Cost of Living Comparison Between Benares and Medellin Cost of Living Comparison Between Benares and Medellin

🙂 Solo nomad: Benares is 0.2% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 5.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Benares is 3.7% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 0.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.66 MUR 307

$5.97 COP 21.9K

11.56%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$44.42 MUR 2,052

$32.40 COP 119.0K

37.10%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.43 MUR 297

$7.13 COP 26.2K

-9.82%

Cappuccino

$2.68 MUR 124

$1.65 COP 6,043

62.42%

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

$1.00 MUR 46.36

$1.06 COP 3,882

-5.66%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.59 MUR 27.32

$0.77 COP 2,839

-23.38%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.16 MUR 99.8

$1.75 COP 6,418

23.43%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.76 MUR 127

$3.06 COP 11.2K

-9.80%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.52 MUR 70.3

$1.10 COP 4,026

38.18%

White Bread (500g)

$0.69 MUR 31.93

$1.30 COP 4,771

-46.92%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.32 MUR 61.2

$1.34 COP 4,905

-1.49%

Eggs

$2.34 MUR 108

$2.26 COP 8,299

3.54%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.93 MUR 459

$4.50 COP 16.5K

120.67%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.03 MUR 278

$5.80 COP 21.3K

3.97%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.35 MUR 478

$8.96 COP 32.9K

15.51%

Apples (1kg)

$2.04 MUR 94.5

$2.37 COP 8,691

-13.92%

Banana (1kg)

$1.94 MUR 89.6

$1.07 COP 3,939

81.31%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.45 MUR 67.0

$1.48 COP 5,418

-2.03%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.65 MUR 122

$1.36 COP 5,011

94.85%

Potato (1kg)

$0.98 MUR 45.27

$1.13 COP 4,135

-13.27%

Onion (1kg)

$0.93 MUR 42.95

$1.13 COP 4,161

-17.70%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.85 MUR 39.30

$0.89 COP 3,274

-4.49%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.57 MUR 26.15

$0.85 COP 3,114

-32.94%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.02 MUR 278

$2.28 COP 8,361

164.04%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.45 MUR 298

$10.15 COP 37.3K

-36.45%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.74 MUR 80.4

$1.19 COP 4,359

46.22%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.10 MUR 97.1

$2.40 COP 8,828

-12.50%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.04 MUR 48.23

$0.84 COP 3,074

23.81%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$40.85 COP 150.0K

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.37 MUR 202

$1.48 COP 5,417

195.27%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.74 MUR 127

$1.89 COP 6,949

44.97%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$15.17 MUR 701

$8.05 COP 29.5K

88.45%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.45 MUR 66.8

$0.94 COP 3,455

54.26%

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

$36.0K MUR 1.7M

$17.7K COP 65.1M

103.07%

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

$28.3K MUR 1.3M

$26.4K COP 96.8M

7.23%

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

$49.93 MUR 2,306

$81.9 COP 300.7K

-39.03%

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

$18.02 MUR 832

$9.54 COP 35.0K

88.89%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$32.23 MUR 1,489

$23.68 COP 87.0K

36.11%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$38.86 MUR 1,795

$25.85 COP 94.9K

50.33%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.72 COP 68.7K

Cinema Ticket

$5.99 MUR 277

$4.05 COP 14.9K

47.90%

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

$157 MUR 7,253

$316 COP 1.2M

-50.29%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,012 MUR 185.3K

$5,971 COP 21.9M

-32.82%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$51.1 MUR 2,362

$59.0 COP 216.4K

-13.27%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$44.84 MUR 2,071

$32.49 COP 119.3K

38.01%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$83.2 MUR 3,844

$99.9 COP 366.7K

-16.67%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$78.8 MUR 3,640

$108 COP 394.9K

-26.72%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$520 MUR 24.0K

$491 COP 1.8M

5.87%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$346 MUR 16.0K

$371 COP 1.4M

-6.91%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$943 MUR 43.6K

$821 COP 3.0M

14.81%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$723 MUR 33.4K

$731 COP 2.7M

-1.10%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,019 COP 11.1M

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,332 COP 4.9M

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$517 COP 1.9M

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

6.25

13.43

-53.46%

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

Last update for Benares: January 13, 2026

Last update for Medellin: January 12, 2026

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