Medellin vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Medellin	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$873	$1817
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2221	$4836
🏠 One person rent	$395	$998
🏘️ Family rent	$782	$2208
🍽️ Food expenses	$264	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$417	$3778
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	67	46
😀 Quality of life	53	81
🏙️ Population	2.53M	398K

The cost of living in Medellin is 52% less expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 6207th and 2435th ($873 vs $1817) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1891st 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 Wichita. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Wichita ranked 124th in the United States, while ranked 6039th and 488th 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	$5.77	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24	$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.82	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$5.04
☕ Cappuccino	$1.96	$4.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$2.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$816
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$300	$744
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$864	$2184
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$646	$1803
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.7	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.3	$257
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.7	$72.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.54%	6.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1473	$1544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1403	$1464
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.72	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43	$54.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.7	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$4.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$4.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.18	$8.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.27	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.2	$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.89	$5.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.22	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27	$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.3	$99.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.07	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.7	$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$239	$910
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6129	$16129

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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 Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1843
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1727
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1243
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1685
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1500
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1596
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1832
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$2026
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1841
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1755
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1807
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1732
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1577
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1835
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1772
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1854
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1515
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1580
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1835
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1840
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1690
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1899
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1765
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2100
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1864
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1961
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1919
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1953
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1931
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2258
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1874
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$2045
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1909
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2308
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2231
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2433
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2316
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$2179
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1802
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2287