Cologne vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1941
$1162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4759
$2810
🏠 One person rent
$1049
$579
🏘️ Family rent
$1816
$997
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$327
🚐 Transport expenses
$208
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3341
$535
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
92
65
😀 Quality of life
95
64
🏙️ Population
1.09M
2.53M

The cost of living in Cologne is 67% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 2200th and 4852nd ($1941 vs $1162) 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 1.7 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 21st and 5346th 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
$16.2
$6.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$2.04
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.76
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1071
$689
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$446
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1941
$1244
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1445
$792
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$89.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.5
$25.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
10.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8050
$2880
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5385
$1250
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.12
$1.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69
$58.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$13.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$6.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$7.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.6
$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.3
$3.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$6.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$5.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$3.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$4.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.4
$35.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.1
$71.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1042
$533
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23900
$8196

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1728
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1972
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1715
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1713
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1726
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1722
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1689
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1732
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1693
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1713
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1699
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1689
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1716
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1721
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1696
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1674
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1764
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1686
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1667
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1657
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1948
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1698
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1658
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1631
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1662
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1653
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1668
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1652
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1617
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1653
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1597
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1665
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1685
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1629
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1650
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1913

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$1041
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$1012
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$737
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$802
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$862
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$769
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$749
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$749
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$537
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$816
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$1001
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$858
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$559
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$958
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$797
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$1106
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$563
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$680
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$733
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$1045
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$816
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$795
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$630
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$856
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$788
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$593
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$850
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$765
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$789
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$586
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$727
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$740
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$606
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$674
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$678
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$678
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$685
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$678
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$631
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$687