Medellin vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Medellin	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1071	$1930
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2607	$4538
🏠 One person rent	$514	$1129
🏘️ Family rent	$888	$1921
🍽️ Food expenses	$314	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$86.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$536	$3744
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	65	33
😀 Quality of life	63	84
🏙️ Population	2.53M	543K

The cost of living in Medellin is 44% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 5161st and 2278th ($1071 vs $1930) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1724th 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 Tucson. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Tucson ranked 164th in the United States, while ranked 5624th and 490th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medellin vs Tucson

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	Medellin	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.31	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.32	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$6.25
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$5.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$594	$1140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$390	$876
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1079	$1996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$695	$1560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.8	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.9	$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.4	$64.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.08%	6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2533	$3141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1334	$2502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.8	$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.48	$2.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$4.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.57	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.98	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.82	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.25	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.39	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.46	$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.6	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.48	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.1	$92.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.2	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$87.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$463	$1109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7264	$15659

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Cities near Medellin

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Envigado	$992
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Bello	$915
131 km or 82 mi	Manizales	$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

Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2089
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2059
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2110
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$776
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2444
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2366
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2227
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2396
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2381
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2298
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2435
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2471
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2357
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2359
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2338
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1961
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2345
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2324
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2312
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$890
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2353
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2317
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2316
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$1087
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$896
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1764
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$978
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1919
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2798
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1641
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$1993
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2190