Cologne vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$873
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$2221
🏠 One person rent
$1019
$395
🏘️ Family rent
$1819
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3275
$417
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
92
67
😀 Quality of life
97
53
🏙️ Population
1.08M
2.53M

The cost of living in Cologne is 112% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 2308th and 6207th ($1851 vs $873) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 2nd in Germany and Colombia, respectively. Check Germany vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 16th and 6039th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$5.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$1.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$864
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$45.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$70.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
15.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6540
$1473
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5856
$1403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$12.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$5.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$5.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.37
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$2.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$4.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.7
$35.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$822
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16860
$6129

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1593
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1577
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1620
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1634
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1586
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1612
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1580
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1566
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1582
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1530
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1594
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1765
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1578
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1652
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1564
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1558
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1531
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1415
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1571
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1453
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1550
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1566
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1527
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1548
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1542
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1861

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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