Medellin vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$873
$2908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2221
$7212
🏠 One person rent
$395
$1829
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$3413
🍽️ Food expenses
$264
$707
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$417
$6392
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
67
80
😀 Quality of life
53
92
🏙️ Population
2.53M
737K

The cost of living in Medellin is 70% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 6207th and 206th ($873 vs $2908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 168th 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 2.2 months in Seattle. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Seattle ranked 16th in the United States, while ranked 6039th and 102nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Medellin Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.77
$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$8.02
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$1947
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$300
$1538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$864
$3856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$2943
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.7
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.3
$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.7
$67.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.54%
6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1473
$7855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1403
$5704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$2.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43
$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$1.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.18
$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.89
$6.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.13
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.3
$183
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.2
$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.7
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$239
$2227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6129
$28179

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2512
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2904
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$3091
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2301
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3229
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2784
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2489
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2743
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2821
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2655
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2512
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2769
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2491
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2819
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2692
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2449
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2515
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2619
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2172
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$2569
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2348
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2655
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2774
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2581
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2417
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2576
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2307
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2534
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2435
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2609
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2612
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2314
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$2546
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2577
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2263