Frankfurt vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2251
$1162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5339
$2810
🏠 One person rent
$1290
$579
🏘️ Family rent
$2248
$997
🍽️ Food expenses
$601
$327
🚐 Transport expenses
$178
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4308
$535
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
88
65
😀 Quality of life
93
64
🏙️ Population
776K
2.53M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 94% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 1384th and 4852nd ($2251 vs $1162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Germany and Colombia, respectively. Check Germany vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Frankfurt compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Frankfurt ranked 10th best city to live in Germany vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 48th and 5346th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Frankfurt vs Medellin

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Frankfurt Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$6.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$92.9
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.75
$2.04
☕ Cappuccino
$4.71
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1277
$689
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1017
$446
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2336
$1244
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1825
$792
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$276
$89.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.5
$25.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.59%
10.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8499
$2880
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4451
$1250
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.42
$1.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.2
$58.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.1
$13.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.41
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$6.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$7.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.7
$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.2
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.34
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$3.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.2
$6.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$5.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$3.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.3
$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$4.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$104
$35.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.7
$71.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.7
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$823
$533
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21222
$8196

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Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1826
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1891
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1869
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1938
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1851
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1765
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1746
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1889
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1762
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1903
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1814
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1867
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1827
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1817
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1886
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1829
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1846
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1878
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1872
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1668
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1775
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1798
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1699
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1852
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1780
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1732
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1851
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1740
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1822
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1793
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1773
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1829
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1754
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1996
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1855
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1709
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1772
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1772
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1747
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1778

Cities near Medellin

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$1041
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$1012
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$737
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$802
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$862
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$769
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$749
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$749
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$537
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$816
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$1001
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$858
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$559
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$958
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$797
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$1106
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$563
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$680
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$733
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$1045
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$816
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$795
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$630
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$856
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$788
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$593
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$850
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$765
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$789
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$586
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$727
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$740
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$606
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$674
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$678
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$678
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$685
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$678
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$631
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$687