Medellin vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Medellin	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$906	$1811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2260	$4646
🏠 One person rent	$408	$997
🏘️ Family rent	$761	$2025
🍽️ Food expenses	$275	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$432	$3603
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	66	46
😀 Quality of life	53	80
🏙️ Population	2.53M	398K

The cost of living in Medellin is 50% less expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 6005th and 2367th ($906 vs $1811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1932nd 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 Wichita. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Wichita ranked 152nd in the United States, while ranked 6049th and 552nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medellin vs Wichita

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	Medellin	Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.13	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.6	$60.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.21	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$4.97
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$879
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$312	$721
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$851	$1585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$618	$1715
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.3	$174
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.5	$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.9	$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.16%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1715	$1554
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1447	$1484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.79	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.1	$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.3	$3.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$4.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.33	$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$9.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$4.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$4.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.41	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.41	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.4	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.85	$4.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.28	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.3	$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.57	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$64	$47
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.4	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$918
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5682	$15994

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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 Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1846
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1730
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1237
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1671
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1569
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1337
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1814
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$1993
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1856
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1748
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1777
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1864
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1649
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1851
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1855
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1889
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1621
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1885
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1874
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1720
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1902
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1768
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2124
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1824
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1832
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1861
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1878
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1862
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2290
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1896
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$1946
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1855
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2322
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2259
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2437
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2325
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$1989
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1821
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2312