Medellin vs Tulsa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Tulsa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1162
$1902
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2810
$4633
🏠 One person rent
$579
$1088
🏘️ Family rent
$997
$1869
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$575
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$535
$3439
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
65
52
😀 Quality of life
64
85
🏙️ Population
2.53M
413K

The cost of living in Medellin is 39% less expensive than in Tulsa. Cities ranked 4852nd and 2365th ($1162 vs $1902) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1773rd 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 1.8 months in Tulsa. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Tulsa ranked 136th in the United States, while ranked 5346th and 417th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medellin vs Tulsa

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Medellin Tulsa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.47
$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.22
$9.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$4.95
☕ Cappuccino
$2.65
$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$2.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$689
$1116
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$446
$815
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1244
$1978
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$792
$1474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.3
$230
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.9
$64.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.36%
6.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2880
$1834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1250
$1661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58.3
$44.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$5.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$4.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$4.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$5.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$3.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.23
$9.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.57
$5.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.38
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.5
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.63
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$98.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$19
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.8
$73.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$533
$1173
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8196
$25390

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Broken Arrow
$1904
20 km or 12 mi Bixby
$1902
20 km or 13 mi Owasso
$1836
21 km or 13 mi Sapulpa
$1901
36 km or 22 mi Claremore
$1853
67 km or 41 mi Muskogee
$1515
69 km or 43 mi Bartlesville
$1833
102 km or 63 mi Stillwater
$1830
120 km or 75 mi Ponca
$1449
126 km or 78 mi Siloam Springs
$2042
126 km or 78 mi Shawnee
$1885
146 km or 91 mi Edmond
$1702
150 km or 93 mi Midwest
$1942
154 km or 96 mi Bella Vista
$2089
156 km or 97 mi Del
$1952
157 km or 97 mi Bentonville
$2165
160 km or 99 mi Fayetteville
$2055
161 km or 100 mi Springdale
$2054
161 km or 100 mi Oklahoma City
$1931
163 km or 101 mi Van Buren
$1777
163 km or 101 mi Rogers
$1788
165 km or 103 mi Joplin
$1824
166 km or 103 mi Fort Smith
$1605
167 km or 104 mi Moore
$2008
168 km or 104 mi Norman
$2085
177 km or 110 mi Enid
$1809
178 km or 110 mi Yukon
$1871
180 km or 112 mi Pittsburg
$1917
181 km or 112 mi Mustang
$1924
197 km or 122 mi Derby
$1859
213 km or 132 mi Wichita
$1811
242 km or 151 mi Ardmore
$1896
247 km or 153 mi Branson
$1707
247 km or 153 mi Newton
$1750
254 km or 158 mi Emporia
$1357
256 km or 159 mi Duncan
$1843
257 km or 159 mi Nixa
$1537
264 km or 164 mi Springfield
$1273
270 km or 168 mi Russellville
$1429
271 km or 168 mi Denison
$2188