Medellin vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$867
$2197
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2196
$4695
🏠 One person rent
$387
$1222
🏘️ Family rent
$760
$1901
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$637
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$412
$3568
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
37 km
🎓 Higher education
67
79
😀 Quality of life
54
95
🏙️ Population
2.53M
709K

The cost of living in Medellin is 61% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 6140th and 1293rd ($867 vs $2197) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Colombia and Norway, respectively. Check Colombia vs Norway comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medellin compared to 1.6 months in Oslo. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 5994th and 24th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medellin vs Oslo

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Medellin Oslo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.65
$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.9
$85.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.44
$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$10.2
☕ Cappuccino
$1.76
$4.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$3.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$1253
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$1005
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$819
$2068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$629
$1569
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$46.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1728
$8838
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1560
$6042
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$3.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.5
$79.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$2.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$3.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$4.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.25
$27.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$3.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.37
$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$6.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$4.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.1
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.04
$15.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$55.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$38.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.3
$87.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$217
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6416
$8301

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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
14 km or 8.7 mi Baerum
$1747
25 km or 16 mi Lillestrom
$1805
27 km or 17 mi Asker
$2077
35 km or 22 mi Jessheim
$1747
36 km or 22 mi Drammen
$1626
50 km or 31 mi Moss
$1781
57 km or 35 mi Horten
$1616
68 km or 42 mi Kongsberg
$1835
71 km or 44 mi Tonsberg
$1705
74 km or 46 mi Sarpsborg
$1471
78 km or 48 mi Fredrikstad
$1936
92 km or 57 mi Sandefjord
$1715
96 km or 60 mi Halden
$1585
100 km or 62 mi Hamar
$1767
103 km or 64 mi Skien
$1569
104 km or 65 mi Larvik
$1723
106 km or 66 mi Porsgrunn
$1554
106 km or 66 mi Arvika
$1261
108 km or 67 mi Gjovik
$1637
135 km or 84 mi Lillehammer
$1530
165 km or 103 mi Karlstad
$1246
186 km or 115 mi Uddevalla
$1428
194 km or 120 mi Vanersborg
$1332
197 km or 122 mi Arendal
$1575
201 km or 125 mi Trollhattan
$1299
220 km or 137 mi Mariestad
$1396
241 km or 150 mi Mora
$1528
245 km or 152 mi Skovde
$1465
247 km or 154 mi Ludvika
$1203
252 km or 156 mi Kristiansand
$1718
259 km or 161 mi Gothenburg
$1690
260 km or 162 mi Orebro
$1276
261 km or 162 mi Molndal
$1455
266 km or 166 mi Borlange
$1783
275 km or 171 mi Boras
$1250
276 km or 171 mi Frederikshavn
$1482
281 km or 175 mi Falun
$2283
303 km or 188 mi Sandnes
$1912
304 km or 189 mi Stavanger
$2129
305 km or 190 mi Bergen
$1991