Medellin vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Medellin	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1030	$2581
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2487	$6268
🏠 One person rent	$494	$1568
🏘️ Family rent	$843	$2779
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$633
🚐 Transport expenses	$142	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$552	$4532
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	66	92
😀 Quality of life	60	95
🏙️ Population	2.53M	548K

The cost of living in Medellin is 60% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 5342nd and 749th ($1030 vs $2581) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 7th 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 1.8 months in The Hague. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 5890th and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medellin vs The Hague

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	Medellin	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.21	$20.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.9	$93.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.86	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.78	$7.24
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$4.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.16	$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$542	$1628
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$383	$1311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$987	$2964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$671	$2396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.7	$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86	$223
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23	$46.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.1%	3.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2220	$5956
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1524	$4459
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$3.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.3	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$33.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$2.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$4.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.11	$15.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.06	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$4.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$4.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.52	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.78	$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.89	$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.8	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.66	$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$63	$125
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$402	$2532
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6383	$12471

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Cities near Medellin

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Envigado	$950
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Bello	$881
131 km or 82 mi	Manizales	$678
135 km or 84 mi	Quibdo	$708
160 km or 99 mi	Pereira	$730
171 km or 106 mi	Cartago	$679
179 km or 111 mi	Salento	$655
190 km or 118 mi	Armenia	$667
205 km or 127 mi	Ibague	$506
209 km or 130 mi	Facatativa	$722
212 km or 131 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1082
221 km or 137 mi	Zipaquira	$762
232 km or 144 mi	Girardot	$515
239 km or 148 mi	Soacha	$848
242 km or 150 mi	Turbo	$721
246 km or 153 mi	Bogota	$976
250 km or 155 mi	Tulua	$511
257 km or 160 mi	Tunja	$637
282 km or 175 mi	Monteria	$663
285 km or 177 mi	Duitama	$960
288 km or 179 mi	Bucaramanga	$693
289 km or 179 mi	Floridablanca	$686
298 km or 185 mi	Sogamoso	$581
308 km or 192 mi	Buenaventura	$782
312 km or 194 mi	Palmira	$693
318 km or 198 mi	Villavicencio	$546
329 km or 204 mi	Cali	$759
331 km or 206 mi	Ocana	$704
334 km or 208 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$715
340 km or 211 mi	Sincelejo	$547
346 km or 215 mi	Magangue	$667
367 km or 228 mi	Yopal	$777
370 km or 230 mi	Neiva	$565
386 km or 240 mi	Cucuta	$620
387 km or 241 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$673
391 km or 243 mi	Rubio	$671
406 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$684
410 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$673
438 km or 272 mi	Popayan	$572
448 km or 279 mi	La Grita	$677

Cities near The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$2228
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2222
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2615
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2589
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$3118
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2718
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2568
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$2057
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$2175
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2414
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2178
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$2087
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2224
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2256
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2230
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2374
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2235
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$2238
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2706
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$2089
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1701
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1860
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1514
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2318
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$2111
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1639
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1818
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1804
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$2359
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1696