Medellin vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1030
$2132
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2487
$5197
🏠 One person rent
$494
$1089
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$1885
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$658
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$552
$3535
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
66
98
😀 Quality of life
60
95
🏙️ Population
2.53M
1.97M

The cost of living in Medellin is 52% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 5342nd and 1640th ($1030 vs $2132) 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 1.7 months in Vienna. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 5890th and 39th 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
$6.21
$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.9
$92.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.86
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.78
$5.98
☕ Cappuccino
$2.07
$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$3.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$542
$1128
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$383
$788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$987
$2026
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$671
$1430
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.7
$194
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86
$296
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.1%
3.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2220
$10556
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1524
$6355
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.3
$51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$2.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.53
$4.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$20
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.11
$15.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.06
$24.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$3.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$7.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.78
$19.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$3.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.8
$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.66
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.3
$163
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$63
$95.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$402
$364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6383
$25585

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1859
15 km or 9.4 mi Modling
$1976
25 km or 15 mi Baden bei Wien
$1917
45 km or 28 mi Wiener Neustadt
$2019
55 km or 34 mi Bratislava
$1497
56 km or 35 mi Petrzalka
$1388
56 km or 35 mi Sankt Polten
$1774
60 km or 38 mi Sopron
$1052
61 km or 38 mi Krems an der Donau
$1759
72 km or 45 mi Breclav
$1148
76 km or 47 mi Znojmo
$1233
77 km or 48 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$917
91 km or 56 mi Hodonin
$1229
92 km or 57 mi Trnava
$1311
110 km or 68 mi Szombathely
$823
111 km or 69 mi Gyor
$861
111 km or 69 mi Brno
$1570
112 km or 70 mi Amstetten
$1468
116 km or 72 mi Piestany
$985
118 km or 73 mi Trebic
$1097
118 km or 73 mi Kapfenberg
$1574
125 km or 77 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1606
127 km or 79 mi Nitra
$1176
132 km or 82 mi Leoben
$1378
136 km or 84 mi Nove Zamky
$1134
140 km or 87 mi Komarno
$1148
142 km or 88 mi Kromeriz
$1229
144 km or 90 mi Jihlava
$1103
144 km or 90 mi Trencin
$1257
145 km or 90 mi Graz
$1685
146 km or 91 mi Steyr
$1651
148 km or 92 mi Zlin
$1282
151 km or 94 mi Prostejov
$1182
155 km or 96 mi Linz
$1760
156 km or 97 mi Zalaegerszeg
$845
157 km or 98 mi Leonding
$1707
158 km or 98 mi Traun
$1660
160 km or 99 mi Prerov
$1056
164 km or 102 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1308
166 km or 103 mi Levice
$946