Medellin vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$873
$2397
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2221
$5694
🏠 One person rent
$395
$1344
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$2215
🍽️ Food expenses
$264
$557
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$345
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$417
$4357
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
67
100
😀 Quality of life
53
100
🏙️ Population
2.53M
5.03M

The cost of living in Medellin is 64% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 6207th and 923rd ($873 vs $2397) 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 1.8 months in Melbourne. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 6039th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Medellin Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.77
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$8.61
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$1361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$300
$1146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$864
$2752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.7
$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.3
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.7
$54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.54%
6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1473
$7512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1403
$5768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$3.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43
$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$4.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$9.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$4.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.18
$26.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$6.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.89
$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.13
$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.3
$56.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.2
$81.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.7
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$239
$1974
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6129
$21306

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$641
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$619
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$562
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$541
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$501
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$641
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$573
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$681
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$483
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$748
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$634
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$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

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$1758
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$1767
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$1757
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$1876
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1822
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1795
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1799
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1800
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1738
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1805
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$1892
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1357
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1397
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1829
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1717
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$1697
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$1788
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$1628
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$1900
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$1746
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1798
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$2393
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$1816
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$1748
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$2265
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1500
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$1674
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$1532
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$2246
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$1732
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$1815
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$2472
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$1997
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$2801
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$2286
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$1661
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