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

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Medellin San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$873
$3674
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2221
$8354
🏠 One person rent
$395
$2553
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$4614
🍽️ Food expenses
$264
$756
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$417
$6972
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
67
87
😀 Quality of life
53
93
🏙️ Population
2.53M
1.01M

The cost of living in Medellin is 76% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 6207th and 13th ($873 vs $3674) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 11th 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 1.9 months in San Jose, United States. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 6039th and 57th 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
$5.77
$25.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$99.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$9.02
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$6.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$2518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$300
$2244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$864
$4974
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$4085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.7
$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.3
$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.7
$76.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.54%
6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1473
$11099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1403
$11117
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43
$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$4.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$3.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$3.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$6.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.18
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.89
$4.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.13
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.3
$151
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.2
$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.7
$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$239
$1894
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6129
$23974

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$871
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$789
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$653
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$661
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$641
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$619
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$562
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$541
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$501
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$641
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$573
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$681
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$483
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$748
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$634
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$868
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$477
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$526
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$620
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$851
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$642
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$584
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$523
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$718
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$652
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$475
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$733
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$590
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$638
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$506
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$582
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$687
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$520
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$552
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$601
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$598
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$592
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$598
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$462
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$617

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3322
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3417
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4181
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3147
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3083
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2799
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3305
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3220
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3085
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3610
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3094
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3159
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3010
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3228
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3288
36 km or 22 mi Union
$2986
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3584
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3433
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3442
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3578
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$3118
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3085
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3527
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3804
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3473
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2981
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3091
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2802
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3672
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2931
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$3023
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3293
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2851
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3224
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$2922
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3196
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3274
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2250
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3170
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3146