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

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Medellin San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$867
$3502
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2196
$7476
🏠 One person rent
$387
$2428
🏘️ Family rent
$760
$4021
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$717
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$195
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$412
$6928
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
67
87
😀 Quality of life
54
92
🏙️ Population
2.53M
1.01M

The cost of living in Medellin is 75% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 6140th and 22nd ($867 vs $3502) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 20th 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 2 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 5994th and 69th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medellin San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.65
$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.9
$87.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.44
$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$7.93
 Cappuccino
$1.76
$5.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$2372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$2164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$819
$4451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$629
$3536
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$84.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14%
6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1728
$13837
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1560
$9980
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.5
$108
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$19.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$4.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$4.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$4.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.25
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$4.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$3.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.37
$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$4.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.1
$88.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.04
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$101
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.3
$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$217
$1687
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6416
$15889

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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

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3272
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3301
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4204
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3222
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3057
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2974
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3184
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3171
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3064
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3733
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3012
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3186
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3003
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3245
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3313
36 km or 22 mi Union
$2922
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3389
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3422
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3300
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3644
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$2952
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3047
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$2908
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3567
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3518
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2660
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3109
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2650
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3583
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2881
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$2969
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3219
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2860
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3163
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$2929
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3147
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3358
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2141
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3130
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3123