Brisbane vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2356
$867
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4943
$2196
🏠 One person rent
$1431
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$2020
$760
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$249
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3604
$412
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
66
67
😀 Quality of life
95
54
🏙️ Population
2.36M
2.53M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 172% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 930th and 6140th ($2356 vs $867) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Australia and Colombia, respectively. Check Australia vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brisbane compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 18th and 5994th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Medellin

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Brisbane Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.8
$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.5
$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$6.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.8
$1.5
 Cappuccino
$3.48
$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1526
$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1208
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2416
$819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1655
$629
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$45.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$69.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.27%
14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9010
$1728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6567
$1560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.86
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$113
$45.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$14
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.06
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$5.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.67
$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.02
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.3
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.42
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.53
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.6
$29.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.9
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$53.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$128
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1568
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8728
$6416

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1785
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1881
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2011
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2152
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1816
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1843
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1552
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1862
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1756
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1621
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1354
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1545
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1413
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1461
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1404
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$1998
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1903
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1691
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2348
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2741
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1610
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1463
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1430
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1723
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2604
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1669
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1249
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1672
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1462
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1317
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1707
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1746
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1719
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2356
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1716
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1702
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1693

Cities near Medellin

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