Medellin vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1071
$2480
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2607
$5726
🏠 One person rent
$514
$1432
🏘️ Family rent
$888
$2535
🍽️ Food expenses
$314
$622
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$274
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$536
$3974
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
65
99
😀 Quality of life
63
96
🏙️ Population
2.53M
2.11M

The cost of living in Medellin is 57% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 5161st and 916th ($1071 vs $2480) 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 1.6 months in Paris. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 5624th and 14th 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
$6.31
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.2
$70.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.32
$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.38
$8.61
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.29
$4.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$1595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$390
$1144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1079
$2814
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$695
$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.8
$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.9
$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.08%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2533
$14879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1334
$9948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.8
$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.25
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.39
$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.46
$4.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.9
$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$3.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.6
$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.48
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.1
$31
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$25.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.2
$114
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$911
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7264
$17184

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$992
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$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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Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1991
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1876
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1992
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1911
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1821
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1459
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1654
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1469
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1775
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1448
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1547
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1443
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1383
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1370
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1365
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1358
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1520
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1276
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1650
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1306
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1626
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1437
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1544