Medellin vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Medellin	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1162	$1139
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2810	$2793
🏠 One person rent	$579	$577
🏘️ Family rent	$997	$1013
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$535	$1316
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	65	85
😀 Quality of life	64	71
🏙️ Population	2.53M	5.65M

The cost of living in Medellin is 2% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 4852nd and 4898th ($1162 vs $1139) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th 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 1.2 months in Saint Petersburg. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 5346th and 3542nd 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	$6.47	$9.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33	$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.22	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$2.62
☕ Cappuccino	$2.65	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.43	$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$689	$738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$446	$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1244	$1362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$792	$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.4	$78.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.3	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.9	$8.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.36%	20.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2880	$4926
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1250	$3068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.03	$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.3	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.2	$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.76	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$5.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$8.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.23	$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.57	$1.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.38	$1.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.02	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.5	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.63	$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.7	$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$4.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.8	$94.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$533	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8196	$13865

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Cities near Medellin

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Envigado	$1041
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Bello	$1012
131 km or 82 mi	Manizales	$737
135 km or 84 mi	Quibdo	$802
160 km or 99 mi	Pereira	$862
171 km or 106 mi	Cartago	$769
179 km or 111 mi	Salento	$749
190 km or 118 mi	Armenia	$749
205 km or 127 mi	Ibague	$537
209 km or 130 mi	Facatativa	$816
212 km or 131 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1001
221 km or 137 mi	Zipaquira	$858
232 km or 144 mi	Girardot	$559
239 km or 148 mi	Soacha	$958
242 km or 150 mi	Turbo	$797
246 km or 153 mi	Bogota	$1106
250 km or 155 mi	Tulua	$563
257 km or 160 mi	Tunja	$680
282 km or 175 mi	Monteria	$733
285 km or 177 mi	Duitama	$1045
288 km or 179 mi	Bucaramanga	$816
289 km or 179 mi	Floridablanca	$795
298 km or 185 mi	Sogamoso	$630
308 km or 192 mi	Buenaventura	$856
312 km or 194 mi	Palmira	$788
318 km or 198 mi	Villavicencio	$593
329 km or 204 mi	Cali	$850
331 km or 206 mi	Ocana	$765
334 km or 208 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$789
340 km or 211 mi	Sincelejo	$586
346 km or 215 mi	Magangue	$727
367 km or 228 mi	Yopal	$740
370 km or 230 mi	Neiva	$606
386 km or 240 mi	Cucuta	$674
387 km or 241 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$678
391 km or 243 mi	Rubio	$678
406 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$685
410 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$678
438 km or 272 mi	Popayan	$631
448 km or 279 mi	La Grita	$687

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1081
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1079
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1467
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$766
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1448
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1104
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1490
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1478
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1383
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1312
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$1085
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1445
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1521
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$758
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1220
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1533
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1673
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1428
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1759
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1843
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1550
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1698
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$834
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1970
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1455
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1644
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1531
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1974
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1419
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1594
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1054
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1684
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1436
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1391
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1492
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1403
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1525
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1578
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1179
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1597