Medellin vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1030
$2020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2487
$4683
🏠 One person rent
$494
$1128
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$1938
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$543
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$552
$2219
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
66
91
😀 Quality of life
60
89
🏙️ Population
2.53M
2.75M

The cost of living in Medellin is 49% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 5342nd and 1942nd ($1030 vs $2020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Colombia and Italy, respectively. Check Colombia vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medellin compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 5890th and 292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medellin vs Rome

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Medellin Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.21
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.9
$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.86
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.78
$5.92
☕ Cappuccino
$2.07
$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$542
$1313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$383
$865
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$987
$2374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$671
$1513
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.7
$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86
$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23
$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.1%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2220
$8120
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1524
$3992
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.3
$40.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.53
$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.11
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.06
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$3.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$7.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.78
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.8
$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.66
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.3
$126
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$63
$84.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$402
$558
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6383
$10916

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$950
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$881
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$678
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$708
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$730
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$679
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$655
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$667
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$506
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$722
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$1082
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$762
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$515
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$848
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$721
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$976
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$511
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$637
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$663
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$960
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$693
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$686
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$581
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$782
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$693
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$546
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$759
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$704
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$715
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$547
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$667
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$777
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$565
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$620
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$673
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$671
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$684
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$673
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$572
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$677

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Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$1153
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1747
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1680
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1479
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1413
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1376
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1345
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1586
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1392
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1404
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1101
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1145
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1128
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1381
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1462
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1307
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1264
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1215
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1340
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1463
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1166
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1191
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1170
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1429
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1271
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1389
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1291
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1365
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1381
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1650
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1084
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1438
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1605
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1412
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1299
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1466
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1217
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1325
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1689
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1323