Cologne vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cologne	Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1744	$906
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4212	$2260
🏠 One person rent	$947	$408
🏘️ Family rent	$1673	$761
🍽️ Food expenses	$491	$275
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3148	$432
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	92	66
😀 Quality of life	96	53
🏙️ Population	1.09M	2.53M

The cost of living in Cologne is 92% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 2551st and 6005th ($1744 vs $906) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th 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 12th and 6049th 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	$13.1	$6.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$7.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.67	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.1	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$963	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1902	$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1332	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$73.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.4	$22.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.01%	14.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6163	$1715
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5539	$1447
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.35	$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.6	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.95	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$5.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$5.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$9.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.56	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.09	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.2	$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.5	$29.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.2	$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$64
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$773	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15595	$5682

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Cologne

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Hurth	$1578
10 km or 6.4 mi	Leverkusen	$1822
10 km or 6.4 mi	Frechen	$1569
13 km or 7.9 mi	Bruhl	$1559
13 km or 7.9 mi	Pulheim	$1572
14 km or 8.4 mi	Wesseling	$1554
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bergisch Gladbach	$1586
15 km or 9.3 mi	Niederkassel	$1551
16 km or 10 mi	Rosrath	$1536
18 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1576
19 km or 12 mi	Dormagen	$1561
19 km or 12 mi	Erftstadt	$1534
19 km or 12 mi	Langenfeld	$1577
20 km or 12 mi	Troisdorf	$1544
20 km or 12 mi	Leichlingen	$1559
20 km or 12 mi	Kerpen	$1529
21 km or 13 mi	Bornheim	$1554
21 km or 13 mi	Lohmar	$1523
22 km or 14 mi	Bergheim	$1518
23 km or 15 mi	Siegburg	$1522
24 km or 15 mi	Overath	$1497
25 km or 16 mi	Sankt Augustin	$1542
25 km or 16 mi	Bonn	$1677
26 km or 16 mi	Hilden	$1522
26 km or 16 mi	Solingen	$1580
27 km or 17 mi	Elsdorf	$1502
28 km or 17 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1497
28 km or 17 mi	Haan	$1517
28 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1504
29 km or 18 mi	Hennef	$1494
31 km or 19 mi	Grevenbroich	$1499
31 km or 19 mi	Remscheid	$1494
31 km or 20 mi	Erkrath	$1516
33 km or 20 mi	Konigswinter	$1446
34 km or 21 mi	Euskirchen	$1503
34 km or 21 mi	Neuss	$1495
34 km or 21 mi	Mettmann	$1479
35 km or 21 mi	Zulpich	$1490
35 km or 21 mi	Meckenheim	$1500
35 km or 22 mi	Dusseldorf	$1772

Cities near Medellin

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Envigado	$897
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Bello	$839
131 km or 82 mi	Manizales	$653
135 km or 84 mi	Quibdo	$705
160 km or 99 mi	Pereira	$680
171 km or 106 mi	Cartago	$649
179 km or 111 mi	Salento	$605
190 km or 118 mi	Armenia	$598
205 km or 127 mi	Ibague	$529
209 km or 130 mi	Facatativa	$674
212 km or 131 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
221 km or 137 mi	Zipaquira	$709
232 km or 144 mi	Girardot	$493
239 km or 148 mi	Soacha	$794
242 km or 150 mi	Turbo	$664
246 km or 153 mi	Bogota	$887
250 km or 155 mi	Tulua	$513
257 km or 160 mi	Tunja	$563
282 km or 175 mi	Monteria	$645
285 km or 177 mi	Duitama	$882
288 km or 179 mi	Bucaramanga	$657
289 km or 179 mi	Floridablanca	$648
298 km or 185 mi	Sogamoso	$534
308 km or 192 mi	Buenaventura	$742
312 km or 194 mi	Palmira	$666
318 km or 198 mi	Villavicencio	$497
329 km or 204 mi	Cali	$748
331 km or 206 mi	Ocana	$650
334 km or 208 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$669
340 km or 211 mi	Sincelejo	$524
346 km or 215 mi	Magangue	$604
367 km or 228 mi	Yopal	$722
370 km or 230 mi	Neiva	$557
386 km or 240 mi	Cucuta	$562
387 km or 241 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
391 km or 243 mi	Rubio	$599
406 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$592
410 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$598
438 km or 272 mi	Popayan	$477
448 km or 279 mi	La Grita	$618