Medellin vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Medellin | Moscow | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Medellin is 19% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 6207th and 5091st ($873 vs $1075) 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 1.2 months in Moscow. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 6039th and 1280th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
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| 179 km or 111 mi | Salento | |
| 190 km or 118 mi | Armenia | |
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| 209 km or 130 mi | Facatativa | |
| 212 km or 131 mi | Barrancabermeja | |
| 221 km or 137 mi | Zipaquira | |
| 232 km or 144 mi | Girardot | |
| 239 km or 148 mi | Soacha | |
| 242 km or 150 mi | Turbo | |
| 246 km or 153 mi | Bogota | |
| 250 km or 155 mi | Tulua | |
| 257 km or 160 mi | Tunja | |
| 282 km or 175 mi | Monteria | |
| 285 km or 177 mi | Duitama | |
| 288 km or 179 mi | Bucaramanga | |
| 289 km or 179 mi | Floridablanca | |
| 298 km or 185 mi | Sogamoso | |
| 308 km or 192 mi | Buenaventura | |
| 312 km or 194 mi | Palmira | |
| 318 km or 198 mi | Villavicencio | |
| 329 km or 204 mi | Cali | |
| 331 km or 206 mi | Ocana | |
| 334 km or 208 mi | Santa Cruz de Lorica | |
| 340 km or 211 mi | Sincelejo | |
| 346 km or 215 mi | Magangue | |
| 367 km or 228 mi | Yopal | |
| 370 km or 230 mi | Neiva | |
| 386 km or 240 mi | Cucuta | |
| 387 km or 241 mi |  San Antonio del Tachira | |
| 391 km or 243 mi | Rubio | |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 18 km or 11 mi |  Khimki | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Krasnogorsk | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Lyubertsy | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Mytishchi | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Balashikha | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Korolyov | |
| 37 km or 23 mi | Podolsk | |
| 52 km or 32 mi | Elektrostal | |
| 96 km or 60 mi | Obninsk | |
| 161 km or 100 mi | Kaluga | |
| 161 km or 100 mi | Tver | |
| 173 km or 107 mi | Tula | |
| 179 km or 111 mi | Vladimir | |
| 184 km or 114 mi | Ryazan | |
| 248 km or 154 mi | Yaroslavl | |
| 250 km or 155 mi | Ivanovo | |
| 266 km or 165 mi | Rybinsk | |
| 301 km or 187 mi | Kostroma | |
| 326 km or 202 mi | Oryol | |
| 349 km or 217 mi | Bryansk | |
| 366 km or 228 mi | Dzerzhinsk | |
| 369 km or 229 mi | Smolensk | |
| 372 km or 231 mi | Lipetsk | |
| 376 km or 234 mi | Cherepovets | |
| 402 km or 250 mi | Nizhny Novgorod | |
| 408 km or 254 mi | Vologda | |
| 419 km or 260 mi | Tambov | |
| 457 km or 284 mi | Kursk | |
| 466 km or 290 mi | Voronezh | |
| 474 km or 294 mi |  Vitebsk | |
| 491 km or 305 mi | Veliky Novgorod | |
| 495 km or 308 mi | Starooskolsky | |
| 496 km or 308 mi | Stary Oskol | |
| 509 km or 316 mi | Mogilev | |
| 513 km or 319 mi | Saransk | |
| 555 km or 345 mi | Penza | |
| 568 km or 353 mi | Gomel | |
| 571 km or 355 mi |  Sumy | |
| 577 km or 359 mi | Belgorod | |
| 601 km or 373 mi | Cheboksary |