Dubai vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2420
$1071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5315
$2607
🏠 One person rent
$1634
$514
🏘️ Family rent
$2835
$888
🍽️ Food expenses
$459
$314
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4093
$536
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
66
65
😀 Quality of life
90
63
🏙️ Population
3.94M
2.53M

The cost of living in Dubai is 126% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 1039th and 5161st ($2420 vs $1071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the United Arab Emirates and Colombia, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 203rd and 5624th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Medellin

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Dubai Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.2
$6.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.2
$30.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$8.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$2.38
☕ Cappuccino
$6.31
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.3
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1988
$594
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1244
$390
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3617
$1079
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2237
$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$91.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$94
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
11.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7290
$2533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$1334
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83
$50.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.52
$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.89
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$6.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$6.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.2
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$5.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.5
$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$4.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.5
$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.2
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.2
$68.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$829
$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16876
$7264

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2183
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1214
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1457
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1080
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$796
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2014
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1135
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1923
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$545
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$541
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$575
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$545
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1309
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1109
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1192
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$563
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$931
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$575
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1037
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$565
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$823
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$547
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$613
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$627
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$489
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$487
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$813
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$565
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$492

Cities near Medellin

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