Medellin vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1071
$2499
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2607
$5815
🏠 One person rent
$514
$1483
🏘️ Family rent
$888
$2594
🍽️ Food expenses
$314
$601
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$248
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$536
$4507
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
65
90
😀 Quality of life
63
94
🏙️ Population
2.53M
1.51M

The cost of living in Medellin is 57% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 5161st and 889th ($1071 vs $2499) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 8th in Germany, while ranked 5624th and 38th 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
$6.31
$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.2
$85.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.32
$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.38
$5.63
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.29
$3.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$1499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$390
$1182
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1079
$2689
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$695
$2147
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.8
$194
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.9
$295
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.08%
3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2533
$12913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1334
$8949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$4.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.8
$70.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$29.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.25
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$3.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.39
$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.46
$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.9
$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.6
$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.48
$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.1
$81.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.2
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$1039
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7264
$16629

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$992
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$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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$2008
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1954
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1994
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1967
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1943
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1925
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1918
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1771
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1877
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1806
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1790
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1890
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1827
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1864
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1316
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1853
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1840
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1983
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1881
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1785
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1707
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1877
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1819
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1707
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1766
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1867
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1635
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$2117
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1638
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1735
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1904
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1726
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1696
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1724
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1759
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1698
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1693
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1699
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$2009
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1748