Medellin vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Medellin	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$906	$2359
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2260	$5397
🏠 One person rent	$408	$1479
🏘️ Family rent	$761	$2435
🍽️ Food expenses	$275	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$432	$3493
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	66	94
😀 Quality of life	53	93
🏙️ Population	2.53M	664K

The cost of living in Medellin is 62% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 6005th and 1038th ($906 vs $2359) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Colombia and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Colombia vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medellin compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 6049th and 68th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medellin vs Rotterdam

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	Medellin	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.13	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.6	$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.21	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$6.3
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$3.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$1509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$312	$1241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$851	$2680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$618	$2049
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.3	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.5	$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.9	$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.16%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1715	$5415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1447	$3934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.79	$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.1	$98.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.3	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.33	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.41	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.41	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.4	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.85	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.28	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.3	$41.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.57	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$64	$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.4	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$2027
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5682	$10730

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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 Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1861
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2199
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2081
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1739
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2251
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2291
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2180
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1862
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2049
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2001
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$1937
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$1944
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1879
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1640
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2105
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1613
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1651
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1958
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1530
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$1917
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1318
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514