Medellin vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Medellin	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1162	$2452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2810	$5516
🏠 One person rent	$579	$1566
🏘️ Family rent	$997	$2522
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$535	$4239
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	65	74
😀 Quality of life	64	88
🏙️ Population	2.53M	459K

The cost of living in Medellin is 53% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 4852nd and 978th ($1162 vs $2452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 841st 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 1.7 months in Virginia Beach. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Virginia Beach ranked 82nd in the United States, while ranked 5346th and 286th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Medellin	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.47	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33	$89.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.22	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.65	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.43	$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$689	$1653
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$446	$1301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1244	$2788
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$792	$2127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.4	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.3	$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.9	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.36%	5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2880	$2280
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1250	$2279
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.03	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.3	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.2	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$3.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$5.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.76	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$5.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$5.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.23	$9.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.57	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.38	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.02	$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.5	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.63	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.7	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.8	$61.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$533	$1579
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8196	$16143

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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 Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2191
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2342
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2191
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2657
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2295
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2311
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2058
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2379
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2375
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2392
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2055
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1953
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2045
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1803
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2363
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2016
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2508
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1849
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2116
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2073
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2608
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2003
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2913
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2367
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2862
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1766
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2596
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3350
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2169
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3031
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2379
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2803
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$3016
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2644
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3338
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2769