Medellin vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1162
$2460
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2810
$5684
🏠 One person rent
$579
$1432
🏘️ Family rent
$997
$2492
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$615
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$535
$3694
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
65
99
😀 Quality of life
64
94
🏙️ Population
2.53M
2.1M

The cost of living in Medellin is 53% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 4852nd and 964th ($1162 vs $2460) 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 1.5 months in Paris. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 5346th and 34th 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
$6.47
$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.22
$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$8.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.65
$5.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$4.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$689
$1558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$446
$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1244
$2756
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$792
$2070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.3
$252
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.9
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.36%
3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2880
$15102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1250
$10254
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58.3
$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$2.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$5.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$21.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$3.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.23
$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.57
$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.38
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$3.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.5
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.63
$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$30
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.8
$117
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$533
$1048
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8196
$19577

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8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$1041
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$1012
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$737
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$802
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$862
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$769
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$749
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$749
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$537
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$816
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$1001
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$858
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$559
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$958
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$797
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$1106
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$563
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$680
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$733
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$1045
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$816
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$795
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$630
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$856
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$788
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$593
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$850
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$765
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$789
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$586
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$727
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$740
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$606
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$674
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$678
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$678
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$685
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$678
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$631
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$687

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Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$2033
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1872
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1885
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2350
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$2065
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1972
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2297
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$2082
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1749
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1918
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1988
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1920
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1689
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1935
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1897
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1827
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1798
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1874
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1987
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1876
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1794
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1480
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1683
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1454
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1749
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1401
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1481
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1424
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1375
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1356
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1382
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1350
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1553
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1243
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1632
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1289
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1573
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1421
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1506