Dublin vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dublin Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2858
$1030
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6400
$2487
🏠 One person rent
$1880
$494
🏘️ Family rent
$3325
$843
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$297
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4105
$552
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
96
66
😀 Quality of life
96
60
🏙️ Population
593K
2.53M

The cost of living in Dublin is 178% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 315th and 5342nd ($2858 vs $1030) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Ireland and Colombia, respectively. Check Ireland vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dublin compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 21st and 5890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dublin vs Medellin

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Dublin Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.8
$6.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$91.9
$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.38
$2.78
☕ Cappuccino
$4.82
$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.84
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2001
$542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1600
$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3623
$987
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2903
$671
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$55.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$86
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.4
$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.82%
13.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7908
$2220
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6270
$1524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.34
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$98.6
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.69
$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$6.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$9.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4
$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.6
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.71
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$20.7
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$5.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.93
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.7
$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.8
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.5
$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.6
$40.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.7
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1314
$402
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9426
$6383

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Cities near Dublin

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Swords
$2402
30 km or 19 mi Naas
$2443
42 km or 26 mi Drogheda
$2902
75 km or 46 mi Dundalk
$1955
102 km or 63 mi Kilkenny
$2010
113 km or 70 mi Wexford
$1912
131 km or 82 mi Lisburn
$1879
134 km or 83 mi Waterford
$2359
141 km or 88 mi Belfast
$1884
148 km or 92 mi Douglas
$2205
148 km or 92 mi Newtownabbey
$1808
152 km or 94 mi Bangor
$1484
154 km or 96 mi Omagh
$1703
175 km or 109 mi Limerick
$2159
185 km or 115 mi Galway
$2768
185 km or 115 mi Rhyl
$1712
196 km or 122 mi Derry
$1551
212 km or 132 mi Wallasey
$1655
213 km or 132 mi Formby
$1815
215 km or 133 mi Crosby
$1804
216 km or 134 mi Birkenhead
$1831
217 km or 135 mi Bebington
$1834
217 km or 135 mi Liverpool
$1937
217 km or 135 mi Bootle
$1832
218 km or 136 mi Southport
$1813
219 km or 136 mi Blackpool
$1682
219 km or 136 mi Cork
$2472
220 km or 137 mi Wrexham
$1729
221 km or 137 mi Lytham St Annes
$1767
221 km or 137 mi Whitehaven
$1778
224 km or 139 mi Ellesmere Port
$1897
225 km or 140 mi Chester
$2023
234 km or 145 mi Llanelli
$1802
234 km or 145 mi St Helens
$1680
235 km or 146 mi Widnes
$1873
236 km or 147 mi Runcorn
$1883
239 km or 148 mi Morecambe
$1840
240 km or 149 mi Preston
$1652
241 km or 150 mi Lancaster
$1839
242 km or 150 mi Wigan
$1723

Cities near Medellin

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$950
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$881
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$678
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$708
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$730
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$679
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$655
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$667
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$506
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$722
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$1082
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$762
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$515
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$848
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$721
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$976
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$511
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$637
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$663
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$960
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$693
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$686
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$581
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$782
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$693
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$546
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$759
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$704
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$715
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$547
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$667
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$777
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$565
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$620
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$673
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$671
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$684
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$673
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$572
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$677