Medellin vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Medellin	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1071	$2496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2607	$6197
🏠 One person rent	$514	$1388
🏘️ Family rent	$888	$2468
🍽️ Food expenses	$314	$606
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$346
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$536	$4328
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	65	100
😀 Quality of life	63	100
🏙️ Population	2.53M	5.35M

The cost of living in Medellin is 57% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 5161st and 893rd ($1071 vs $2496) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Colombia and Australia, respectively. Check Colombia vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medellin compared to 1.7 months in Melbourne. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 5624th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medellin vs Melbourne

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	Medellin	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.31	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$71.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.32	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$9.06
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$4.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$594	$1549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$390	$1138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1079	$2861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$695	$2079
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.8	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.9	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.4	$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.08%	5.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2533	$7481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1334	$6465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$3.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.8	$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13	$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.48	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.57	$5.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.98	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.82	$9.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.25	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$3.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$4.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$3.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$5.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$25.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.39	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.46	$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$3.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.6	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.48	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.1	$53.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.2	$80
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$463	$2232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7264	$26129

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Cities near Medellin

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Envigado	$992
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Bello	$915
131 km or 82 mi	Manizales	$717
135 km or 84 mi	Quibdo	$757
160 km or 99 mi	Pereira	$789
171 km or 106 mi	Cartago	$738
179 km or 111 mi	Salento	$709
190 km or 118 mi	Armenia	$719
205 km or 127 mi	Ibague	$529
209 km or 130 mi	Facatativa	$777
212 km or 131 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1040
221 km or 137 mi	Zipaquira	$813
232 km or 144 mi	Girardot	$547
239 km or 148 mi	Soacha	$919
242 km or 150 mi	Turbo	$764
246 km or 153 mi	Bogota	$1062
250 km or 155 mi	Tulua	$537
257 km or 160 mi	Tunja	$667
282 km or 175 mi	Monteria	$703
285 km or 177 mi	Duitama	$1019
288 km or 179 mi	Bucaramanga	$754
289 km or 179 mi	Floridablanca	$744
298 km or 185 mi	Sogamoso	$614
308 km or 192 mi	Buenaventura	$825
312 km or 194 mi	Palmira	$746
318 km or 198 mi	Villavicencio	$575
329 km or 204 mi	Cali	$829
331 km or 206 mi	Ocana	$732
334 km or 208 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$764
340 km or 211 mi	Sincelejo	$572
346 km or 215 mi	Magangue	$707
367 km or 228 mi	Yopal	$750
370 km or 230 mi	Neiva	$592
386 km or 240 mi	Cucuta	$646
387 km or 241 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$676
391 km or 243 mi	Rubio	$673
406 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$687
410 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$675
438 km or 272 mi	Popayan	$606
448 km or 279 mi	La Grita	$685

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1822
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1894
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1928
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1906
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1860
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1896
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2217
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1604
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1487
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1979
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1815
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1898
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1824
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1753
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2223
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1904
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1821
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2308
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1477
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1699
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2338
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1710
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1867
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2482
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2050
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2379
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1997
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1288
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172