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Medellin vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Medellin is 3.8% cheaper than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 0.4% less in Medellin
Groceries: pay 4.7% more in Medellin
Transportation: pay 55.4% more in Medellin
Housing: pay 21.3% more in Medellin
Childcare: pay 47.5% less in Medellin
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.2% less in Medellin
Clothing: pay 19.1% less in Medellin

The cost of transportation, housing, and groceries in Medellin are more expensive than in Moscow. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, clothing, and restaurants are lower in Medellin.

Medellin vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Medellin instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 0.4% less for restaurants

	Moscow	Medellin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB911.35	$6.40 COP24,314.59	-46.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB455.67	$7.68 COP29,177.51	+28.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB105.57	$1.16 COP4,418.62	-15.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB46.71	$0.81 COP3,061.70	+31.8%
Average			-0.4%

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pay 4.7% more for groceries

	Moscow	Medellin
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB64.62	$1.42 COP5,405.22	+68.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB478.82	$2.26 COP8,588.71	-63.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB352.84	$4.18 COP15,869.58	-9.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB128.49	$2.36 COP8,956.02	+40.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB188.10	$2.61 COP9,900.20	+5.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB61.80	$1.13 COP4,297.52	+39.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB66.45	$0.48 COP1,840.64	-44.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB68.87	$0.79 COP3,018.77	-11.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB125.22	$0.65 COP2,450.87	-60.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB32.60	$0.58 COP2,218.04	+36.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB25.86	$0.51 COP1,946.61	+51.3%
Average			+4.7%

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pay 55.4% more for transportation

	Moscow	Medellin
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB216.76	$3.94 COP14,969.53	+38.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,797.83	$43.52 COP165,339.21	+18.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB2,825,171.82	$18,943.94 COP71,971,186.19	-48.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB437.45	$17.92 COP68,080.85	+212.8%
Average			+55.4%

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pay 21.3% more for housing

	Moscow	Medellin
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB596.90	$25.49 COP96,826.10	+226.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB95,691.30	$532.59 COP2,023,393.98	-57.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB54,162.93	$400.83 COP1,522,836.11	-43.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,445.86	$66.50 COP252,654.43	-39.9%
Average			+21.3%

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pay 47.5% less for childcare

	Moscow	Medellin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB50,124.02	$400.53 COP1,521,689.25	-39.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1,090,971.99	$6,297.58 COP23,925,556.49	-55.9%
Average			-47.5%

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pay 41.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Medellin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB318.97	$1.79 COP6,808.09	-57.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB241.06	$1.76 COP6,684.50	-44.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB227.84	$2.30 COP8,753.25	-22.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,404.36	$26.71 COP101,472.89	-40.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB501.24	$3.84 COP14,588.75	-41.5%
Average			-41.2%

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pay 19.1% less for clothing

	Moscow	Medellin
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB5,808.16	$66.24 COP251,656.01	-12.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,645.38	$37.24 COP141,466.71	-22.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,389.02	$108.25 COP411,263.92	-12.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB11,974.07	$110.81 COP420,989.76	-29.3%
Average			-19.1%

Moscow vs. Medellin - Cost of clothing

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