Medellin vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Medellin	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$873	$2094
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2221	$5008
🏠 One person rent	$395	$1271
🏘️ Family rent	$782	$2171
🍽️ Food expenses	$264	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$417	$3950
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	67	93
😀 Quality of life	53	95
🏙️ Population	2.53M	548K

The cost of living in Medellin is 58% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 6207th and 1613th ($873 vs $2094) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 10th in Colombia and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Colombia vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medellin compared to 1.9 months in The Hague. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 6039th and 35th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Medellin	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.77	$15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.82	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$1.96	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$1339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$300	$1020
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$864	$2313
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$646	$1799
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.7	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.3	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.7	$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.54%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1473	$5095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1403	$3777
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.72	$4.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43	$71.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.7	$25.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$2.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$4.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$7.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.18	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.27	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.2	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.89	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.22	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.3	$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.07	$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$89.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.7	$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$239	$2052
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6129	$9165

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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 The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$1991
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2228
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2219
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2373
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$2859
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2184
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2180
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1813
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$1920
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2375
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2064
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$1750
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1951
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2072
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2076
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2046
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2088
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$1865
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$1968
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$1975
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1559
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1782
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1412
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$1831
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$1916
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1421
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1762
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1709
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$1921
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1611