Piedras Negras
$710
215 km or 134 mi Corpus Christi
$1560
216 km or 134 mi Temple
$2066
221 km or 137 mi Kingsville
$1789
233 km or 145 mi Del Rio
$1931
235 km or 146 mi Laredo
$1842
236 km or 147 mi Ciudad Acuna
$789
237 km or 147 mi Nuevo Laredo
$595
247 km or 153 mi Bryan
$1925
247 km or 154 mi College Station
$1829
261 km or 162 mi Rosenberg
$2136
269 km or 167 mi Waco
$2071
279 km or 174 mi Sugar Land
$2148
286 km or 178 mi Missouri
$2128
293 km or 182 mi San Angelo
$1972
300 km or 186 mi Lake Jackson
$2080
300 km or 187 mi The Woodlands
$2737
303 km or 188 mi Houston
$2221
308 km or 191 mi Spring
$2126
309 km or 192 mi Conroe
$1801
310 km or 193 mi Pearland
$2118
312 km or 194 mi Stephenville
$2108