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

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Medellin San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1030
$3952
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2487
$8290
🏠 One person rent
$494
$2795
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$4452
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$775
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$552
$5915
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
66
87
😀 Quality of life
60
93
🏙️ Population
2.53M
1.01M

The cost of living in Medellin is 74% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 5342nd and 6th ($1030 vs $3952) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th 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 Jose, United States. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs San Jose, United States ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 5890th and 88th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medellin San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.21
$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.9
$99.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.86
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.78
$9.08
☕ Cappuccino
$2.07
$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$3.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$542
$2999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$383
$2438
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$987
$4520
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$671
$4008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.7
$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86
$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23
$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.1%
6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2220
$10416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1524
$9325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.3
$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.53
$5.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$22.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.11
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.06
$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$6.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$4.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$1.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$3.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.78
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.8
$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.66
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.3
$176
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$63
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$402
$1874
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6383
$22302

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$950
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$881
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$678
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$708
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$730
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$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

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3424
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3476
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4335
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3356
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3202
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2942
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3426
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3415
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3182
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3765
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3130
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3328
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3133
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3333
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3359
36 km or 22 mi Union
$3045
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3890
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3719
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3382
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3462
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$2955
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3089
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3748
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3553
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3634
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2826
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3070
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2810
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3756
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2957
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$3071
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3317
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2850
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3285
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$3818
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3230
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3255
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2114
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3227
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3254