Medellin vs Tulsa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Tulsa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$873
$1835
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2221
$4470
🏠 One person rent
$395
$1040
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$1793
🍽️ Food expenses
$264
$583
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$417
$3858
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
67
54
😀 Quality of life
53
86
🏙️ Population
2.53M
413K

The cost of living in Medellin is 52% less expensive than in Tulsa. Cities ranked 6207th and 2363rd ($873 vs $1835) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1855th 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 Tulsa. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Tulsa ranked 80th in the United States, while ranked 6039th and 308th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medellin Tulsa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.77
$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$65.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$4.28
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$4.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$300
$793
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$864
$1752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$1453
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.7
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.3
$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.7
$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.54%
6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1473
$1894
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1403
$1664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43
$44.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$3.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$5.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$3.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$4.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.18
$9.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$5.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.89
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.13
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.3
$99.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.2
$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.7
$86.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$239
$1074
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6129
$25341

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$871
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$789
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$653
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$661
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$641
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$619
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$562
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$541
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$501
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$641
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$573
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$681
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$483
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$748
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$634
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$868
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$477
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$526
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$620
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$851
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$642
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$584
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$523
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$718
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$652
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$475
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$733
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$590
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$638
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$506
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$582
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$687
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$520
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$552
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$601
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$598
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$592
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$598
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$462
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$617

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$1835
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$1840
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$1732
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$1854
36 km or 22 mi Claremore
$1772
67 km or 41 mi Muskogee
$1510
69 km or 43 mi Bartlesville
$1841
102 km or 63 mi Stillwater
$1755
120 km or 75 mi Ponca
$1685
126 km or 78 mi Siloam Springs
$2017
126 km or 78 mi Shawnee
$1909
146 km or 91 mi Edmond
$1580
150 km or 93 mi Midwest
$1919
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$2168
156 km or 97 mi Del
$1953
157 km or 97 mi Bentonville
$2232
160 km or 99 mi Fayetteville
$1853
161 km or 100 mi Springdale
$1962
161 km or 100 mi Oklahoma City
$1961
163 km or 101 mi Van Buren
$1770
163 km or 101 mi Rogers
$1986
165 km or 103 mi Joplin
$1874
166 km or 103 mi Fort Smith
$1422
167 km or 104 mi Moore
$2045
168 km or 104 mi Norman
$2179
177 km or 110 mi Enid
$1832
178 km or 110 mi Yukon
$1864
180 km or 112 mi Pittsburg
$1899
181 km or 112 mi Mustang
$1931
197 km or 122 mi Derby
$1843
213 km or 132 mi Wichita
$1817
242 km or 151 mi Ardmore
$1896
247 km or 153 mi Branson
$1566
247 km or 153 mi Newton
$1727
254 km or 158 mi Emporia
$1596
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$1832
257 km or 159 mi Nixa
$1649
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$1485
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$1543
271 km or 168 mi Denison
$2229