Cost of Living Comparison Between Canoas and Medellin Cost of Living Comparison Between Canoas and Medellin

🙂 Solo nomad: Canoas is 9.8% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 27.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Canoas is 4.5% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 25.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.8 R$32.19

$6.23 COP 26K

-6.90%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$22.55 R$125

$32.34 COP 134.8K

-30.27%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.28 R$34.85

$7.39 COP 30.8K

-15.02%

Cappuccino

$1.82 R$10.11

$1.72 COP 7,155

5.81%

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

$0.88 R$4.89

$1.1 COP 4,575

-20.00%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.38 R$2.09

$0.73 COP 3,060

-47.95%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.29 R$7.18

$1.66 COP 6,916

-22.29%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.54 R$8.56

$3.2 COP 13.3K

-51.88%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.8 R$4.42

$1.09 COP 4,552

-26.61%

White Bread (500g)

$1.19 R$6.61

$1.24 COP 5,188

-4.03%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.73 R$4.06

$1.33 COP 5,544

-45.11%

Eggs

$1.53 R$8.5

$2.22 COP 9,252

-31.08%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$8.92 R$49.49

$4.55 COP 19K

96.04%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.53 R$19.57

$5.71 COP 23.8K

-38.18%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.32 R$51.7

$8.59 COP 35.8K

8.50%

Apples (1kg)

$1.22 R$6.79

$2.26 COP 9,410

-46.02%

Banana (1kg)

$1.05 R$5.83

$1.07 COP 4,461

-1.87%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.53 R$2.93

$1.51 COP 6,293

-64.90%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.21 R$6.69

$1.42 COP 5,911

-14.79%

Potato (1kg)

$1.14 R$6.33

$1.11 COP 4,619

2.70%

Onion (1kg)

$1.04 R$5.76

$1.18 COP 4,932

-11.86%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.78 R$4.31

$0.89 COP 3,718

-12.36%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.53 R$2.92

$0.84 COP 3,507

-36.90%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.96 R$10.87

$2.35 COP 9,809

-16.60%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.46 R$35.88

$9.34 COP 38.9K

-30.84%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.71 R$3.92

$1.18 COP 4,927

-39.83%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.85 R$10.29

$2.49 COP 10.4K

-25.70%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.84 R$4.65

$0.83 COP 3,464

1.20%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$30.51 R$169

$41.9 COP 174.7K

-27.18%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.66 R$9.22

$1.41 COP 5,899

17.73%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1 R$5.55

$1.96 COP 8,164

-48.98%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.25 R$29.13

$7.85 COP 32.7K

-33.12%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.04 R$5.8

$1.02 COP 4,265

1.96%

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

$12.5K R$69.2K

$17.6K COP 73.4M

-29.17%

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

$15.3K R$85K

$26.2K COP 109.2M

-41.56%

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

$59.5 R$330

$82.5 COP 344.1K

-27.97%

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

$14.55 R$80.8

$9.44 COP 39.4K

54.13%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$19.65 R$109

$23.51 COP 98K

-16.42%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$19.54 R$108

$25.68 COP 107.1K

-23.91%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$21.98 R$122

$19.14 COP 79.8K

14.84%

Cinema Ticket

$5.54 R$30.76

$3.96 COP 16.5K

39.90%

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

$312 R$1,733

$305 COP 1.3M

2.41%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$7,111 R$39.5K

$5,925 COP 24.7M

20.02%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$49.09 R$273

$57.9 COP 241.4K

-15.22%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$54.3 R$301

$31.59 COP 131.7K

71.79%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$54.8 R$304

$103 COP 430.1K

-46.87%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$54.7 R$304

$106 COP 440.5K

-48.22%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$289 R$1,603

$489 COP 2M

-40.98%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$214 R$1,187

$379 COP 1.6M

-43.56%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$494 R$2,743

$827 COP 3.4M

-40.23%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$394 R$2,185

$729 COP 3M

-46.00%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,605 R$8,908

$2,190 COP 9.1M

-26.71%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,008 R$5,593

$1,532 COP 6.4M

-34.25%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$550 COP 2.3M

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

13.43

-25.54%

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

Last update for Canoas: October 29, 2025

Last update for Medellin: October 28, 2025

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