Berlin vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2371
$1162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5321
$2810
🏠 One person rent
$1330
$579
🏘️ Family rent
$2289
$997
🍽️ Food expenses
$561
$327
🚐 Transport expenses
$319
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3423
$535
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
100
65
😀 Quality of life
94
64
🏙️ Population
3.78M
2.53M

The cost of living in Berlin is 104% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 1150th and 4852nd ($2371 vs $1162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Germany and Colombia, respectively. Check Germany vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Berlin compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Berlin ranked 9th best city to live in Germany vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 45th and 5346th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Medellin

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Berlin Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$6.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.6
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.4
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.26
$2.04
☕ Cappuccino
$4.65
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.71
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1383
$689
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1009
$446
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2475
$1244
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1800
$792
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$307
$89.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47
$25.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
10.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8891
$2880
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6112
$1250
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.59
$1.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.4
$58.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$13.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.2
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.26
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.44
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$6.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$7.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.65
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$3.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$6.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.31
$5.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$3.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.4
$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$4.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.6
$35.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.6
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$71.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$533
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12679
$8196

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1930
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1960
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1941
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1902
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1979
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1908
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1878
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1921
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1895
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1840
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1920
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1903
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1804
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1827
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1854
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1863
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1848
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1682
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1870
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1482
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1517
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1558
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1460
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1332
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1459
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1462
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1459
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1482
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1551
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1461
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1505
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1434
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1448
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1419
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1443
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$1190
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1416
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$1080
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1551
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1470

Cities near Medellin

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$1041
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$1012
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$737
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$802
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$862
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$769
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$749
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$749
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$537
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$816
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$1001
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$858
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$559
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$958
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$797
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$1106
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$563
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$680
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$733
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$1045
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$816
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$795
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$630
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$856
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$788
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$593
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$850
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$765
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$789
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$586
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$727
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$740
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$606
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$674
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$678
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$678
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$685
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$678
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$631
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$687