Cologne vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1752
$867
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4185
$2196
🏠 One person rent
$967
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$1672
$760
🍽️ Food expenses
$477
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3141
$412
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
92
67
😀 Quality of life
96
54
🏙️ Population
1.07M
2.53M

The cost of living in Cologne is 102% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 2484th and 6140th ($1752 vs $867) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 3rd in Germany and Colombia, respectively. Check Germany vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 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 12th and 5994th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$6.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$1.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$925
$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1823
$819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1272
$629
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$45.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$246
$69.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5594
$1728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3486
$1560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$45.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.27
$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$5.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.18
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$29.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.4
$53.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$792
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16182
$6416

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1520
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1778
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1542
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1468
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1551
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1500
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1490
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1515
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1499
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1547
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1497
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1562
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1512
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1501
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1516
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1498
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1505
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1504
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1462
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1520
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1593
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1501
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1484
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1388
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1458
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1484
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1488
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1276
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1493
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1516
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1489
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1476
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1432
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1478
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1506
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1776

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$812
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$778
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$727
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$649
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$639
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$639
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$567
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$551
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$525
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$433
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$592
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$645
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$416
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$724
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$624
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$883
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$493
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$511
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$633
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$617
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$649
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$612
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$597
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$552
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$648
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$530
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$720
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$612
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$573
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$536
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$582
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$594
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$507
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$708
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$595
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$593
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$589
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$592
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$455
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$617