Medellin vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$867
$2013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2196
$4464
🏠 One person rent
$387
$1251
🏘️ Family rent
$760
$1909
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$484
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$412
$3795
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
67
94
😀 Quality of life
54
93
🏙️ Population
2.53M
592K

The cost of living in Medellin is 57% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 6140th and 1756th ($867 vs $2013) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 7th 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 1.9 months in Rotterdam. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Rotterdam ranked 3rd in the Netherlands, while ranked 5994th and 54th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medellin Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.65
$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.9
$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.44
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$5.49
☕ Cappuccino
$1.76
$3.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$1267
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$1009
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$819
$1849
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$629
$1585
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$40.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14%
3.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1728
$5063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1560
$3486
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$4.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.5
$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$4.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.25
$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.37
$9.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$4.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.1
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.04
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$20.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.3
$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$217
$1521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6416
$12166

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$812
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$778
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$727
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$649
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$639
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$639
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$567
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$551
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$525
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$433
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$592
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$645
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$416
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$724
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$624
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$883
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$493
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$511
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$633
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$617
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$649
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$612
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$597
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$552
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$648
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$530
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$720
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$612
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$573
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$536
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$582
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$594
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$507
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$708
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$595
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$593
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$589
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$592
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$455
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$617

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$1890
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$1804
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$1850
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$1886
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$1873
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$1836
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2205
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2000
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$1741
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$1822
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$1832
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2055
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1854
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$2135
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2465
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$1877
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$1939
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$1833
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$2545
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$1894
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2092
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1498
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$1981
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1876
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1919
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$1897
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$1647
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2001
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1841
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1376
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$1965
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1650
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$1756
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1631
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1818
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$1909
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1539
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$1971
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1413
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1413