Medellin vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$867
$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2196
$2666
🏠 One person rent
$387
$542
🏘️ Family rent
$760
$1116
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$97.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$412
$1208
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
67
96
😀 Quality of life
54
73
🏙️ Population
2.53M
12.5M

The cost of living in Medellin is 15% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 6140th and 5167th ($867 vs $1021) 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 1.2 months in Moscow. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 5994th and 1608th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medellin Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.65
$8.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.9
$37
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.44
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$3.41
 Cappuccino
$1.76
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$416
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$819
$1545
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$629
$883
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$63.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$94.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$6.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14%
12.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1728
$5342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1560
$3004
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.5
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$6.59
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.25
$9.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$3.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.37
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$6.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.1
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.04
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$29.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$9.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.3
$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$217
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6416
$10868

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$658
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$732
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$656
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$587
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$645
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$653
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$525
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$629
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$597
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$573
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$526
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$597
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$488
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$496
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$497
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$612
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$488
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$466
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$423
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$437
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$427
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$596
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$455
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$501
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$462
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$420
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$299
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$446
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$419
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$472
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$414
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$542
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$406
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$425
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$439
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$517