Medellin vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Medellin	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1162	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2810	$6812
🏠 One person rent	$579	$1756
🏘️ Family rent	$997	$3107
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$535	$4188
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	65	99
😀 Quality of life	64	100
🏙️ Population	2.53M	5.45M

The cost of living in Medellin is 59% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 4852nd and 370th ($1162 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 5346th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Medellin	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.47	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33	$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.22	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.65	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.43	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$689	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$446	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1244	$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$792	$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.4	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.3	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.9	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.36%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2880	$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1250	$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.03	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.3	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.2	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.76	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.23	$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.57	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.38	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.02	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.5	$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.63	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.7	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.8	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$533	$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8196	$25164

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863