Cologne vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1968
$1030
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4619
$2487
🏠 One person rent
$1091
$494
🏘️ Family rent
$1830
$843
🍽️ Food expenses
$536
$297
🚐 Transport expenses
$196
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3266
$552
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
91
66
😀 Quality of life
96
60
🏙️ Population
1.09M
2.53M

The cost of living in Cologne is 91% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 2104th and 5342nd ($1968 vs $1030) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 3rd in Germany and Colombia, respectively. Check Germany vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cologne compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 23rd and 5890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$6.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.5
$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.26
$2.78
☕ Cappuccino
$4.06
$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.38
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$870
$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1997
$987
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1478
$671
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$55.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$86
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
13.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6855
$2220
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5848
$1524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.93
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.6
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$6.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.3
$9.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.3
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.05
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$5.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.45
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.3
$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$40.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$98
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$402
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19386
$6383

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1759
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2037
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1745
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1744
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1741
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1740
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1726
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1750
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1699
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1740
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1711
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1702
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1727
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1736
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1708
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1695
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1770
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1694
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1678
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1716
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1642
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1747
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1957
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1674
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1691
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1654
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1630
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1645
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1650
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1666
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1659
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1608
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1611
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1650
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1613
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1662
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1979

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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