Cologne vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$1071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4775
$2607
🏠 One person rent
$1083
$514
🏘️ Family rent
$1841
$888
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$314
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3654
$536
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
92
65
😀 Quality of life
96
63
🏙️ Population
1.09M
2.53M

The cost of living in Cologne is 86% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 2067th and 5161st ($1990 vs $1071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th 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 1st best city to live in Germany vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 15th and 5624th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Medellin

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Cologne Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.4
$6.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$30.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$8.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.6
$2.38
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.78
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1084
$594
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$844
$390
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1926
$1079
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$91.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
11.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7562
$2533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5093
$1334
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.03
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.3
$50.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$6.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$6.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.37
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.33
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$5.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$4.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57
$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$97
$68.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$897
$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22470
$7264

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1745
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2007
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1728
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1743
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1734
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1757
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1740
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1711
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1739
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1722
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1694
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1724
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1731
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1701
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1689
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1759
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1700
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1686
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1708
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1663
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1908
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1663
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1661
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1629
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1640
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1671
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1670
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1665
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1609
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1601
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1668
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1620
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1653
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1676
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1944

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$992
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$915
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$717
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$757
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$789
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$738
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$709
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$719
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$529
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$777
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$1040
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$813
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$547
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$919
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$764
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$1062
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$537
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$667
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$703
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$1019
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$754
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$744
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$614
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$825
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$746
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$575
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$829
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$732
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$764
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$572
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$707
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$750
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$592
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$646
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$676
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$673
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$687
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$675
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$606
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$685