Berlin vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2013
$867
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4765
$2196
🏠 One person rent
$1134
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$2203
$760
🍽️ Food expenses
$489
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$266
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3496
$412
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
100
67
😀 Quality of life
95
54
🏙️ Population
3.68M
2.53M

The cost of living in Berlin is 132% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 1759th and 6140th ($2013 vs $867) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Germany and Colombia, respectively. Check Germany vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Berlin compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Berlin ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 19th and 5994th among best cities to live in the world.

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Berlin Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.4
$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.5
$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$6.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.77
$1.5
 Cappuccino
$3.86
$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.02
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1192
$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$858
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2460
$819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1755
$629
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$45.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$69.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.7
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9186
$1728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6527
$1560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.8
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.2
$45.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.2
$14
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.84
$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$5.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.14
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.88
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.75
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.8
$29.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.6
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$53.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$228
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9556
$6416

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1671
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1729
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1715
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1656
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1735
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1601
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1629
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1701
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1673
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1581
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1695
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1689
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1622
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1607
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1618
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1656
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1628
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1536
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1677
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1258
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1372
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1443
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1280
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1288
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1298
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1263
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1253
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1271
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1379
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1384
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1370
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1264
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1295
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1348
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1297
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$1196
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1249
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$848
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1303
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1323

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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