Medellin vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person
$867
$2741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2196
$6649
🏠 One person rent
$387
$1620
🏘️ Family rent
$760
$3006
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$559
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$408
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$412
$3743
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
67
99
😀 Quality of life
54
98
🏙️ Population
2.53M
4.84M

The cost of living in Medellin is 68% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6140th and 318th ($867 vs $2741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.4 months in Sydney. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 5994th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Medellin Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.65
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.9
$69.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.44
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$6.69
 Cappuccino
$1.76
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$1859
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$1319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$819
$3954
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$629
$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$53.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14%
6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1728
$17057
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1560
$10833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.5
$145
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$29.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.25
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$5.19
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.37
$28.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.1
$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.04
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$55.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$21.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.3
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$217
$2005
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6416
$17934

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$812
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$778
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$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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15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$1998
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$2348
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$1903
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1691
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1430
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1461
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1610
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1723
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1463
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2604
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1404
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1354
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
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$1481
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1669
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1672
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$1862
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$1707
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2152
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$2011
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1719
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1716
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1317
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1552
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1693
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1785
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1701
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1702
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$2356
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1746
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1707
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1708
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$2356
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$1658
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$1673
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$1881
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$1688
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1327
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1816