Medellin vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1071
$3154
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2607
$7508
🏠 One person rent
$514
$1981
🏘️ Family rent
$888
$3422
🍽️ Food expenses
$314
$796
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$536
$6532
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
65
80
😀 Quality of life
63
95
🏙️ Population
2.53M
737K

The cost of living in Medellin is 66% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 5161st and 142nd ($1071 vs $3154) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 101st 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 2.1 months in Seattle. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Seattle ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 5624th and 32nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Medellin Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.31
$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.2
$96.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.32
$14.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.38
$7.73
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$6.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.29
$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$2110
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$390
$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1079
$3872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$695
$2891
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.8
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.9
$262
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$72.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.08%
6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2533
$7394
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1334
$5077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.8
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$4.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$4.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$6.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$16.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.25
$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$6.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$3.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.39
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.46
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.9
$6.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.6
$83.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.48
$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.1
$147
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.2
$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$2521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7264
$28950

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$992
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$915
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$717
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$757
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$789
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$738
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$709
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$719
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$529
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$777
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$1040
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$813
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$547
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$919
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$764
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$1062
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$537
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$667
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$703
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$1019
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$754
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$744
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$614
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$825
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$746
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$575
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$829
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$732
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$764
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$572
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$707
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$750
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$592
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$646
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$676
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$673
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$687
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$675
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$606
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$685

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$2896
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3292
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$3041
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2681
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2717
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2855
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$2778
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2604
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3559
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2702
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2807
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2737
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2915
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2739
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2798
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2677
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2734
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2475
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2814
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2717
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2587
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$2656
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2674
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$2325
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$2641
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$2519
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2720
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2828
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2641
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2582
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2628
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2362
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2584
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$2558
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$2710
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$2754
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$2456
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$2173