Medellin vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1071
$1774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2607
$3949
🏠 One person rent
$514
$1040
🏘️ Family rent
$888
$1718
🍽️ Food expenses
$314
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$536
$1578
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
65
19
😀 Quality of life
63
67
🏙️ Population
2.53M
955K

The cost of living in Medellin is 40% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 5161st and 2952nd ($1071 vs $1774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 12th in Colombia and Spain, respectively. Check Colombia vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medellin compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Tenerife ranked 79th in Spain, while ranked 5624th and 4756th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medellin vs Tenerife

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Medellin Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.31
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.2
$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.32
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.38
$2.94
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$2.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.29
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$1034
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$390
$912
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1079
$1884
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$695
$1498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.8
$71.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.9
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$32.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.08%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2533
$4092
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1334
$2841
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$1.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.8
$41.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$20.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.25
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$5.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$4.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.39
$8.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.46
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.9
$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.6
$53.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.48
$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.1
$83.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$13.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.2
$90.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7264
$6610

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi La Orotava
$1694
17 km or 11 mi Puerto de la Cruz
$1750
37 km or 23 mi San Cristobal de La Laguna
$1615
41 km or 26 mi Santa Cruz de Tenerife
$1654
112 km or 69 mi Santa Lucia de Tirajana
$1531
116 km or 72 mi Las Palmas
$1540
269 km or 167 mi Puerto del Rosario
$1332
272 km or 169 mi Corralejo
$1697
308 km or 191 mi Arrecife
$1388
358 km or 222 mi Laayoune
$635
487 km or 302 mi Canico
$1628
488 km or 303 mi Funchal
$1682
488 km or 303 mi Camara de Lobos
$1622
490 km or 305 mi Santa Cruz
$1627
495 km or 307 mi Machico
$1629
715 km or 444 mi Taghazout
$617
721 km or 448 mi Agadir
$647
726 km or 451 mi Ait Melloul
$599
751 km or 467 mi Essaouira
$692
837 km or 520 mi Safi
$539
911 km or 566 mi Marrakesh
$769
951 km or 591 mi El Jadida
$558
1041 km or 647 mi Casablanca
$953
1061 km or 659 mi Khouribga
$513
1065 km or 662 mi Mohammedia
$732
1082 km or 672 mi Beni Mellal
$482
1116 km or 694 mi Temara
$671
1128 km or 701 mi Rabat
$773
1131 km or 703 mi Sale
$598
1135 km or 705 mi Nouakchott
$659
1161 km or 721 mi Kenitra
$612
1223 km or 760 mi Meknes
$589
1230 km or 764 mi Lagos
$1772
1241 km or 771 mi Portimao
$1432
1245 km or 774 mi Lagoa
$1510
1251 km or 777 mi Silves
$1545
1253 km or 779 mi Albufeira
$1979
1266 km or 787 mi Faro
$1471
1271 km or 790 mi Loule
$1581
1272 km or 791 mi Olhao
$1490