Medellin vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Medellin	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$873	$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2221	$5332
🏠 One person rent	$395	$1387
🏘️ Family rent	$782	$2472
🍽️ Food expenses	$264	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$417	$4493
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	67	75
😀 Quality of life	53	89
🏙️ Population	2.53M	459K

The cost of living in Medellin is 61% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 6207th and 1277th ($873 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1122nd 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 months in Virginia Beach. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Virginia Beach ranked 41st in the United States, while ranked 6039th and 186th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medellin vs Virginia Beach

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	Medellin	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.77	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.82	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$6.33
☕ Cappuccino	$1.96	$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$300	$1145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$864	$2694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$646	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.7	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.3	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.7	$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.54%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1473	$3108
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1403	$2664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.72	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.7	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$2.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$4.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$7.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$4.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.18	$8.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.27	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.2	$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.89	$4.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.22	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.3	$171
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.07	$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.7	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$239	$1204
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6129	$18476

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Cities near Medellin

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

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2794
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2202
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2482
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2445
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2217
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2358
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2088
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2295
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2299
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2270
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2099
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$2108
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2026
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$2043
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2202
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2057
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2575
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1917
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2141
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2060
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2504
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2022
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2982
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2279
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2917
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1697
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2417
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3139
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2228
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$2890
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2599
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2777
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2537
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2577
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3236
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2701