Medellin vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1030
$2634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2487
$5902
🏠 One person rent
$494
$1726
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$2981
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$666
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$99.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$552
$4360
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
66
68
😀 Quality of life
60
90
🏙️ Population
2.53M
385K

The cost of living in Medellin is 61% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 5342nd and 658th ($1030 vs $2634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 582nd 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 1.7 months in Tampa. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Tampa ranked 56th in the United States, while ranked 5890th and 202nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Medellin Tampa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.21
$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.9
$80.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.86
$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.78
$6.95
☕ Cappuccino
$2.07
$5.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$542
$1909
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$383
$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$987
$3364
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$671
$2556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.7
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86
$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23
$66.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.1%
6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2220
$3204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1524
$2587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.3
$80.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$4.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$4.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.53
$4.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.11
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.06
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$5.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$3.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$2.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$3.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$6.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.78
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$5.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$2.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.8
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.66
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.3
$83.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$63
$57.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$402
$1294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6383
$14367

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$950
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$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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$2478
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$2453
9.7 km or 6 mi Palm River-Clair Mel
$2454
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$2443
11 km or 7 mi University
$2437
27 km or 17 mi Pinellas Park
$2103
28 km or 17 mi St. Petersburg
$2579
29 km or 18 mi Clearwater
$2577
31 km or 19 mi Dunedin
$2433
32 km or 20 mi Largo
$2106
33 km or 20 mi Plant
$2334
34 km or 21 mi Tarpon Springs
$2354
41 km or 25 mi Zephyrhills
$2128
50 km or 31 mi Lakeland
$2410
55 km or 34 mi Bradenton
$2347
65 km or 41 mi Brooksville
$2290
71 km or 44 mi Sarasota
$2749
74 km or 46 mi Winter Haven
$2155
84 km or 52 mi Haines
$2227
95 km or 59 mi Clermont
$2317
97 km or 60 mi Venice
$2698
105 km or 65 mi North Port
$2491
108 km or 67 mi Winter Garden
$2344
109 km or 68 mi Leesburg
$2255
110 km or 68 mi Kissimmee
$2254
113 km or 70 mi Ocoee
$2357
113 km or 71 mi Sebring
$1726
119 km or 74 mi St. Cloud
$2265
122 km or 76 mi Apopka
$2336
123 km or 76 mi Orlando
$2473
124 km or 77 mi Eustis
$2296
130 km or 81 mi Winter Park
$2378
130 km or 81 mi Altamonte Springs
$2358
136 km or 84 mi Casselberry
$2351
139 km or 86 mi Ocala
$1919
141 km or 88 mi Winter Springs
$2321
146 km or 91 mi Oviedo
$2320
148 km or 92 mi Sanford
$2304
156 km or 97 mi Cape Coral
$2230
161 km or 100 mi Deltona
$2294