Medellin vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1030
$3162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2487
$7446
🏠 One person rent
$494
$1981
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$3407
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$810
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$552
$6556
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
66
80
😀 Quality of life
60
93
🏙️ Population
2.53M
737K

The cost of living in Medellin is 67% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 5342nd and 125th ($1030 vs $3162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 92nd 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 27th in the United States, while ranked 5890th and 99th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medellin Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.21
$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.9
$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.86
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.78
$8.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.07
$6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$3.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$542
$2119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$383
$1641
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$987
$3861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$671
$2873
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.7
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86
$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23
$76
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.1%
6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2220
$6864
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1524
$5184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.3
$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$4.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$4.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.53
$7.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.11
$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.06
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$6.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$5.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$5.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$3.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$3.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$3.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.78
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.8
$74.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.66
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.3
$148
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$63
$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$402
$2178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6383
$29883

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$950
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$881
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$678
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$708
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$730
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$679
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$655
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$667
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$506
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$722
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$1082
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$762
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$515
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$848
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$721
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$976
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$511
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$637
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$663
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$960
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$693
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$686
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$581
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$782
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$693
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$546
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$759
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$704
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$715
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$547
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$667
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$777
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$565
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$620
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$673
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$671
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$684
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$673
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$572
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$677

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Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2851
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3313
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2907
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2644
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2652
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2814
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$2723
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2552
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3269
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2674
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2745
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2730
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2812
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2669
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2741
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2641
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2678
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2525
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2796
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2655
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2523
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2609
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2632
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2295
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2649
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2461
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2702
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2782
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2623
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2473
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2603
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2384
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2632
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2551
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2644
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2762
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2419
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$2480
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2749
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2114