Cost of Living Comparison Between Calarasi and Medellin Cost of Living Comparison Between Calarasi and Medellin

🙂 Solo nomad: Calarasi is 13.6% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 29% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Calarasi is 0.7% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 31.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$8.65 MDL 145

$5.91 COP 22.5K

46.36%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$37.05 MDL 622

$32.19 COP 122.7K

15.10%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.51 MDL 126

$7.21 COP 27.5K

4.16%

Cappuccino

$1.88 MDL 31.54

$1.65 COP 6,284

13.94%

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

$0.97 MDL 16.22

$1.11 COP 4,224

-12.61%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.69 MDL 11.52

$0.71 COP 2,716

-2.82%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.77 MDL 29.74

$1.74 COP 6,637

1.72%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.28 MDL 38.3

$3.19 COP 12.2K

-28.53%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.25 MDL 20.92

$1.1 COP 4,176

13.64%

White Bread (500g)

$0.52 MDL 8.79

$1.3 COP 4,965

-60.00%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.5 MDL 25.1

$1.39 COP 5,302

7.91%

Eggs

$2.61 MDL 43.73

$2.18 COP 8,302

19.72%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.47 MDL 176

$4.54 COP 17.3K

130.62%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.4 MDL 90.6

$5.85 COP 22.3K

-7.69%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.9 MDL 149

$8.62 COP 32.8K

3.25%

Apples (1kg)

$0.85 MDL 14.34

$2.24 COP 8,539

-62.05%

Banana (1kg)

$1.83 MDL 30.73

$1.07 COP 4,080

71.03%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.77 MDL 29.65

$1.53 COP 5,822

15.69%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.15 MDL 36.12

$1.41 COP 5,377

52.48%

Potato (1kg)

$0.77 MDL 12.86

$1.12 COP 4,269

-31.25%

Onion (1kg)

$0.56 MDL 9.36

$1.14 COP 4,343

-50.88%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.36 MDL 22.83

$0.9 COP 3,418

51.11%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.84 MDL 14.09

$0.91 COP 3,481

-7.69%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.26 MDL 54.6

$2.34 COP 8,932

39.32%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.28 MDL 88.6

$9.94 COP 37.9K

-46.88%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.21 MDL 20.35

$1.15 COP 4,369

5.22%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.99 MDL 33.46

$2.38 COP 9,066

-16.39%

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 MDL 33.64

$1.46 COP 5,572

36.99%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.27 MDL 4.54

$1.99 COP 7,570

-86.43%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.3 MDL 89

$7.96 COP 30.3K

-33.42%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.39 MDL 23.24

$1.01 COP 3,844

37.62%

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

$31.6K MDL 531K

$17.7K COP 67.3M

79.18%

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

$31.1K MDL 521.2K

$26.8K COP 102.1M

15.90%

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

$169 MDL 2,840

$80.8 COP 308K

109.36%

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

$7.71 MDL 129

$9.39 COP 35.8K

-17.89%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$10.64 MDL 179

$23.51 COP 89.6K

-54.74%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$25.61 COP 97.6K

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.95 COP 72.2K

Cinema Ticket

$7.69 MDL 129

$4.12 COP 15.7K

86.65%

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

$386 MDL 6,479

$306 COP 1.2M

26.03%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$7,619 MDL 127.8K

$5,875 COP 22.4M

29.69%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$66.2 MDL 1,111

$58.8 COP 224K

12.65%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$54.7 MDL 918

$31.9 COP 121.5K

71.47%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 MDL 1,903

$102 COP 387.4K

11.51%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$121 MDL 2,036

$108 COP 413K

11.93%

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)

$517 COP 2M

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 Calarasi: December 1, 2025

Last update for Medellin: December 1, 2025

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