Medellin vs Valencia, Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Medellin	Valencia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$906	$1522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2260	$3404
🏠 One person rent	$408	$885
🏘️ Family rent	$761	$1392
🍽️ Food expenses	$275	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$432	$1964
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	66	75
😀 Quality of life	53	83
🏙️ Population	2.53M	826K

The cost of living in Medellin is 40% less expensive than in Valencia, Spain. Cities ranked 6005th and 3333rd ($906 vs $1522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 17th in Colombia and Spain, respectively. Check Colombia vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medellin compared to 1.3 months in Valencia, Spain. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Valencia, Spain ranked 7th in Spain, while ranked 6049th and 440th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medellin vs Valencia, Spain

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	Medellin	Valencia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.13	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.6	$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.21	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$3.59
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$990
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$312	$731
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$851	$1635
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$618	$1154
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.3	$74.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.5	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.9	$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.16%	3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1715	$3590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1447	$2541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.79	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.1	$32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.3	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.33	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$5.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.41	$5.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.41	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.4	$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.85	$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.28	$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.3	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.57	$8.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$65.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$64	$92.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.4	$86.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$534
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5682	$9798

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Cities near Medellin

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Envigado	$897
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Bello	$839
131 km or 82 mi	Manizales	$653
135 km or 84 mi	Quibdo	$705
160 km or 99 mi	Pereira	$680
171 km or 106 mi	Cartago	$649
179 km or 111 mi	Salento	$605
190 km or 118 mi	Armenia	$598
205 km or 127 mi	Ibague	$529
209 km or 130 mi	Facatativa	$674
212 km or 131 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
221 km or 137 mi	Zipaquira	$709
232 km or 144 mi	Girardot	$493
239 km or 148 mi	Soacha	$794
242 km or 150 mi	Turbo	$664
246 km or 153 mi	Bogota	$887
250 km or 155 mi	Tulua	$513
257 km or 160 mi	Tunja	$563
282 km or 175 mi	Monteria	$645
285 km or 177 mi	Duitama	$882
288 km or 179 mi	Bucaramanga	$657
289 km or 179 mi	Floridablanca	$648
298 km or 185 mi	Sogamoso	$534
308 km or 192 mi	Buenaventura	$742
312 km or 194 mi	Palmira	$666
318 km or 198 mi	Villavicencio	$497
329 km or 204 mi	Cali	$748
331 km or 206 mi	Ocana	$650
334 km or 208 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$669
340 km or 211 mi	Sincelejo	$524
346 km or 215 mi	Magangue	$604
367 km or 228 mi	Yopal	$722
370 km or 230 mi	Neiva	$557
386 km or 240 mi	Cucuta	$562
387 km or 241 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
391 km or 243 mi	Rubio	$599
406 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$592
410 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$598
438 km or 272 mi	Popayan	$477
448 km or 279 mi	La Grita	$618

Cities near Valencia, Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Sagunto	$1220
36 km or 22 mi	Alzira	$1250
53 km or 33 mi	Borriana	$1150
57 km or 36 mi	Villarreal	$1131
58 km or 36 mi	Gandia	$1030
62 km or 39 mi	Requena	$1261
62 km or 39 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1100
74 km or 46 mi	Ontinyent	$1249
81 km or 50 mi	Denia	$1406
98 km or 61 mi	Calp	$1480
102 km or 63 mi	Villena	$1254
106 km or 66 mi	Benidorm	$1356
114 km or 71 mi	Yecla	$1324
116 km or 72 mi	Elda	$1214
125 km or 78 mi	Novelda	$1213
125 km or 78 mi	Alicante	$1300
132 km or 82 mi	Vinaros	$1275
136 km or 85 mi	Elche	$1154
137 km or 85 mi	Jumilla	$1241
138 km or 86 mi	Albacete	$1209
165 km or 102 mi	Cuenca	$1084
168 km or 104 mi	Ibiza	$2528
168 km or 104 mi	Torrevieja	$1017
177 km or 110 mi	Murcia	$1138
193 km or 120 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
199 km or 123 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
214 km or 133 mi	Cartagena	$1068
223 km or 139 mi	Mazarron	$1161
229 km or 142 mi	Lorca	$1223
229 km or 143 mi	Tarragona	$1217
247 km or 153 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
254 km or 158 mi	Lleida	$1235
260 km or 161 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1696
264 km or 164 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1269
271 km or 168 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
279 km or 173 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
287 km or 178 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
292 km or 181 mi	Coslada	$1530
292 km or 182 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1389
295 km or 183 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1434