Medellin vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person
$867
$1854
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2196
$4529
🏠 One person rent
$387
$947
🏘️ Family rent
$760
$1747
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$548
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$412
$2931
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
67
98
😀 Quality of life
54
94
🏙️ Population
2.53M
1.97M

The cost of living in Medellin is 53% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 6140th and 2189th ($867 vs $1854) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Colombia and Austria, respectively. Check Colombia vs Austria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medellin compared to 1.6 months in Vienna. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 5994th and 45th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medellin vs Vienna

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Medellin Vienna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.65
$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.9
$63.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.44
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$5
 Cappuccino
$1.76
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$2.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$909
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$677
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$819
$1773
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$629
$1318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$190
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14%
3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1728
$9051
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1560
$5834
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$2.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.5
$48.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$18.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$4.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.25
$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$4.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.37
$6.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$3.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.1
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.04
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$138
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$18.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.3
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$217
$272
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6416
$14916

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$812
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$778
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$727
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$649
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$639
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$639
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$567
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$551
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$525
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$433
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$592
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$645
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$416
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$724
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$624
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$883
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$493
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$511
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$633
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$617
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$649
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$612
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$597
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$552
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$648
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$530
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$720
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$612
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$573
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$536
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$582
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$594
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$507
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$708
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$595
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$593
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$589
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$592
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$455
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$617

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Klosterneuburg
$1602
15 km or 9.4 mi Modling
$1621
25 km or 15 mi Baden bei Wien
$1663
45 km or 28 mi Wiener Neustadt
$1325
55 km or 34 mi Bratislava
$1269
56 km or 35 mi Petrzalka
$1197
56 km or 35 mi Sankt Polten
$1535
60 km or 38 mi Sopron
$765
61 km or 38 mi Krems an der Donau
$1543
72 km or 45 mi Breclav
$946
76 km or 47 mi Znojmo
$995
77 km or 48 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$797
91 km or 56 mi Hodonin
$988
92 km or 57 mi Trnava
$1073
110 km or 68 mi Szombathely
$747
111 km or 69 mi Gyor
$829
111 km or 69 mi Brno
$1158
112 km or 70 mi Amstetten
$1378
116 km or 72 mi Piestany
$901
118 km or 73 mi Trebic
$1011
118 km or 73 mi Kapfenberg
$1229
125 km or 77 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1020
127 km or 79 mi Nitra
$1125
132 km or 82 mi Leoben
$1393
136 km or 84 mi Nove Zamky
$1013
140 km or 87 mi Komarno
$1045
142 km or 88 mi Kromeriz
$1005
144 km or 90 mi Jihlava
$956
144 km or 90 mi Trencin
$1149
145 km or 90 mi Graz
$1658
146 km or 91 mi Steyr
$1508
148 km or 92 mi Zlin
$1033
151 km or 94 mi Prostejov
$1084
155 km or 96 mi Linz
$1646
156 km or 97 mi Zalaegerszeg
$762
157 km or 98 mi Leonding
$1562
158 km or 98 mi Traun
$1546
160 km or 99 mi Prerov
$916
164 km or 102 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1078
166 km or 103 mi Levice
$898