Medellin vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$867
$3380
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2196
$8333
🏠 One person rent
$387
$1991
🏘️ Family rent
$760
$3524
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$899
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$412
$6558
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
67
81
😀 Quality of life
54
97
🏙️ Population
2.53M
443K

The cost of living in Medellin is 74% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 6140th and 31st ($867 vs $3380) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.9 months in Zurich. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 5994th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medellin Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.65
$25.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.9
$114
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.44
$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$8.65
 Cappuccino
$1.76
$6.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$5.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$2331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$1597
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$819
$4197
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$629
$2921
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$54.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14%
2.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1728
$11003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1560
$7611
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$5.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.5
$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$40.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$3.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$7.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$21.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.25
$46.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$3.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.37
$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$19.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$3.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.1
$91.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.04
$21.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$154
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$50.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.3
$145
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$217
$2684
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6416
$29266

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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
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$3073
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$3200
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$2861
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3051
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3059
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$2930
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3041
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3001
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3178
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$2949
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3128
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3083
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$3444
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$2916
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2436
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2354
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1533
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2142
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$2882
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2431
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$2925
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$2838
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1660
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1806
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$2649
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$2182
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1510
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$2322
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1910
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1412
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3296
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1394
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1492
74 km or 46 mi Weil am Rhein
$1499
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$2820
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1326
77 km or 48 mi Saint-Louis
$1307
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$1717
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2243
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$2846