Dublin vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dublin Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2810
$873
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6242
$2221
🏠 One person rent
$1872
$395
🏘️ Family rent
$3267
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$597
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3754
$417
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
95
67
😀 Quality of life
95
53
🏙️ Population
593K
2.53M

The cost of living in Dublin is 222% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 300th and 6207th ($2810 vs $873) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Ireland and Colombia, respectively. Check Ireland vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 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 6039th 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
$19.6
$5.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$91.4
$24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.7
$1.83
 Cappuccino
$4.4
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.6
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1887
$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1582
$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3404
$864
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2823
$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$45.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$277
$70.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.3
$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.37%
15.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7861
$1473
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6156
$1403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.25
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$113
$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$12.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.68
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$5.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$5.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$0.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.57
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.6
$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8
$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.29
$2.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.12
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.3
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$4.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.2
$35.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1381
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9488
$6129

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Cities near Dublin

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Swords
$2528
30 km or 19 mi Naas
$2362
42 km or 26 mi Drogheda
$2492
75 km or 46 mi Dundalk
$1930
102 km or 63 mi Kilkenny
$1933
113 km or 70 mi Wexford
$1854
131 km or 82 mi Lisburn
$1805
134 km or 83 mi Waterford
$2207
141 km or 88 mi Belfast
$1830
148 km or 92 mi Douglas
$1989
148 km or 92 mi Newtownabbey
$1767
152 km or 94 mi Bangor
$1467
154 km or 96 mi Omagh
$1650
175 km or 109 mi Limerick
$2066
185 km or 115 mi Galway
$2427
185 km or 115 mi Rhyl
$1761
196 km or 122 mi Derry
$1491
212 km or 132 mi Wallasey
$1647
213 km or 132 mi Formby
$1755
215 km or 133 mi Crosby
$1761
216 km or 134 mi Birkenhead
$1797
217 km or 135 mi Bebington
$1784
217 km or 135 mi Liverpool
$1889
217 km or 135 mi Bootle
$1789
218 km or 136 mi Southport
$1749
219 km or 136 mi Blackpool
$1556
219 km or 136 mi Cork
$2459
220 km or 137 mi Wrexham
$1675
221 km or 137 mi Lytham St Annes
$1694
221 km or 137 mi Whitehaven
$1828
224 km or 139 mi Ellesmere Port
$1853
225 km or 140 mi Chester
$1957
234 km or 145 mi Llanelli
$1797
234 km or 145 mi St Helens
$1529
235 km or 146 mi Widnes
$1824
236 km or 147 mi Runcorn
$1844
239 km or 148 mi Morecambe
$1783
240 km or 149 mi Preston
$1585
241 km or 150 mi Lancaster
$1763
242 km or 150 mi Wigan
$1659

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