Medellin vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

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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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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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$871
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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