Medellin vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$906
$2267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2260
$5517
🏠 One person rent
$408
$1318
🏘️ Family rent
$761
$2636
🍽️ Food expenses
$275
$562
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$432
$3146
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
66
99
😀 Quality of life
53
95
🏙️ Population
2.53M
2.15M

The cost of living in Medellin is 60% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 6005th and 1222nd ($906 vs $2267) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Colombia and France, respectively. Check Colombia vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medellin compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 6049th and 25th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medellin vs Paris

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Medellin Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.13
$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.6
$61.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.21
$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$7.55
☕ Cappuccino
$1.92
$4.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$3.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$1388
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$1086
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$3084
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$618
$2210
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.3
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.5
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.9
$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.16%
3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1715
$12726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1447
$8943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.1
$90.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.3
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$5.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.44
$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.62
$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$9.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.41
$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.41
$4.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.4
$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.3
$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.57
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$64
$109
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.4
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$292
$738
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5682
$16193

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$897
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$839
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$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

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$1276
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1693
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1672
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2123
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$1861
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1449
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2081
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$1891
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1619
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1726
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1813
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1660
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1543
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$1637
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1752
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1603
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1638
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1621
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1582
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1844
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1653
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1596
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1278
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1439
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1317
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1754
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1230
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1343
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1403
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1202
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1182
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1159
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1192
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1329
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1126
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1458
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1169
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1382
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$1219
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1293