Medellin vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1030
$3469
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2487
$7890
🏠 One person rent
$494
$2370
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$4148
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$726
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$552
$5254
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
66
86
😀 Quality of life
60
93
🏙️ Population
2.53M
1.39M

The cost of living in Medellin is 70% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 5342nd and 43rd ($1030 vs $3469) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 33rd 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 1.5 months in San Diego. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs San Diego ranked 26th in the United States, while ranked 5890th and 97th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medellin San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.21
$21.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.9
$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.86
$15.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.78
$8.63
☕ Cappuccino
$2.07
$6.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$542
$2499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$383
$2053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$987
$4569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$671
$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.7
$156
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86
$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23
$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.1%
6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2220
$9580
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1524
$7151
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.3
$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$3.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$3.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.53
$6.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.11
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.06
$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$4.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$2.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.78
$14.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$9.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$5.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.8
$63.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.66
$17.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.3
$131
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$30.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$63
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$402
$1745
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6383
$28967

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$881
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$678
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$708
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$730
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$679
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$655
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$667
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$506
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$722
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$1082
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$762
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$515
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$848
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$721
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$976
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$511
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$637
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$663
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$960
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$693
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$686
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$581
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$782
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$693
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$546
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$759
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$704
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$715
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$547
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$667
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$777
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$565
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$620
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$673
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$671
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$684
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$673
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$572
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$677

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4.2 km or 2.6 mi Coronado
$3195
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$3013
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$2932
14 km or 9 mi Chula Vista
$2972
14 km or 9 mi La Mesa
$2943
16 km or 9.8 mi Imperial Beach
$2909
18 km or 11 mi La Jolla
$2996
21 km or 13 mi El Cajon
$2988
24 km or 15 mi Tijuana
$1210
25 km or 15 mi Santee
$2887
30 km or 19 mi Poway
$2922
38 km or 24 mi Encinitas
$3066
40 km or 25 mi Las Delicias
$1063
43 km or 26 mi Rosarito Beach
$1055
46 km or 29 mi Escondido
$3215
47 km or 30 mi San Marcos
$2931
52 km or 33 mi Carlsbad
$3252
54 km or 33 mi Vista
$2930
57 km or 36 mi Oceanside
$3274
73 km or 46 mi Fallbrook
$2873
88 km or 55 mi Temecula
$2681
91 km or 57 mi San Clemente
$2967
95 km or 59 mi Murrieta
$3049
97 km or 61 mi Dana Point
$2994
98 km or 61 mi French Valley
$2715
99 km or 61 mi San Juan Capistrano
$3057
99 km or 61 mi Wildomar
$2776
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$3490
107 km or 66 mi Laguna Beach
$3075
107 km or 67 mi Menifee
$2626
109 km or 68 mi Ensenada
$903
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$2671
110 km or 68 mi Mission Viejo
$3585
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$3037
111 km or 69 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$3014
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$3450
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$2539
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$2742
119 km or 74 mi Perris
$2691
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$2782