Medellin vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Medellin	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$906	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2260	$2412
🏠 One person rent	$408	$449
🏘️ Family rent	$761	$742
🍽️ Food expenses	$275	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$432	$925
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	66	49
😀 Quality of life	53	59
🏙️ Population	2.53M	1.48M

The cost of living in Medellin is 11% less expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 6005th and 5351st ($906 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 14th 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 0.9 months in Zapopan. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 6049th and 5375th 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	$6.13	$9.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.6	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.21	$8.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$2.2
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$312	$330
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$851	$978
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$618	$553
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.3	$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.5	$78.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.9	$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.16%	11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1715	$5058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1447	$452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.79	$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.1	$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.3	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.33	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$7.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$9.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$9.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.41	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.41	$5.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.4	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.85	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.28	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.3	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.57	$4.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$64	$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.4	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5682	$5821

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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 Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1017
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$660
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$778
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$780
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$773
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$906
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$721
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$831
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$634
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$796
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$587
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$684
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1162
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$804
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$673
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$768
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$744
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$813
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$753
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$667
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$977
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$853
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$634
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$725
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$677
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$693
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$717
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$638
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$760
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$808
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$983
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$781
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$846
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$662
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$856
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1214
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$696