Medellin vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1162
$3957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2810
$8247
🏠 One person rent
$579
$2805
🏘️ Family rent
$997
$4446
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$765
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$535
$6139
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
65
87
😀 Quality of life
64
91
🏙️ Population
2.53M
1.01M

The cost of living in Medellin is 71% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 4852nd and 8th ($1162 vs $3957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th 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 1.6 months in San Jose, United States. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs San Jose, United States ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 5346th and 126th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medellin vs San Jose, United States

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Medellin San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.47
$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$95
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.22
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$9.09
☕ Cappuccino
$2.65
$5.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$3.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$689
$3010
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$446
$2448
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1244
$4541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$792
$4005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.3
$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.9
$74.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.36%
6.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2880
$8786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1250
$8977
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58.3
$90
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$4.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$4.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$5.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$5.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$5.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$3.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$3.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.23
$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.57
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.38
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$6.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.5
$111
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.63
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$128
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.8
$59.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$533
$1815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8196
$23151

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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

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3460
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3625
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4184
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3368
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3217
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2928
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3345
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3387
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3194
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3808
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3172
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3616
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3234
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3356
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3357
36 km or 22 mi Union
$3075
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3728
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3582
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3357
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3486
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$3073
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3029
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3698
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3577
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3588
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2822
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3088
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2822
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3797
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2968
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$3043
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3310
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2848
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3276
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$3873
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3261
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3559
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2088
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3252
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3273