Medellin vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Medellin	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$873	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2221	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$395	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$782	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$264	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$417	$4399
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	67	99
😀 Quality of life	53	99
🏙️ Population	2.53M	4.84M

The cost of living in Medellin is 69% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6207th and 312th ($873 vs $2801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Colombia and Australia, respectively. Check Colombia vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medellin compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6039th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medellin vs Sydney

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	Medellin	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.77	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.82	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$1.96	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$300	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$864	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$646	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.7	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.3	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.7	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.54%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1473	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1403	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.72	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.7	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.18	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.27	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.2	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.89	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.22	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.3	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.07	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.7	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$239	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6129	$18951

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Cities near Medellin

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

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754