Medellin vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Medellin	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$867	$1217
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2196	$2927
🏠 One person rent	$387	$619
🏘️ Family rent	$760	$1159
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$396
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$412	$1017
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	24 km
🎓 Higher education	67	49
😀 Quality of life	54	58
🏙️ Population	2.53M	1.48M

The cost of living in Medellin is 29% less expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 6140th and 4389th ($867 vs $1217) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 10th in Colombia and Mexico, respectively. Check Colombia vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medellin compared to 0.8 months in Zapopan. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Zapopan ranked 4th in Mexico, while ranked 5994th and 5642nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medellin vs Zapopan

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	Medellin	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.65	$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.9	$47.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.44	$9.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$2.36
☕ Cappuccino	$1.76	$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$435	$819
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$289	$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$819	$1657
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$629	$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.2	$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.9	$91.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.2	$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14%	12.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1728	$4200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1560	$1563
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.75	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.5	$23.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.3	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$8.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$8.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.25	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.48	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$4.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.49	$5.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.1	$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$7.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.8	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.3	$64.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$217	$312
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6416	$5586

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Cities near Medellin

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Envigado	$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

Cities near Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1035
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$785
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$873
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$867
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$865
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$854
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$818
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$846
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$672
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$818
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$681
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$812
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1303
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$881
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$789
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$912
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$774
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$741
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$830
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$763
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$1094
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$1076
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$707
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$812
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$630
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$774
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$765
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$682
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1384
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$784
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$984
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$996
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$900
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$915
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$913
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$856
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$793
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$994
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1185
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$781