Barcelona vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1887
$873
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4219
$2221
🏠 One person rent
$1118
$395
🏘️ Family rent
$1805
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$475
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2221
$417
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
98
67
😀 Quality of life
88
53
🏙️ Population
1.66M
2.53M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 116% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 2198th and 6207th ($1887 vs $873) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in Spain and Colombia, respectively. Check Spain vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 238th and 6039th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Medellin

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Barcelona Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.1
$5.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$1.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1205
$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2081
$864
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$45.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$70.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.6
$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
15.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6469
$1473
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4528
$1403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$12.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$5.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$5.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.2
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.07
$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$2.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$4.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.4
$35.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11932
$6129

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1914
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1511
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1473
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1494
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1577
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1491
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1507
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1507
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1321
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1105
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1134
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1259
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1240
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1571
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1485
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1309
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1688
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1688
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1245
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1391
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1783
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1499
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1177
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1094
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1344
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1548
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1209
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1456
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1244
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1551
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1330
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1439
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1274
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2685
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1531
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1399
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1581

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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