Barcelona vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1773
$867
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4086
$2196
🏠 One person rent
$1039
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$1779
$760
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2149
$412
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
98
67
😀 Quality of life
88
54
🏙️ Population
1.64M
2.53M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 105% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 2423rd and 6140th ($1773 vs $867) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd 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 193rd and 5994th among best cities to live in the world.

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Barcelona Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$6.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.16
$1.5
 Cappuccino
$2.96
$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.39
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1095
$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1488
$629
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$45.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$69.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$1728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3928
$1560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.2
$45.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$14
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$5.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.5
$29.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.75
$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.3
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$53.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12100
$6416

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1571
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1995
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1426
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1400
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1562
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1421
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1443
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1409
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1475
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1478
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1265
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1076
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1418
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1216
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1148
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1333
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1362
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1023
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1593
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1260
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1234
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1710
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1419
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1062
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1112
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1181
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1416
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1087
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1429
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1128
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1147
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1448
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1327
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1364
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1262
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2629
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1458
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1353
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1437

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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