Amsterdam vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2791
$906
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6603
$2260
🏠 One person rent
$1828
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$3238
$761
🍽️ Food expenses
$586
$275
🚐 Transport expenses
$226
$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4145
$432
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
95
66
😀 Quality of life
95
53
🏙️ Population
921K
2.53M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 208% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 331st and 6005th ($2791 vs $906) 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 29th and 6049th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amsterdam Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21
$6.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.8
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$7.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.3
$2.02
☕ Cappuccino
$4.22
$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.13
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1920
$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1536
$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3785
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2716
$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$264
$73.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.6
$22.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.17%
14.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9911
$1715
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7140
$1447
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.59
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.9
$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.2
$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.65
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$5.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$5.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$9.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.1
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.64
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.93
$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.67
$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.02
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.25
$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.3
$29.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.7
$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.9
$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$30.2
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.7
$64
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2405
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18104
$5682

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$1944
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2291
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2085
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$1937
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$2090
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$2049
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$1957
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$1995
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2251
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2081
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$1934
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$2180
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1357
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$2042
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$1844
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$2199
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$2049
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$1861
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$1760
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2359
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1631
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$2062
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$1969
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1651
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$1829
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2432
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$2026
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$2105
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$1823
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$1893
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$1941
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1975
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$1613
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1764
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$1813
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$1851
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$1999
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$1890
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$1739
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$1862

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