Madrid vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Madrid	Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1781	$906
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4027	$2260
🏠 One person rent	$1048	$408
🏘️ Family rent	$1736	$761
🍽️ Food expenses	$445	$275
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2294	$432
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	98	66
😀 Quality of life	90	53
🏙️ Population	3.42M	2.53M

The cost of living in Madrid is 96% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 2443rd and 6005th ($1781 vs $906) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Spain and Colombia, respectively. Check Spain vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Madrid compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 151st and 6049th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Medellin

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	Madrid	Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.7	$6.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57	$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$7.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.36	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1203	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2092	$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1428	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94	$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$73.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.6	$22.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.59%	14.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6884	$1715
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3988	$1447
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.4	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.8	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$5.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$5.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$9.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.89	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.25	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.62	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45	$29.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.3	$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$64
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$576	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10042	$5682

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1565
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1530
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1433
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1573
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1389
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1309
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1204
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1285
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1084
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1201
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1212
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1086
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$812
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1098
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1286
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1107
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1209
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1157
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1261
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$983
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$947
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1241
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1220
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1316
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1126
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1241
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$930
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1241
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1100
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1324
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$806
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1204
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1522

Cities near Medellin

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Envigado	$897
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Bello	$839
131 km or 82 mi	Manizales	$653
135 km or 84 mi	Quibdo	$705
160 km or 99 mi	Pereira	$680
171 km or 106 mi	Cartago	$649
179 km or 111 mi	Salento	$605
190 km or 118 mi	Armenia	$598
205 km or 127 mi	Ibague	$529
209 km or 130 mi	Facatativa	$674
212 km or 131 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
221 km or 137 mi	Zipaquira	$709
232 km or 144 mi	Girardot	$493
239 km or 148 mi	Soacha	$794
242 km or 150 mi	Turbo	$664
246 km or 153 mi	Bogota	$887
250 km or 155 mi	Tulua	$513
257 km or 160 mi	Tunja	$563
282 km or 175 mi	Monteria	$645
285 km or 177 mi	Duitama	$882
288 km or 179 mi	Bucaramanga	$657
289 km or 179 mi	Floridablanca	$648
298 km or 185 mi	Sogamoso	$534
308 km or 192 mi	Buenaventura	$742
312 km or 194 mi	Palmira	$666
318 km or 198 mi	Villavicencio	$497
329 km or 204 mi	Cali	$748
331 km or 206 mi	Ocana	$650
334 km or 208 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$669
340 km or 211 mi	Sincelejo	$524
346 km or 215 mi	Magangue	$604
367 km or 228 mi	Yopal	$722
370 km or 230 mi	Neiva	$557
386 km or 240 mi	Cucuta	$562
387 km or 241 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
391 km or 243 mi	Rubio	$599
406 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$592
410 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$598
438 km or 272 mi	Popayan	$477
448 km or 279 mi	La Grita	$618