Cost of Living Comparison Between Castel and Medellin Cost of Living Comparison Between Castel and Medellin

🙂 Solo nomad: Castel is 81.8% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 90.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Castel is 80% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 88.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.03 COP 22.8K

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$33.17 COP 125.6K

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.29 COP 27.6K

Cappuccino

$1.63 COP 6,170

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

$1.05 COP 3,971

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.77 COP 2,916

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.73 COP 6,550

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.18 COP 12.0K

Milk (1 liter)

$2.02 GGP 1.52

$1.07 COP 4,040

88.79%

White Bread (500g)

$2.22 GGP 1.67

$1.31 COP 4,965

69.47%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.38 COP 5,227

Eggs

$4.14 GGP 3.11

$2.25 COP 8,509

84.00%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$13.46 GGP 10.11

$4.48 COP 17.0K

200.45%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.74 COP 21.7K

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.86 COP 33.6K

Apples (1kg)

$2.24 COP 8,490

Banana (1kg)

$1.06 COP 4,012

Oranges (1kg)

$1.51 COP 5,732

Tomato (1kg)

$1.36 COP 5,151

Potato (1kg)

$1.12 COP 4,244

Onion (1kg)

$1.17 COP 4,427

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.90 COP 3,416

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.84 COP 3,169

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.26 COP 8,553

Wine (Bottle)

$9.97 COP 37.8K

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.18 COP 4,479

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.39 COP 9,048

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.86 COP 3,253

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$41.45 COP 156.9K

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.47 COP 5,555

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.95 COP 7,367

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$7.76 COP 29.4K

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.23 GGP 1.67

$0.97 COP 3,663

129.90%

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

$17.9K COP 68.0M

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

$26.7K COP 101.2M

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

$81.1 COP 307.1K

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

$9.40 COP 35.6K

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$23.61 COP 89.4K

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$25.55 COP 96.7K

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$19.29 COP 73.0K

Cinema Ticket

$4.10 COP 15.5K

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

$306 COP 1.2M

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,899 COP 22.3M

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$59.8 COP 226.5K

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$31.96 COP 121.0K

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$103 COP 388.8K

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$108 COP 408.4K

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,670 GGP 1,254

$483 COP 1.8M

245.63%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$377 COP 1.4M

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,575 GGP 1,934

$822 COP 3.1M

213.45%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$721 COP 2.7M

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,784 COP 10.5M

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,320 COP 5.0M

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$538 COP 2.0M

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

13.43

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

Last update for Castel: March 2, 2026

Last update for Medellin: March 3, 2026

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