Berlin vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2302
$1071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5175
$2607
🏠 One person rent
$1280
$514
🏘️ Family rent
$2205
$888
🍽️ Food expenses
$553
$314
🚐 Transport expenses
$315
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3706
$536
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
100
65
😀 Quality of life
95
63
🏙️ Population
3.78M
2.53M

The cost of living in Berlin is 115% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 1275th and 5161st ($2302 vs $1071) 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 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Berlin ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 35th and 5624th 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
$6.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$30.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$8.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.17
$2.38
☕ Cappuccino
$4.72
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.77
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1324
$594
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$952
$390
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2341
$1079
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1711
$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$208
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$321
$91.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.4
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.51%
11.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8913
$2533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6080
$1334
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.45
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.8
$50.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.9
$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$6.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$6.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.38
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$5.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.8
$4.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$68.6
$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.1
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.9
$68.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10963
$7264

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1931
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1930
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1921
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1905
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1940
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1940
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1889
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1920
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1896
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1870
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1895
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1878
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1816
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1853
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1859
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1846
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1846
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1698
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1857
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1460
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1557
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1587
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1493
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1382
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1483
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1490
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1489
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1488
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1597
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1502
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1543
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1457
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1481
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1464
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1473
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$1240
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1467
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$1121
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1553
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1474

Cities near Medellin

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