Amsterdam vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2859
$873
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6482
$2221
🏠 One person rent
$1887
$395
🏘️ Family rent
$3118
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$599
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4389
$417
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
95
67
😀 Quality of life
95
53
🏙️ Population
921K
2.53M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 227% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 252nd and 6207th ($2859 vs $873) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 25th and 6039th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amsterdam Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20
$5.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.7
$24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.72
$1.83
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.44
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1928
$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3529
$864
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2619
$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$45.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$267
$70.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.24%
15.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10663
$1473
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7824
$1403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.81
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$91.7
$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.1
$12.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.28
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.22
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.01
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$5.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$5.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.76
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.41
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.6
$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.16
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$2.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.8
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.8
$4.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.3
$35.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.1
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2462
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13828
$6129

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$2064
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2373
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2170
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$2076
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$2246
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$2180
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$2072
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$2088
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2184
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2228
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$2039
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$2375
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1412
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$2053
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$1916
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$2094
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$2010
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$1991
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$1821
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2219
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1916
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$2034
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$1987
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1782
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$1897
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1968
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$1985
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$1831
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$1891
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$2027
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$1994
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1953
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$1661
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1841
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$1886
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$2006
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$1827
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$1845
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$1750
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$1865

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