Medellin vs Milan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Milan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$867
$2074
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2196
$5260
🏠 One person rent
$387
$1161
🏘️ Family rent
$760
$2350
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$568
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$412
$1843
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
67
99
😀 Quality of life
54
85
🏙️ Population
2.53M
1.37M

The cost of living in Medellin is 58% less expensive than in Milan. Cities ranked 6140th and 1623rd ($867 vs $2074) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 0.9 months in Milan. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Milan ranked 4th in Italy, while ranked 5994th and 292nd 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
$5.65
$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.9
$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.44
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$6.67
 Cappuccino
$1.76
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$3.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$1348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$819
$2949
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$629
$1883
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14%
4.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1728
$9948
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1560
$5301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.5
$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$25.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.25
$22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$4.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$8.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.37
$6.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.1
$66.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.04
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$92.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.3
$98.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$217
$858
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6416
$15544

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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

Cities near Milan

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1565
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1567
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1472
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1444
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1238
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1575
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1471
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1588
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1294
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1802
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1396
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1271
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1302
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1353
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1425
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1475
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1353
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1066
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2555
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1406
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1346
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1364
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1472
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$2918
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1166
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1234
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1440
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1450
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1369
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1350
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1575
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1400
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1341
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1453
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2193
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1248
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1416
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1245
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1364
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1550