Medellin vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$867
$2188
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2196
$5197
🏠 One person rent
$387
$1327
🏘️ Family rent
$760
$2400
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$507
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$412
$3867
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
67
91
😀 Quality of life
54
94
🏙️ Population
2.53M
1.49M

The cost of living in Medellin is 60% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 6140th and 1315th ($867 vs $2188) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Colombia and Germany, respectively. Check Colombia vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medellin compared to 1.8 months in Munich. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Munich ranked 9th in Germany, while ranked 5994th and 48th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medellin vs Munich

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Medellin Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.65
$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.9
$68
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.44
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$4.78
☕ Cappuccino
$1.76
$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$1411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$1028
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$819
$2472
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$629
$1982
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$276
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$45.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14%
3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1728
$11808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1560
$8614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$4.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.5
$53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.25
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.37
$8.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.1
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.04
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$74.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$18.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.3
$95.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$217
$922
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6416
$18334

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$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
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$1803
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1758
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1794
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1763
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1755
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1748
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1728
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1603
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1608
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1576
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1733
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1634
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1668
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1206
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1660
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1646
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1751
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1663
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1560
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1537
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1663
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1481
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1533
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1517
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1575
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1505
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$1937
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1516
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1568
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1720
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1587
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1585
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1438
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1582
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1487
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1546
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1585
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$1691
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1599