Madrid vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Madrid Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1726
$867
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3985
$2196
🏠 One person rent
$986
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$1693
$760
🍽️ Food expenses
$440
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$168
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2362
$412
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
98
67
😀 Quality of life
90
54
🏙️ Population
3.28M
2.53M

The cost of living in Madrid is 99% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 2577th and 6140th ($1726 vs $867) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 3rd in Spain and Colombia, respectively. Check Spain vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 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 121st and 5994th among best cities to live in the world.

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Madrid Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.1
$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.9
$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$6.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.01
$1.5
 Cappuccino
$2.55
$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1118
$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2068
$819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1386
$629
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.8
$45.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$69.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.58%
14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4611
$1728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2665
$1560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.5
$45.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$14
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.81
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.16
$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$5.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.86
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.45
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.12
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.2
$29.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.3
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.2
$53.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.6
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9474
$6416

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1721
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1368
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1377
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1572
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1492
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1219
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1298
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1156
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1138
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1282
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1303
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1139
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1187
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1203
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1207
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$973
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$932
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1127
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1140
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1109
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$983
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1137
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1241
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1142
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$902
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1260
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1206
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1283
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1327
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1096
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1382
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$987
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$963
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1191
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1056
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1210
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$807
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1214
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1176
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1437

Cities near Medellin

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$812
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$778
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$727
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$649
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$639
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$639
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$567
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$551
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$525
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$433
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$592
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$645
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$416
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$724
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$624
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$883
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$493
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$511
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$633
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$617
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$649
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$612
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$597
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$552
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$648
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$530
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$720
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$612
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$573
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$536
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$582
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$594
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$507
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$708
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$595
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$593
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$589
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$592
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$455
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$617