Medellin vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$867
$2592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2196
$5929
🏠 One person rent
$387
$1681
🏘️ Family rent
$760
$2827
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$653
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$99.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$412
$4846
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
67
69
😀 Quality of life
54
88
🏙️ Population
2.53M
385K

The cost of living in Medellin is 67% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 6140th and 545th ($867 vs $2592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 489th 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 1.9 months in Tampa. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Tampa ranked 41st in the United States, while ranked 5994th and 180th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medellin Tampa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.65
$18.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.9
$69.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.44
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$5.97
☕ Cappuccino
$1.76
$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$1683
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$1411
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$819
$3244
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$629
$2357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$71.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14%
6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1728
$4395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1560
$2397
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.5
$68.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$3.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$4.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$5.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.25
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$6.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$5.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$3.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$2.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$2.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.37
$8.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$3.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.1
$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.04
$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$105
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.3
$49.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$217
$1477
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6416
$26113

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$812
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$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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$2426
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$2417
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$2419
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$2396
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$2398
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$1770
28 km or 17 mi St. Petersburg
$2485
29 km or 18 mi Clearwater
$2611
31 km or 19 mi Dunedin
$2463
32 km or 20 mi Largo
$2312
33 km or 20 mi Plant
$2298
34 km or 21 mi Tarpon Springs
$2362
41 km or 25 mi Zephyrhills
$2127
50 km or 31 mi Lakeland
$2420
55 km or 34 mi Bradenton
$2130
65 km or 41 mi Brooksville
$2243
71 km or 44 mi Sarasota
$2722
74 km or 46 mi Winter Haven
$2053
84 km or 52 mi Haines
$2144
95 km or 59 mi Clermont
$2266
97 km or 60 mi Venice
$2523
105 km or 65 mi North Port
$2437
108 km or 67 mi Winter Garden
$2348
109 km or 68 mi Leesburg
$2231
110 km or 68 mi Kissimmee
$1860
113 km or 70 mi Ocoee
$2390
113 km or 71 mi Sebring
$1847
119 km or 74 mi St. Cloud
$2073
122 km or 76 mi Apopka
$2380
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$2634
124 km or 77 mi Eustis
$2268
130 km or 81 mi Winter Park
$2475
130 km or 81 mi Altamonte Springs
$2425
136 km or 84 mi Casselberry
$2409
139 km or 86 mi Ocala
$1917
141 km or 88 mi Winter Springs
$2373
146 km or 91 mi Oviedo
$2342
148 km or 92 mi Sanford
$2343
156 km or 97 mi Cape Coral
$2515
161 km or 100 mi Deltona
$2357