Medellin vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1162
$2491
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2810
$6085
🏠 One person rent
$579
$1494
🏘️ Family rent
$997
$2619
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$634
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$535
$4456
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
65
92
😀 Quality of life
64
96
🏙️ Population
2.53M
548K

The cost of living in Medellin is 53% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 4852nd and 901st ($1162 vs $2491) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 8th 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 1st in the Netherlands, while ranked 5346th and 10th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medellin The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.47
$21.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$92.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.22
$15.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$6.97
☕ Cappuccino
$2.65
$4.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$4.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$689
$1507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$446
$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1244
$2710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$792
$2213
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.3
$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.9
$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.36%
3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2880
$6520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1250
$4705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$4.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58.3
$106
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$2.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$4.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$4.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$6.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.23
$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.57
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.38
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.5
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.63
$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$26.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.8
$98.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$533
$2623
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8196
$12462

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Scheveningen
$2310
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Leidschendam
$2365
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Delft
$2424
14 km or 8.5 mi Oegstgeest
$2307
14 km or 9 mi Leiden
$2389
21 km or 13 mi Rotterdam
$2659
31 km or 19 mi Ridderkerk
$2336
35 km or 22 mi Zandvoort
$1865
40 km or 25 mi Haarlem
$2755
43 km or 27 mi Sliedrecht
$2234
46 km or 29 mi IJmuiden
$2354
52 km or 32 mi Amsterdam
$3165
55 km or 34 mi Utrecht
$2608
61 km or 38 mi Hilversum
$2564
61 km or 38 mi Etten-Leur
$1970
62 km or 38 mi Roosendaal
$2087
63 km or 39 mi Zeist
$2407
64 km or 40 mi Purmerend
$2185
64 km or 40 mi Breda
$2112
65 km or 40 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2143
68 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2296
70 km or 43 mi Almere
$2399
70 km or 44 mi Zaltbommel
$2304
71 km or 44 mi Goes
$2460
75 km or 47 mi Langedijk
$2283
77 km or 48 mi Tilburg
$2247
80 km or 49 mi Tiel
$2662
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2272
81 km or 50 mi Middelburg
$2111
82 km or 51 mi Hoogstraten
$1740
85 km or 53 mi Veenendaal
$1805
92 km or 57 mi Ede
$2053
93 km or 58 mi Lelystad
$1477
93 km or 58 mi Wageningen
$2341
93 km or 58 mi Harderwijk
$2148
95 km or 59 mi Turnhout
$1739
97 km or 60 mi Antwerp
$1834
98 km or 61 mi Beveren
$1829
101 km or 62 mi Uden
$2353
102 km or 63 mi Mortsel
$1688