Barcelona vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2116
$1071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4761
$2607
🏠 One person rent
$1285
$514
🏘️ Family rent
$2102
$888
🍽️ Food expenses
$515
$314
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2516
$536
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
98
65
😀 Quality of life
90
63
🏙️ Population
1.73M
2.53M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 98% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 1722nd and 5161st ($2116 vs $1071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 205th and 5624th 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
$17.8
$6.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.9
$30.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$8.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$2.38
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1395
$594
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1073
$390
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2392
$1079
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$91.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.08%
11.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7050
$2533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4924
$1334
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.17
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.4
$50.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$6.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$6.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.25
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$5.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$4.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73
$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$68.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$777
$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16675
$7264

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1812
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2155
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1656
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1603
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1708
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1580
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1685
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1473
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1623
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1609
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1478
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1210
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1161
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1367
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1531
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1741
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1550
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1264
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1878
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1877
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1390
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1493
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2000
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1645
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1230
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1201
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1509
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1659
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1215
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1585
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1267
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1296
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1471
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1569
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1415
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2879
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1663
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1347
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1797

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$992
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$915
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$717
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$757
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$789
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$738
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$709
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$719
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$529
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$777
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$1040
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$813
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$547
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$919
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$764
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$1062
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$537
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$667
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$703
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$1019
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$754
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$744
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$614
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$825
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$746
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$575
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$829
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$732
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$764
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$572
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$707
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$750
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$592
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$646
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$676
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$673
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$687
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$675
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$606
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$685