Medellin vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1162
$3857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2810
$9099
🏠 One person rent
$579
$2413
🏘️ Family rent
$997
$4235
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$926
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$235
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$535
$8550
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
65
82
😀 Quality of life
64
97
🏙️ Population
2.53M
452K

The cost of living in Medellin is 70% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 4852nd and 11th ($1162 vs $3857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Colombia and Switzerland, respectively. Check Colombia vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medellin compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 5346th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medellin vs Zurich

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Medellin Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.47
$30.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$79.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.22
$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$10
☕ Cappuccino
$2.65
$7.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$5.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$689
$2736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$446
$2037
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1244
$5021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$792
$3627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.3
$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.9
$57.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.36%
1.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2880
$17464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1250
$7981
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$5.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58.3
$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$44.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$2.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$2.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$3.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$9.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$24.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$27.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$4.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.23
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.57
$20.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.38
$5.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$5.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$3.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.5
$82.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.63
$24.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$149
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$55.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.8
$136
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$154
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$533
$2480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8196
$26431

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$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
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$3514
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$3281
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$3348
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3492
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3239
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$3231
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3264
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3441
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3267
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$3240
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3312
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3519
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$4491
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3286
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2641
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2611
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1679
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2644
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$3288
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2638
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$3321
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$3199
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1703
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1751
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$2986
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$1807
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1695
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$3120
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1784
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1533
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3587
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1582
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1700
74 km or 46 mi Weil am Rhein
$1700
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$3034
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1385
77 km or 48 mi Saint-Louis
$1507
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$2091
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2459
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$3117