Medellin vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1030
$1438
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2487
$3409
🏠 One person rent
$494
$864
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$1523
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$109
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$552
$881
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
66
96
😀 Quality of life
60
73
🏙️ Population
2.53M
13.3M

The cost of living in Medellin is 28% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 5342nd and 4141st ($1030 vs $1438) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 5890th and 2664th 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
$6.21
$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.9
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.86
$6.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.78
$4.27
☕ Cappuccino
$2.07
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$542
$1183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$383
$660
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$987
$2170
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$671
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.7
$91.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23
$8.08
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.1%
24.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2220
$9466
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1524
$4008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.3
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$5.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.53
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.11
$5.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.06
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.78
$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.8
$43.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.66
$7.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.3
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$6.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$63
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$402
$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6383
$15272

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8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$950
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$881
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$678
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$708
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$730
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$679
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$655
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$667
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$506
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$722
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$1082
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$762
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$515
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$848
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$721
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$976
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$511
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$637
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$663
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$960
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$693
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$686
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$581
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$782
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$693
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$546
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$759
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$704
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$715
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$547
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$667
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$777
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$565
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$620
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$673
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$671
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$684
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$673
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$572
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$677

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$914
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$915
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$917
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$800
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$898
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$831
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$876
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$863
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$671
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$582
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$727
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$837
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$650
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$692
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$672
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$615
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$678
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$765
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$660
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$629
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$697
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$547
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$570
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$543
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$882
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$544
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$672
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$649
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$707
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$293
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$734
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$537
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$485
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$545
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$719
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$537
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$475
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$496
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$718
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$772