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Medellin vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Medellin is 29.5% cheaper than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 41.9% less in Medellin
Groceries: pay 12.6% less in Medellin
Transportation: pay 1.7% less in Medellin
Housing: pay 34.5% less in Medellin
Childcare: pay 46.1% less in Medellin
Entertainment and Sports: pay 57.2% less in Medellin
Clothing: pay 12.6% less in Medellin

Expenses including entertainment and sports, childcare, restaurants, housing, groceries, and clothing are lower in Medellin.

Medellin vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 41.9% less for restaurants

	Warsaw	Medellin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.94 PLN40.74	$6.40 COP23,534.79	-41.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.57 PLN35.65	$7.68 COP28,241.74	-19.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.25 PLN8.39	$1.16 COP4,276.91	-48.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.92 PLN7.16	$0.81 COP2,963.51	-58.1%
Average			-41.9%

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pay 12.6% less for groceries

	Warsaw	Medellin
Bread 1 loaf	$1.46 PLN5.45	$1.42 COP5,231.87	-2.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.39 PLN20.07	$2.26 COP8,313.26	-58.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.34 PLN16.15	$4.18 COP15,360.62	-3.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.70 PLN13.77	$2.36 COP8,668.79	-36.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.39 PLN12.62	$2.61 COP9,582.68	-23.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.61 PLN2.27	$1.13 COP4,159.70	+85.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 PLN3.08	$0.48 COP1,781.61	-41.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.96 PLN3.58	$0.79 COP2,921.96	-17.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.57 PLN5.86	$0.65 COP2,372.27	-59.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 PLN1.78	$0.58 COP2,146.90	+22.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 PLN2.01	$0.51 COP1,884.17	-5.0%
Average			-12.6%

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pay 1.7% less for transportation

	Warsaw	Medellin
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 PLN24.63	$3.94 COP14,489.44	-40.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.08 PLN112.03	$43.52 COP160K	+44.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,809.65 PLN122K	$18,943.94 COP70M	-42.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.67 PLN50.92	$17.92 COP65,897.40	+31.1%
Average			-1.7%

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pay 34.5% less for housing

	Warsaw	Medellin
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.42 PLN64.90	$25.49 COP93,720.75	+46.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,140.63 PLN4,248.96	$532.59 COP2M	-53.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$907.87 PLN3,381.94	$400.83 COP1M	-55.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$267.55 PLN996.66	$66.50 COP245K	-75.1%
Average			-34.5%

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pay 46.1% less for childcare

	Warsaw	Medellin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$586.39 PLN2,184.37	$400.53 COP1M	-31.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,933.95 PLN59,355.80	$6,297.58 COP23M	-60.5%
Average			-46.1%

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pay 57.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Medellin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.92 PLN18.33	$1.79 COP6,589.74	-63.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.22 PLN15.70	$1.76 COP6,470.12	-58.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.95 PLN22.15	$2.30 COP8,472.52	-61.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.75 PLN174.16	$26.71 COP98,218.51	-42.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.57 PLN35.65	$3.84 COP14,120.87	-59.9%
Average			-57.2%

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pay 12.6% less for clothing

	Warsaw	Medellin
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$99.57 PLN370.92	$66.24 COP244K	-33.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.35 PLN180.10	$37.24 COP137K	-23.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.47 PLN366.80	$108.25 COP398K	+9.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.26 PLN429.36	$110.81 COP407K	-3.9%
Average			-12.6%

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