Brisbane vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2065
$1030
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4896
$2487
🏠 One person rent
$1253
$494
🏘️ Family rent
$2149
$843
🍽️ Food expenses
$525
$297
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3956
$552
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
66
66
😀 Quality of life
98
60
🏙️ Population
2.71M
2.53M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 101% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 1813th and 5342nd ($2065 vs $1030) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 3rd in Australia and Colombia, respectively. Check Australia vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 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 9th and 5890th 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
$14.4
$6.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.7
$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$2.78
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1514
$542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1022
$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2603
$987
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1816
$671
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.2
$55.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$86
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.5
$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
13.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8291
$2220
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6020
$1524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.8
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.41
$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.11
$6.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.8
$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$9.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.28
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.1
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$5.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.35
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.9
$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.3
$40.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.5
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1795
$402
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11423
$6383

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1662
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1798
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2140
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2297
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1710
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1697
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1639
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$2471
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1712
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1595
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1988
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1184
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1503
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1633
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1482
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1839
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1747
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2181
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1888
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1599
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2292
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2640
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1568
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1364
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1580
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1678
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2019
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1458
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1667
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1683
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1662
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1771
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1362
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1813
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1768
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1725
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2308
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1706
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1681
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1736

Cities near Medellin

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$950
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$881
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$678
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$708
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$730
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$679
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$655
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$667
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$506
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$722
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$1082
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$762
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$515
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$848
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$721
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$976
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$511
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$637
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$663
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$960
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$693
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$686
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$581
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$782
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$693
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$546
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$759
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$704
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$715
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$547
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$667
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$777
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$565
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$620
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$673
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$671
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$684
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$673
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$572
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$677