Medellin vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Medellin	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1030	$1457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2487	$3309
🏠 One person rent	$494	$761
🏘️ Family rent	$843	$1163
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$485
🚐 Transport expenses	$142	$95.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$552	$1744
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	66	26
😀 Quality of life	60	77
🏙️ Population	2.53M	687K

The cost of living in Medellin is 29% less expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 5342nd and 4103rd ($1030 vs $1457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 61st in Colombia and Spain, respectively. Check Colombia vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medellin compared to 1.2 months in Zaragoza. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Zaragoza ranked 39th in Spain, while ranked 5890th and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medellin vs Zaragoza

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	Medellin	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.21	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.9	$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.86	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.78	$3.96
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.16	$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$542	$754
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$383	$622
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$987	$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$671	$992
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.7	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.1%	3.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2220	$4828
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1524	$2495
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.3	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.11	$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.06	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$5.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.52	$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.78	$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.89	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.8	$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.66	$9.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$43.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$63	$77.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$402	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6383	$8269

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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 Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1157
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1414
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1229
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1585
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1118
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1468
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1445
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1318
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1531
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1685
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1158
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1212
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1571
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1596
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1217
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1673
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1239
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1566
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1740
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1523
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1828
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1194
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1408
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1839
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1200
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1363
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1590
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1407
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1598
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1343
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1573
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1557
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1703
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1660
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1603
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1637
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1746
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1687
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1572
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1581