Brisbane vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2491
$873
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5397
$2221
🏠 One person rent
$1506
$395
🏘️ Family rent
$2275
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$562
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$280
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4184
$417
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
66
67
😀 Quality of life
97
53
🏙️ Population
2.36M
2.53M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 185% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 781st and 6207th ($2491 vs $873) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Australia and Colombia, respectively. Check Australia vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 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 15th and 6039th 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
$14
$5.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.5
$24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.26
$1.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1542
$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1283
$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2771
$864
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1860
$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$45.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$70.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
15.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7907
$1473
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5572
$1403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.99
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$145
$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$12.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$5.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$5.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$0.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.8
$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$2.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.33
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.1
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$4.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.4
$35.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.3
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1752
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9531
$6129

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1877
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1925
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2141
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2300
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1754
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1733
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1635
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1958
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1835
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1689
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1289
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1615
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1514
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1833
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1815
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2286
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1997
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1732
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2472
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2801
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1674
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1500
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1532
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1748
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2393
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1746
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1303
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1717
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1816
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1397
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1829
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1822
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1805
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2397
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1800
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1758
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1876

Cities near Medellin

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$871
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$789
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$653
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$661
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$641
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$619
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$562
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$541
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$501
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$641
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$573
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$681
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$483
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$748
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$634
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$868
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$477
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$526
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$620
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$851
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$642
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$584
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$523
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$718
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$652
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$475
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$733
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$590
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$638
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$506
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$582
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$687
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$520
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$552
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$601
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$598
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$592
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$598
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$462
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$617