Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Medellin Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Medellin

🙂 Solo nomad: Barcelona is 1.7% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 25.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Barcelona is 6.8% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 17.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$9.97 VES 3,436

$5.97 COP 21.9K

67.00%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$34.39 VES 11.8K

$32.40 COP 119.0K

6.14%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.90 VES 3,067

$7.13 COP 26.2K

24.82%

Cappuccino

$2.97 VES 1,023

$1.65 COP 6,043

80.00%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.01 VES 350

$1.06 COP 3,882

-4.72%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.65 VES 226

$0.77 COP 2,839

-15.58%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.98 VES 336

$1.75 COP 6,418

-44.00%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.05 VES 706

$3.06 COP 11.2K

-33.01%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.75 VES 603

$1.10 COP 4,026

59.09%

White Bread (500g)

$1.48 VES 509

$1.30 COP 4,771

13.85%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.43 VES 493

$1.34 COP 4,905

6.72%

Eggs

$3.36 VES 1,156

$2.26 COP 8,299

48.67%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$5.08 VES 1,750

$4.50 COP 16.5K

12.89%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.47 VES 2,230

$5.80 COP 21.3K

11.55%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.38 VES 2,543

$8.96 COP 32.9K

-17.63%

Apples (1kg)

$4.55 VES 1,566

$2.37 COP 8,691

91.98%

Banana (1kg)

$1.38 VES 475

$1.07 COP 3,939

28.97%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.71 VES 591

$1.48 COP 5,418

15.54%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.01 VES 694

$1.36 COP 5,011

47.79%

Potato (1kg)

$1.40 VES 483

$1.13 COP 4,135

23.89%

Onion (1kg)

$1.41 VES 487

$1.13 COP 4,161

24.78%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.86 VES 640

$0.89 COP 3,274

108.99%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.71 VES 588

$0.85 COP 3,114

101.18%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.10 VES 1,413

$2.28 COP 8,361

79.82%

Wine (Bottle)

$12.08 VES 4,161

$10.15 COP 37.3K

19.01%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.25 VES 431

$1.19 COP 4,359

5.04%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.32 VES 798

$2.40 COP 8,828

-3.33%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.62 VES 214

$0.84 COP 3,074

-26.19%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$10.11 VES 3,482

$40.85 COP 150.0K

-75.25%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$5.09 VES 1,753

$1.48 COP 5,417

243.92%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.89 COP 6,949

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$15.16 VES 5,224

$8.05 COP 29.5K

88.32%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.52 VES 179

$0.94 COP 3,455

-44.68%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$28.1K VES 9.7M

$17.7K COP 65.1M

58.58%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$45.2K VES 15.6M

$26.4K COP 96.8M

71.50%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$39.63 VES 13.7K

$81.9 COP 300.7K

-51.61%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$14.81 VES 5,101

$9.54 COP 35.0K

55.24%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$43.24 VES 14.9K

$23.68 COP 87.0K

82.60%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$29.76 VES 10.3K

$25.85 COP 94.9K

15.13%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$14.88 VES 5,128

$18.72 COP 68.7K

-20.51%

Cinema Ticket

$6.81 VES 2,345

$4.05 COP 14.9K

68.15%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$80.5 VES 27.7K

$316 COP 1.2M

-74.50%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,971 COP 21.9M

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$46.54 VES 16.0K

$59.0 COP 216.4K

-21.05%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$42.86 VES 14.8K

$32.49 COP 119.3K

31.92%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$65.0 VES 22.4K

$99.9 COP 366.7K

-34.91%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$57.7 VES 19.9K

$108 COP 394.9K

-46.35%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$202 VES 69.5K

$491 COP 1.8M

-58.94%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$113 VES 38.9K

$371 COP 1.4M

-69.55%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$370 VES 127.6K

$821 COP 3.0M

-54.91%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$277 VES 95.5K

$731 COP 2.7M

-62.10%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$418 VES 143.9K

$3,019 COP 11.1M

-86.16%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$234 VES 80.6K

$1,332 COP 4.9M

-82.43%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$234 VES 80.8K

$517 COP 1.9M

-54.65%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

13.43

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Barcelona: January 13, 2026

Last update for Medellin: January 12, 2026

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