Medellin vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person
$867
$2109
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2196
$5237
🏠 One person rent
$387
$1279
🏘️ Family rent
$760
$2442
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$543
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$99.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$412
$4454
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
67
75
😀 Quality of life
54
85
🏙️ Population
2.53M
459K

The cost of living in Medellin is 59% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 6140th and 1538th ($867 vs $2109) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1363rd 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 Virginia Beach. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Virginia Beach ranked 67th in the United States, while ranked 5994th and 280th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medellin Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.65
$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.9
$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.44
$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$5.47
☕ Cappuccino
$1.76
$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$1255
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$1060
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$819
$2730
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$629
$2069
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$63.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1728
$3122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1560
$2646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.5
$67.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$4.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$7.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.25
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$3.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.37
$7.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$4.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.1
$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.04
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$171
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.3
$57.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$217
$1193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6416
$18553

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$812
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$778
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$727
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$649
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$639
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$639
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$567
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$551
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$525
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$433
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$592
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$645
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$416
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$724
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$624
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$883
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$493
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$511
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$633
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$617
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$649
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$612
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$597
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$552
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$648
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$530
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$720
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$612
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$573
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$536
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$582
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$594
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$507
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$708
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$595
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$593
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$589
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$592
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$455
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$617

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Norfolk
$2788
29 km or 18 mi Chesapeake
$2282
33 km or 20 mi Portsmouth
$2462
40 km or 25 mi Hampton
$2005
51 km or 32 mi Newport News
$1997
58 km or 36 mi Suffolk
$2284
96 km or 60 mi Kill Devil Hills
$2108
127 km or 79 mi Hopewell
$2237
133 km or 82 mi Petersburg
$2229
152 km or 95 mi Richmond
$2139
156 km or 97 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2098
171 km or 106 mi Salisbury
$2169
187 km or 116 mi Greenville
$2020
192 km or 119 mi Rocky Mount
$2031
208 km or 129 mi Fredericksburg
$2241
215 km or 133 mi Wilson
$2063
215 km or 134 mi Waldorf
$2428
216 km or 134 mi New Bern
$1929
225 km or 140 mi Henderson
$2159
227 km or 141 mi Kinston
$2053
228 km or 142 mi Marumsco
$2522
229 km or 142 mi Woodbridge
$2592
234 km or 146 mi Havelock
$2014
237 km or 147 mi Alexandria
$2982
240 km or 149 mi Springfield
$2215
240 km or 149 mi Annapolis
$2849
243 km or 151 mi Goldsboro
$1787
244 km or 152 mi Bailey's Crossroads
$2535
245 km or 152 mi Bowie
$2362
246 km or 153 mi Washington
$3079
247 km or 154 mi Wake Forest
$2271
247 km or 154 mi Georgetown
$2844
249 km or 155 mi Manassas
$2426
251 km or 156 mi Fairfax
$2730
251 km or 156 mi Greenbelt
$2359
253 km or 157 mi College Park
$2369
255 km or 158 mi Lower Township
$2422
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$3110
256 km or 159 mi Silver Spring
$2150
256 km or 159 mi Bethesda
$2685