Medellin vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$867
$2974
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2196
$7082
🏠 One person rent
$387
$1895
🏘️ Family rent
$760
$3327
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$708
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$412
$6506
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
67
80
😀 Quality of life
54
90
🏙️ Population
2.53M
737K

The cost of living in Medellin is 71% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 6140th and 145th ($867 vs $2974) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 120th 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 19th in the United States, while ranked 5994th and 125th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medellin Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.65
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.9
$85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.44
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$8.28
☕ Cappuccino
$1.76
$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$2036
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$1598
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$819
$3765
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$629
$2858
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14%
6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1728
$9273
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1560
$5449
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.5
$96.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$3.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$4.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.25
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$4.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$4.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$5.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$3.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.37
$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$6.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.1
$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.04
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$177
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.3
$62.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$95.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$217
$1999
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6416
$29730

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2814
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3345
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2920
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2514
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2507
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$3118
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2157
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3262
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2728
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2463
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2729
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2758
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2837
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2651
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2549
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2750
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2313
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2827
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2663
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2587
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2585
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2627
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2597
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2604
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2830
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2652
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2733
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2593
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2461
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2585
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2402
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2546
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2500
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2576
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2588
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2255
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2451
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2470
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2210