Cost of Living Comparison Between As Salt and Medellin Cost of Living Comparison Between As Salt and Medellin

🙂 Solo nomad: As Salt is 8% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 31% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: As Salt is 20.7% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 30.5% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
As Salt
Medellin
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.21 JOD 2.98
$6.03 COP 22.8K
-30.18%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$21.28 JOD 15.09
$33.17 COP 125.6K
-35.85%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$6.99 JOD 4.96
$7.29 COP 27.6K
-4.12%
Cappuccino
$1.45 JOD 1.03
$1.63 COP 6,170
-11.04%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.36 JOD 0.26
$1.05 COP 3,971
-65.71%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.29 JOD 0.21
$0.77 COP 2,916
-62.34%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$5.54 JOD 3.93
$1.73 COP 6,550
220.23%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.13 JOD 2.93
$3.18 COP 12.0K
29.87%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
As Salt
Medellin
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.43 JOD 1.02
$1.07 COP 4,040
33.64%
White Bread (500g)
$0.33 JOD 0.24
$1.31 COP 4,965
-74.81%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.67 JOD 1.19
$1.38 COP 5,227
21.01%
Eggs
$1.65 JOD 1.17
$2.25 COP 8,509
-26.67%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$4.27 JOD 3.03
$4.48 COP 17.0K
-4.69%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$4.13 JOD 2.93
$5.74 COP 21.7K
-28.05%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$11.61 JOD 8.23
$8.86 COP 33.6K
31.04%
Apples (1kg)
$1.44 JOD 1.02
$2.24 COP 8,490
-35.71%
Banana (1kg)
$1.46 JOD 1.04
$1.06 COP 4,012
37.74%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.43 JOD 1.01
$1.51 COP 5,732
-5.30%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.57 JOD 0.41
$1.36 COP 5,151
-58.09%
Potato (1kg)
$0.69 JOD 0.49
$1.12 COP 4,244
-38.39%
Onion (1kg)
$0.68 JOD 0.48
$1.17 COP 4,427
-41.88%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.65 JOD 0.46
$0.90 COP 3,416
-27.78%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.59 JOD 0.42
$0.84 COP 3,169
-29.76%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.63 JOD 2.57
$2.26 COP 8,553
60.62%
Wine (Bottle)
$21.04 JOD 14.92
$9.97 COP 37.8K
111.03%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$4.61 JOD 3.27
$1.18 COP 4,479
290.68%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$5.39 JOD 3.82
$2.39 COP 9,048
125.52%
🚌 Getting Around
As Salt
Medellin
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.84 JOD 0.60
$0.86 COP 3,253
-2.33%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$28.49 JOD 20.20
$41.45 COP 156.9K
-31.27%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.62 JOD 0.44
$1.47 COP 5,555
-57.82%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.43 JOD 1.01
$1.95 COP 7,367
-26.67%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$6.97 JOD 4.94
$7.76 COP 29.4K
-10.18%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.30 JOD 0.92
$0.97 COP 3,663
34.02%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$21.1K JOD 15.0K
$17.9K COP 68.0M
17.65%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$25.5K JOD 18.1K
$26.7K COP 101.2M
-4.43%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
As Salt
Medellin
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$35.69 JOD 25.31
$81.1 COP 307.1K
-56.00%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$11.32 JOD 8.03
$9.40 COP 35.6K
20.43%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$13.87 JOD 9.84
$23.61 COP 89.4K
-41.25%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
As Salt
Medellin
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$32.61 JOD 23.12
$25.55 COP 96.7K
27.63%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$35.54 JOD 25.20
$19.29 COP 73.0K
84.24%
Cinema Ticket
$8.91 JOD 6.32
$4.10 COP 15.5K
117.32%
🧸 Childcare & Education
As Salt
Medellin
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$142 JOD 100
$306 COP 1.2M
-53.73%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$5,449 JOD 3,863
$5,899 COP 22.3M
-7.63%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
As Salt
Medellin
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$24.72 JOD 17.53
$59.8 COP 226.5K
-58.68%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$48.45 JOD 34.35
$31.96 COP 121.0K
51.60%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$48.48 JOD 34.37
$103 COP 388.8K
-52.79%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$28.44 JOD 20.17
$108 COP 408.4K
-73.63%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
As Salt
Medellin
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$142 JOD 101
$483 COP 1.8M
-70.58%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$155 JOD 110
$377 COP 1.4M
-58.85%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$251 JOD 178
$822 COP 3.1M
-69.41%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$279 JOD 198
$721 COP 2.7M
-61.32%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$2,784 COP 10.5M
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$1,320 COP 5.0M
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
As Salt
Medellin
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$557 JOD 395
$538 COP 2.0M
3.55%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
7.27
13.43
-45.87%

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Last update for As Salt: March 2, 2026

Last update for Medellin: March 3, 2026

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