Brisbane vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2323
$1162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5585
$2810
🏠 One person rent
$1439
$579
🏘️ Family rent
$2525
$997
🍽️ Food expenses
$586
$327
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4313
$535
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
66
65
😀 Quality of life
97
64
🏙️ Population
2.71M
2.53M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 100% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 1241st and 4852nd ($2323 vs $1162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 2nd in Australia and Colombia, respectively. Check Australia vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 3rd and 5346th 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
$15.8
$6.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.2
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.69
$2.04
☕ Cappuccino
$4.32
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1733
$689
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1173
$446
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3028
$1244
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2142
$792
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.5
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$89.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.9
$25.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.91%
10.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8341
$2880
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5970
$1250
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.5
$58.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$13.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.24
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.18
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$6.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$7.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.98
$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.3
$3.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$6.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$5.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.49
$3.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.62
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.3
$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$4.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.5
$35.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.8
$71.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2164
$533
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13265
$8196

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1825
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1992
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2341
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2530
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1863
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1838
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1720
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$2672
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1883
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1720
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$2132
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1273
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1643
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1786
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1642
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1995
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1855
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2354
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$2040
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1709
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2481
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2844
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1701
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1460
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1695
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1795
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2258
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1608
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1825
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$2015
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1816
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1905
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1493
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$2000
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1933
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1936
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2543
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1915
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1834
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1913

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