Medellin vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$873
$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2221
$2178
🏠 One person rent
$395
$442
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$863
🍽️ Food expenses
$264
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$417
$846
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
67
82
😀 Quality of life
53
67
🏙️ Population
2.53M
5.38M

The cost of living in Medellin is 0.2% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 6207th and 6204th ($873 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Colombia and Russia, respectively. Check Colombia vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medellin compared to 1 months in Saint Petersburg. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 6039th and 3645th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medellin vs Saint Petersburg

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Medellin Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.77
$7.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$2.67
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$300
$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$864
$1149
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.7
$66.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.3
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.7
$5.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.54%
16.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1473
$3238
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1403
$2069
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43
$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$9.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$8.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.18
$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.89
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.13
$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.3
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.2
$98.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.7
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$239
$321
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6129
$6847

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$871
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$789
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$653
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$661
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$641
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$619
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$562
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$541
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$501
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$641
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$573
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$681
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$483
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$748
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$634
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$868
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$477
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$526
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$620
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$851
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$642
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$584
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$523
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$718
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$652
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$475
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$733
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$590
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$638
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$506
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$582
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$687
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$520
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$552
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$601
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$598
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$592
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$598
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$462
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$617

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Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$846
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$979
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1149
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1378
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1439
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1416
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1447
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1230
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$973
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1389
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1453
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$440
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1120
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1453
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1532
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1123
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1631
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1782
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1499
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1570
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$514
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1936
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1278
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1562
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1360
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$2023
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1534
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1447
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$966
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1431
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1363
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1467
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1466
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1414
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1584
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$1102
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1525