Amsterdam vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3118
$1030
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7329
$2487
🏠 One person rent
$2031
$494
🏘️ Family rent
$3485
$843
🍽️ Food expenses
$654
$297
🚐 Transport expenses
$260
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4702
$552
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
95
66
😀 Quality of life
96
60
🏙️ Population
921K
2.53M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 203% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 143rd and 5342nd ($3118 vs $1030) 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 31st and 5890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amsterdam Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.3
$6.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$103
$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15.4
$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.2
$2.78
☕ Cappuccino
$4.94
$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.76
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2130
$542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1705
$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3833
$987
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2970
$671
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$55.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$292
$86
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51
$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.81%
13.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10418
$2220
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7591
$1524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.92
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$113
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.2
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.31
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.56
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.47
$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$6.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$9.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.85
$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.23
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.2
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.84
$5.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.62
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.96
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.9
$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.2
$40.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$37.4
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2892
$402
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19920
$6383

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$2178
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2589
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2252
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$2230
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$1846
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$2568
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$2256
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$2235
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2718
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2222
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$2134
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$2414
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1514
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$2392
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$2111
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$2581
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$2374
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$2228
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$2011
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2615
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1829
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$2329
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$2262
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1860
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$2082
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2706
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$2302
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$2318
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$2070
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$2154
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$2187
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2263
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$1986
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1992
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$2058
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$2107
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$2164
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$2100
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$2087
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$2238

Cities near Medellin

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$950
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$881
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$678
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$708
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$730
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$679
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$655
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$667
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$506
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$722
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$1082
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$762
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$515
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$848
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$721
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$976
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$511
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$637
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$663
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$960
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$693
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$686
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$581
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$782
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$693
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$546
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$759
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$704
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$715
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$547
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$667
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$777
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$565
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$620
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$673
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$671
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$684
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$673
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$572
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$677