Medellin vs Milan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Milan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1071
$2370
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2607
$5666
🏠 One person rent
$514
$1333
🏘️ Family rent
$888
$2384
🍽️ Food expenses
$314
$655
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$193
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$536
$2285
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
65
98
😀 Quality of life
63
88
🏙️ Population
2.53M
1.35M

The cost of living in Medellin is 55% less expensive than in Milan. Cities ranked 5161st and 1148th ($1071 vs $2370) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Colombia and Italy, respectively. Check Colombia vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medellin compared to 1 months in Milan. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Milan ranked 2nd in Italy, while ranked 5624th and 336th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medellin vs Milan

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Medellin Milan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.31
$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.2
$89
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.32
$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.38
$7.36
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$2.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.29
$3.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$1522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$390
$1068
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1079
$2800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$695
$1958
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.8
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.9
$228
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.08%
3.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2533
$10810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1334
$5173
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$2.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.8
$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$5.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$21.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.25
$23.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$4.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$3.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.39
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.46
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.9
$3.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.6
$83.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.48
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.1
$105
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$26.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.2
$111
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$867
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7264
$18202

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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 Milan

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1778
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1885
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1675
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1817
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1371
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1631
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1769
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1803
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1458
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1782
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1474
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1290
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1582
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1498
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1577
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1602
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1606
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1338
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2884
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1471
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1432
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1354
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1844
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$3229
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1275
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1342
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1652
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1649
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1652
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1628
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1660
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1733
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1468
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1694
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2942
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1618
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1637
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1375
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1649
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1719