Medellin vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Medellin	Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$906	$2292
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2260	$4945
🏠 One person rent	$408	$1276
🏘️ Family rent	$761	$2054
🍽️ Food expenses	$275	$665
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$432	$3699
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	37 km
🎓 Higher education	66	79
😀 Quality of life	53	94
🏙️ Population	2.53M	709K

The cost of living in Medellin is 60% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 6005th and 1171st ($906 vs $2292) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 6049th and 37th 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	$6.13	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.6	$92.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.21	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$9.97
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$4.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$3.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$1322
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$312	$1024
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$851	$2233
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$618	$1674
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.3	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.5	$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.9	$46.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.16%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1715	$8757
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1447	$6384
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.79	$3.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.1	$80
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$26.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.3	$3.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.33	$4.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$28.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$4.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.41	$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.41	$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.4	$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.85	$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.28	$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.3	$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.57	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$62
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$33
👖 Brand Jeans	$64	$94
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.4	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5682	$8593

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Medellin

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Envigado	$897
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Bello	$839
131 km or 82 mi	Manizales	$653
135 km or 84 mi	Quibdo	$705
160 km or 99 mi	Pereira	$680
171 km or 106 mi	Cartago	$649
179 km or 111 mi	Salento	$605
190 km or 118 mi	Armenia	$598
205 km or 127 mi	Ibague	$529
209 km or 130 mi	Facatativa	$674
212 km or 131 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
221 km or 137 mi	Zipaquira	$709
232 km or 144 mi	Girardot	$493
239 km or 148 mi	Soacha	$794
242 km or 150 mi	Turbo	$664
246 km or 153 mi	Bogota	$887
250 km or 155 mi	Tulua	$513
257 km or 160 mi	Tunja	$563
282 km or 175 mi	Monteria	$645
285 km or 177 mi	Duitama	$882
288 km or 179 mi	Bucaramanga	$657
289 km or 179 mi	Floridablanca	$648
298 km or 185 mi	Sogamoso	$534
308 km or 192 mi	Buenaventura	$742
312 km or 194 mi	Palmira	$666
318 km or 198 mi	Villavicencio	$497
329 km or 204 mi	Cali	$748
331 km or 206 mi	Ocana	$650
334 km or 208 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$669
340 km or 211 mi	Sincelejo	$524
346 km or 215 mi	Magangue	$604
367 km or 228 mi	Yopal	$722
370 km or 230 mi	Neiva	$557
386 km or 240 mi	Cucuta	$562
387 km or 241 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
391 km or 243 mi	Rubio	$599
406 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$592
410 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$598
438 km or 272 mi	Popayan	$477
448 km or 279 mi	La Grita	$618

Cities near Oslo

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Baerum	$1872
25 km or 16 mi	Lillestrom	$1945
27 km or 17 mi	Asker	$1930
35 km or 22 mi	Jessheim	$1838
36 km or 22 mi	Drammen	$1627
50 km or 31 mi	Moss	$1707
57 km or 35 mi	Horten	$1631
68 km or 42 mi	Kongsberg	$1747
71 km or 44 mi	Tonsberg	$1714
74 km or 46 mi	Sarpsborg	$1500
78 km or 48 mi	Fredrikstad	$1977
92 km or 57 mi	Sandefjord	$1864
96 km or 60 mi	Halden	$1575
100 km or 62 mi	Hamar	$1764
103 km or 64 mi	Skien	$1651
104 km or 65 mi	Larvik	$1733
106 km or 66 mi	Porsgrunn	$1528
106 km or 66 mi	Arvika	$1251
108 km or 67 mi	Gjovik	$1722
135 km or 84 mi	Lillehammer	$1468
165 km or 103 mi	Karlstad	$1279
186 km or 115 mi	Uddevalla	$1334
194 km or 120 mi	Vanersborg	$1235
197 km or 122 mi	Arendal	$1623
201 km or 125 mi	Trollhattan	$1167
220 km or 137 mi	Mariestad	$1373
241 km or 150 mi	Mora	$1367
245 km or 152 mi	Skovde	$1473
247 km or 154 mi	Ludvika	$1178
252 km or 156 mi	Kristiansand	$1326
259 km or 161 mi	Gothenburg	$1623
260 km or 162 mi	Orebro	$1171
261 km or 162 mi	Molndal	$1498
266 km or 166 mi	Borlange	$1599
275 km or 171 mi	Boras	$1367
276 km or 171 mi	Frederikshavn	$1394
281 km or 175 mi	Falun	$1648
303 km or 188 mi	Sandnes	$1709
304 km or 189 mi	Stavanger	$2049
305 km or 190 mi	Bergen	$2006