Medellin vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Medellin	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1071	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2607	$6700
🏠 One person rent	$514	$1749
🏘️ Family rent	$888	$3002
🍽️ Food expenses	$314	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$337
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$536	$4145
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	65	99
😀 Quality of life	63	98
🏙️ Population	2.53M	5.45M

The cost of living in Medellin is 62% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 5161st and 348th ($1071 vs $2844) 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 1.5 months in Sydney. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 5624th and 2nd 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	$6.31	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$79.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.32	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$594	$2123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$390	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1079	$3835
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$695	$2492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.8	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.9	$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.4	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.08%	6.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2533	$13218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1334	$7866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$3.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.8	$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.48	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.57	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.98	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.82	$9.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.25	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.39	$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.46	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.6	$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.48	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.1	$70.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.2	$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$463	$2281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7264	$21946

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Cities near Medellin

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Envigado	$992
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Bello	$915
131 km or 82 mi	Manizales	$717
135 km or 84 mi	Quibdo	$757
160 km or 99 mi	Pereira	$789
171 km or 106 mi	Cartago	$738
179 km or 111 mi	Salento	$709
190 km or 118 mi	Armenia	$719
205 km or 127 mi	Ibague	$529
209 km or 130 mi	Facatativa	$777
212 km or 131 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1040
221 km or 137 mi	Zipaquira	$813
232 km or 144 mi	Girardot	$547
239 km or 148 mi	Soacha	$919
242 km or 150 mi	Turbo	$764
246 km or 153 mi	Bogota	$1062
250 km or 155 mi	Tulua	$537
257 km or 160 mi	Tunja	$667
282 km or 175 mi	Monteria	$703
285 km or 177 mi	Duitama	$1019
288 km or 179 mi	Bucaramanga	$754
289 km or 179 mi	Floridablanca	$744
298 km or 185 mi	Sogamoso	$614
308 km or 192 mi	Buenaventura	$825
312 km or 194 mi	Palmira	$746
318 km or 198 mi	Villavicencio	$575
329 km or 204 mi	Cali	$829
331 km or 206 mi	Ocana	$732
334 km or 208 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$764
340 km or 211 mi	Sincelejo	$572
346 km or 215 mi	Magangue	$707
367 km or 228 mi	Yopal	$750
370 km or 230 mi	Neiva	$592
386 km or 240 mi	Cucuta	$646
387 km or 241 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$676
391 km or 243 mi	Rubio	$673
406 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$687
410 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$675
438 km or 272 mi	Popayan	$606
448 km or 279 mi	La Grita	$685

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864