Medellin vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Medellin	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$906	$3015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2260	$7449
🏠 One person rent	$408	$1896
🏘️ Family rent	$761	$3549
🍽️ Food expenses	$275	$746
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$432	$6742
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	66	80
😀 Quality of life	53	91
🏙️ Population	2.53M	737K

The cost of living in Medellin is 70% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 6005th and 158th ($906 vs $3015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 140th 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 15th in the United States, while ranked 6049th and 98th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medellin vs Seattle

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	Medellin	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.13	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.6	$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.21	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$7.98
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$2086
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$312	$1567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$851	$3947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$618	$3067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.3	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.5	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.9	$68.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.16%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1715	$6966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1447	$5351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.79	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.1	$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.3	$4.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$4.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.33	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$5.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$3.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.41	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.41	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.4	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.85	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.28	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.3	$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.57	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$25.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$64	$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.4	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$2185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5682	$29407

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Medellin

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Envigado	$897
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Bello	$839
131 km or 82 mi	Manizales	$653
135 km or 84 mi	Quibdo	$705
160 km or 99 mi	Pereira	$680
171 km or 106 mi	Cartago	$649
179 km or 111 mi	Salento	$605
190 km or 118 mi	Armenia	$598
205 km or 127 mi	Ibague	$529
209 km or 130 mi	Facatativa	$674
212 km or 131 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
221 km or 137 mi	Zipaquira	$709
232 km or 144 mi	Girardot	$493
239 km or 148 mi	Soacha	$794
242 km or 150 mi	Turbo	$664
246 km or 153 mi	Bogota	$887
250 km or 155 mi	Tulua	$513
257 km or 160 mi	Tunja	$563
282 km or 175 mi	Monteria	$645
285 km or 177 mi	Duitama	$882
288 km or 179 mi	Bucaramanga	$657
289 km or 179 mi	Floridablanca	$648
298 km or 185 mi	Sogamoso	$534
308 km or 192 mi	Buenaventura	$742
312 km or 194 mi	Palmira	$666
318 km or 198 mi	Villavicencio	$497
329 km or 204 mi	Cali	$748
331 km or 206 mi	Ocana	$650
334 km or 208 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$669
340 km or 211 mi	Sincelejo	$524
346 km or 215 mi	Magangue	$604
367 km or 228 mi	Yopal	$722
370 km or 230 mi	Neiva	$557
386 km or 240 mi	Cucuta	$562
387 km or 241 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
391 km or 243 mi	Rubio	$599
406 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$592
410 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$598
438 km or 272 mi	Popayan	$477
448 km or 279 mi	La Grita	$618

Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3273
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2882
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2624
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2642
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2973
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2595
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3239
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2718
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2741
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2625
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2759
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2785
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2606
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2623
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2462
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2784
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2532
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2338
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2589
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2517
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2604
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2644
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2449
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2598
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2460
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2571
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2406
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2692
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2523
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2093