Cost of Living Comparison Between Cairo and Medellin Cost of Living Comparison Between Cairo and Medellin

🙂 Solo nomad: Cairo is 34.3% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 47.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Cairo is 34.4% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 45% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.02 E£200

$6.23 COP 26K

-35.47%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$20.06 E£998

$32.34 COP 134.8K

-37.97%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.82 E£240

$7.39 COP 30.8K

-34.78%

Cappuccino

$1.48 E£73.7

$1.72 COP 7,155

-13.95%

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

$0.33 E£16.54

$1.1 COP 4,575

-70.00%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.13 E£6.29

$0.73 COP 3,060

-82.19%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.41 E£70.2

$1.66 COP 6,916

-15.06%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.71 E£135

$3.2 COP 13.3K

-15.31%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.92 E£45.75

$1.09 COP 4,552

-15.60%

White Bread (500g)

$0.59 E£29.22

$1.24 COP 5,188

-52.42%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.73 E£36.2

$1.33 COP 5,544

-45.11%

Eggs

$1.48 E£73.7

$2.22 COP 9,252

-33.33%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.27 E£163

$4.55 COP 19K

-28.13%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.34 E£216

$5.71 COP 23.8K

-23.99%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.56 E£426

$8.59 COP 35.8K

-0.35%

Apples (1kg)

$1.5 E£74.6

$2.26 COP 9,410

-33.63%

Banana (1kg)

$0.56 E£28.01

$1.07 COP 4,461

-47.66%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.5 E£25.1

$1.51 COP 6,293

-66.89%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.42 E£20.71

$1.42 COP 5,911

-70.42%

Potato (1kg)

$0.47 E£23.35

$1.11 COP 4,619

-57.66%

Onion (1kg)

$0.4 E£20.1

$1.18 COP 4,932

-66.10%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.22 E£10.94

$0.89 COP 3,718

-75.28%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.2 E£10.13

$0.84 COP 3,507

-76.19%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.94 E£96.6

$2.35 COP 9,809

-17.45%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.47 E£421

$9.34 COP 38.9K

-9.31%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.29 E£64

$1.18 COP 4,927

9.32%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.76 E£87.7

$2.49 COP 10.4K

-29.32%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.31 E£15.63

$0.83 COP 3,464

-62.65%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$6.22 E£309

$41.9 COP 174.7K

-85.16%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.41 E£20.56

$1.41 COP 5,899

-70.92%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.29 E£14.19

$1.96 COP 8,164

-85.20%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$0.97 E£48.36

$7.85 COP 32.7K

-87.64%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.31 E£15.27

$1.02 COP 4,265

-69.61%

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

$36.3K E£1.8M

$17.6K COP 73.4M

106.11%

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

$30.4K E£1.5M

$26.2K COP 109.2M

16.05%

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

$25.79 E£1,283

$82.5 COP 344.1K

-68.75%

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

$8.13 E£404

$9.44 COP 39.4K

-13.88%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$12.31 E£612

$23.51 COP 98K

-47.64%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$15.75 E£783

$25.68 COP 107.1K

-38.67%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.69 E£333

$19.14 COP 79.8K

-65.05%

Cinema Ticket

$3.47 E£172

$3.96 COP 16.5K

-12.37%

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

$91.9 E£4,569

$305 COP 1.3M

-69.85%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,013 E£100.1K

$5,925 COP 24.7M

-66.03%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$32.24 E£1,603

$57.9 COP 241.4K

-44.32%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$43.75 E£2,175

$31.59 COP 131.7K

38.49%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$108 E£5,360

$103 COP 430.1K

4.51%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$57.6 E£2,864

$106 COP 440.5K

-45.49%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$206 E£10.2K

$489 COP 2M

-57.92%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$131 E£6,524

$379 COP 1.6M

-65.38%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$421 E£20.9K

$827 COP 3.4M

-49.14%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$253 E£12.6K

$729 COP 3M

-65.30%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$862 E£42.9K

$2,190 COP 9.1M

-60.64%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$524 E£26K

$1,532 COP 6.4M

-65.82%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$190 E£9,443

$550 COP 2.3M

-65.47%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

16.67

13.43

24.13%

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

Last update for Cairo: October 29, 2025

Last update for Medellin: October 28, 2025

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