Dubai vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2309
$873
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5128
$2221
🏠 One person rent
$1523
$395
🏘️ Family rent
$2687
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$458
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3493
$417
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
64
67
😀 Quality of life
86
53
🏙️ Population
3.33M
2.53M

The cost of living in Dubai is 165% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 1098th and 6207th ($2309 vs $873) 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 1.5 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 306th and 6039th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dubai Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$5.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.2
$24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.4
$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$1.83
☕ Cappuccino
$6.12
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1850
$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1170
$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3310
$864
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$45.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$70.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86
$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.64%
15.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6006
$1473
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3452
$1403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$12.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$5.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$5.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.98
$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.49
$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$2.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.85
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$4.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.8
$35.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.53
$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$779
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12682
$6129

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1503
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2084
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1232
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1050
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$994
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$786
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1810
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1110
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1719
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$561
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$556
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$547
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$520
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1267
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1218
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1226
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$531
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$870
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$687
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$989
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$558
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$878
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$546
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$515
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$639
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$467
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$541
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$489
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$831
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$577
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$507

Cities near Medellin

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$871
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$789
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$653
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$661
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$641
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$619
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$562
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$541
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$501
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$641
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$573
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$681
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$483
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$748
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$634
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$868
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$477
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$526
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$620
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$851
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$642
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$584
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$523
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$718
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$652
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$475
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$733
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$590
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$638
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$506
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$582
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$687
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$520
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$552
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$601
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$598
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$592
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$598
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$462
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$617