Medellin vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Medellin	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1162	$1933
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2810	$4502
🏠 One person rent	$579	$1119
🏘️ Family rent	$997	$1848
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$588
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$87.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$535	$3964
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	65	33
😀 Quality of life	64	84
🏙️ Population	2.53M	543K

The cost of living in Medellin is 40% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 4852nd and 2237th ($1162 vs $1933) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1697th 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 Tucson. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Tucson ranked 153rd in the United States, while ranked 5346th and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Medellin	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.47	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.22	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$6.23
☕ Cappuccino	$2.65	$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.43	$2.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$689	$1195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$446	$878
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1244	$2025
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$792	$1502
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.4	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.3	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.9	$61
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.36%	6.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2880	$3427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1250	$2557
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.03	$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.3	$38.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.2	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$4.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$4.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.76	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$4.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$3.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$1.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$3.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.23	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.57	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.38	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.02	$3.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.5	$33
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.63	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.7	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.8	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$533	$1100
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8196	$15759

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Cities near Medellin

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Envigado	$1041
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Bello	$1012
131 km or 82 mi	Manizales	$737
135 km or 84 mi	Quibdo	$802
160 km or 99 mi	Pereira	$862
171 km or 106 mi	Cartago	$769
179 km or 111 mi	Salento	$749
190 km or 118 mi	Armenia	$749
205 km or 127 mi	Ibague	$537
209 km or 130 mi	Facatativa	$816
212 km or 131 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1001
221 km or 137 mi	Zipaquira	$858
232 km or 144 mi	Girardot	$559
239 km or 148 mi	Soacha	$958
242 km or 150 mi	Turbo	$797
246 km or 153 mi	Bogota	$1106
250 km or 155 mi	Tulua	$563
257 km or 160 mi	Tunja	$680
282 km or 175 mi	Monteria	$733
285 km or 177 mi	Duitama	$1045
288 km or 179 mi	Bucaramanga	$816
289 km or 179 mi	Floridablanca	$795
298 km or 185 mi	Sogamoso	$630
308 km or 192 mi	Buenaventura	$856
312 km or 194 mi	Palmira	$788
318 km or 198 mi	Villavicencio	$593
329 km or 204 mi	Cali	$850
331 km or 206 mi	Ocana	$765
334 km or 208 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$789
340 km or 211 mi	Sincelejo	$586
346 km or 215 mi	Magangue	$727
367 km or 228 mi	Yopal	$740
370 km or 230 mi	Neiva	$606
386 km or 240 mi	Cucuta	$674
387 km or 241 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$678
391 km or 243 mi	Rubio	$678
406 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$685
410 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$678
438 km or 272 mi	Popayan	$631
448 km or 279 mi	La Grita	$687

Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2089
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2070
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2153
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1654
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$771
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2454
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2374
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2243
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2367
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2378
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2293
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2463
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2509
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2423
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2365
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2343
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1974
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2366
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2318
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2296
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$876
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2346
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2312
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2321
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$1097
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$910
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1767
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$950
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1924
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2818
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1665
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2011
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2212