Medellin vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1071
$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2607
$3752
🏠 One person rent
$514
$959
🏘️ Family rent
$888
$1694
🍽️ Food expenses
$314
$382
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$536
$1020
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
28 km
🎓 Higher education
65
96
😀 Quality of life
63
72
🏙️ Population
2.53M
13.3M

The cost of living in Medellin is 32% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 5161st and 3728th ($1071 vs $1585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Colombia and Russia, respectively. Check Colombia vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medellin compared to 0.6 months in Moscow. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 5624th and 3206th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medellin vs Moscow

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Medellin Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.31
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.2
$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.32
$6.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.38
$4.91
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.29
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$1348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$390
$719
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1079
$2372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$695
$1313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.8
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.9
$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$9.13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.08%
22.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2533
$10959
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1334
$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.8
$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$6.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.25
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.39
$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.46
$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.9
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.6
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.48
$7.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.1
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$7.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.2
$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$146
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$735
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7264
$17546

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$978
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$989
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$971
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$891
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$957
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$910
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$959
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$950
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$726
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$637
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$777
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$905
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$732
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$738
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$726
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$695
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$738
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$757
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$696
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$686
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$749
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$589
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$597
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$578
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$595
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$680
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$682
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$724
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$335
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$748
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$567
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$505
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$622
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$773
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$585
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$545
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$516
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$757
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$791