Cost of Living Comparison Between Cahul and Medellin Cost of Living Comparison Between Cahul and Medellin

🙂 Solo nomad: Cahul is 4% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 29.6% cheaper with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Cahul is 0.1% more expensive than Medellin without rent, and 31.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$8.57 MDL 144

$5.91 COP 22.5K

45.01%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$36.58 MDL 614

$32.19 COP 122.7K

13.64%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.46 MDL 125

$7.21 COP 27.5K

3.47%

Cappuccino

$1.82 MDL 30.46

$1.65 COP 6,284

10.30%

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

$0.93 MDL 15.64

$1.11 COP 4,224

-16.22%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.69 MDL 11.55

$0.71 COP 2,716

-2.82%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.78 MDL 29.94

$1.74 COP 6,637

2.30%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.31 MDL 38.75

$3.19 COP 12.2K

-27.59%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.28 MDL 21.46

$1.1 COP 4,176

16.36%

White Bread (500g)

$0.53 MDL 8.87

$1.3 COP 4,965

-59.23%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.44 MDL 24.13

$1.39 COP 5,302

3.60%

Eggs

$2.6 MDL 43.6

$2.18 COP 8,302

19.27%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.28 MDL 173

$4.54 COP 17.3K

126.43%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.58 MDL 93.6

$5.85 COP 22.3K

-4.62%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.82 MDL 148

$8.62 COP 32.8K

2.32%

Apples (1kg)

$0.88 MDL 14.79

$2.24 COP 8,539

-60.71%

Banana (1kg)

$1.82 MDL 30.59

$1.07 COP 4,080

70.09%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.75 MDL 29.44

$1.53 COP 5,822

14.38%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.15 MDL 36.12

$1.41 COP 5,377

52.48%

Potato (1kg)

$0.84 MDL 14.04

$1.12 COP 4,269

-25.00%

Onion (1kg)

$0.59 MDL 9.98

$1.14 COP 4,343

-48.25%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.36 MDL 22.77

$0.9 COP 3,418

51.11%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.87 MDL 14.68

$0.91 COP 3,481

-4.40%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.31 MDL 55.5

$2.34 COP 8,932

41.45%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.14 MDL 86.3

$9.94 COP 37.9K

-48.29%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.26 MDL 21.14

$1.15 COP 4,369

9.57%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.93 MDL 32.31

$2.38 COP 9,066

-18.91%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.81 COP 3,069

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$40.57 COP 154.6K

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.1 MDL 35.28

$1.46 COP 5,572

43.84%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.25 MDL 4.15

$1.99 COP 7,570

-87.44%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.29 MDL 88.7

$7.96 COP 30.3K

-33.54%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.38 MDL 23.24

$1.01 COP 3,844

36.63%

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

$31.9K MDL 535.4K

$17.7K COP 67.3M

80.67%

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

$31.6K MDL 529.9K

$26.8K COP 102.1M

17.83%

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

$169 MDL 2,838

$80.8 COP 308K

109.22%

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

$7.73 MDL 130

$9.39 COP 35.8K

-17.68%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$10.85 MDL 182

$23.51 COP 89.6K

-53.85%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$25.61 COP 97.6K

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.95 COP 72.2K

Cinema Ticket

$7.68 MDL 129

$4.12 COP 15.7K

86.41%

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

$389 MDL 6,528

$306 COP 1.2M

26.97%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$7,645 MDL 128.3K

$5,875 COP 22.4M

30.12%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$65.1 MDL 1,093

$58.8 COP 224K

10.73%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$53.5 MDL 897

$31.9 COP 121.5K

67.59%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 MDL 1,894

$102 COP 387.4K

11.01%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$123 MDL 2,071

$108 COP 413K

13.88%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$478 COP 1.8M

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$375 COP 1.4M

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$838 COP 3.2M

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$727 COP 2.8M

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,251 COP 8.6M

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,598 COP 6.1M

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$536 MDL 8,998

$517 COP 2M

3.69%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

9.24

13.43

-31.20%

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

Last update for Cahul: December 2, 2025

Last update for Medellin: December 1, 2025

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