Medellin vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$867
$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2196
$2103
🏠 One person rent
$387
$389
🏘️ Family rent
$760
$788
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$412
$733
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
67
82
😀 Quality of life
54
66
🏙️ Population
2.53M
5.38M

The cost of living in Medellin is 7% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 6140th and 6353rd ($867 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd 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 0.9 months in Saint Petersburg. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 5994th and 4239th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medellin Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.65
$6.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.9
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.44
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$2.78
☕ Cappuccino
$1.76
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$819
$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$629
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$5.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14%
11.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1728
$3262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1560
$1917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.5
$36.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$6.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.25
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.37
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.1
$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.04
$4.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$8.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.3
$73.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$217
$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6416
$6504

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$812
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$778
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$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
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$814
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$906
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1121
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1358
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1366
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1349
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1376
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1218
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$920
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1330
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1277
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$461
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1163
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1396
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1491
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1089
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1632
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1736
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1403
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1498
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$532
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1825
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1194
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1499
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1291
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$1907
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1464
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1335
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$909
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1317
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1257
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1414
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1475
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1363
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$982
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1438