Amsterdam vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2545
$867
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5759
$2196
🏠 One person rent
$1649
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$2742
$760
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$217
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3788
$412
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
95
67
😀 Quality of life
94
54
🏙️ Population
921K
2.53M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 194% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 612th and 6140th ($2545 vs $867) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in the Netherlands and Colombia, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 37th and 5994th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amsterdam Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.4
$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.4
$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$6.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.35
$1.5
☕ Cappuccino
$4.1
$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.18
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1693
$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1379
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2979
$819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2298
$629
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$45.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$260
$69.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.3
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9157
$1728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5939
$1560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.61
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.9
$45.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.73
$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$5.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.3
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.94
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.53
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.21
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.6
$29.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.1
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.9
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.1
$53.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1976
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10734
$6416

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$2001
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2465
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2092
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$1647
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$2135
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$1894
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$1897
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$1958
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2055
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2205
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$2000
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$1939
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1501
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$1850
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$1796
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$1886
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$1836
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$1804
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$1729
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2013
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1841
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$1890
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$1873
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1818
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$1793
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1919
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$1877
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$1756
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$1770
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$1942
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$1864
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1876
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$1697
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1725
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$1761
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$1901
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$1746
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$1734
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$1822
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$1833

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