Cost of Living Comparison Between Chittagong and Medellin Cost of Living Comparison Between Chittagong and Medellin

🙂 Solo nomad: Chittagong is 51% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 63.8% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Chittagong is 49.3% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 58.9% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Chittagong
Medellin
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$1.62 ৳198
$6.23 COP 26K
-74.00%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$14.55 ৳1,783
$32.34 COP 134.8K
-55.01%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.51 ৳921
$7.39 COP 30.8K
1.62%
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$5.6 ৳687
-
-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.06 ৳497
-
-
Cappuccino
$1.6 ৳196
$1.72 COP 7,155
-6.98%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.36 ৳44.08
$1.1 COP 4,575
-67.27%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.14 ৳17.39
$0.73 COP 3,060
-80.82%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
-
$1.66 COP 6,916
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$3.2 COP 13.3K
-
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Chittagong
Medellin
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.74 ৳90.3
$1.09 COP 4,552
-32.11%
White Bread (500g)
$0.62 ৳75.9
$1.24 COP 5,188
-50.00%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.65 ৳79.1
$1.33 COP 5,544
-51.13%
Eggs
$1.17 ৳144
$2.22 COP 9,252
-47.30%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.17 ৳1,124
$4.55 COP 19K
101.54%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$1.7 ৳208
$5.71 COP 23.8K
-70.23%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$7.59 ৳930
$8.59 COP 35.8K
-11.64%
Apples (1kg)
$2.29 ৳280
$2.26 COP 9,410
1.33%
Banana (1kg)
$1.01 ৳124
$1.07 COP 4,461
-5.61%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.14 ৳262
$1.51 COP 6,293
41.72%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.85 ৳104
$1.42 COP 5,911
-40.14%
Potato (1kg)
$0.47 ৳58.1
$1.11 COP 4,619
-57.66%
Onion (1kg)
$0.88 ৳108
$1.18 COP 4,932
-25.42%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.38 ৳46.51
$0.89 COP 3,718
-57.30%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.27 ৳33.23
$0.84 COP 3,507
-67.86%
Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)
$8.72 ৳1,068
-
-
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$0.81 ৳98.9
-
-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.5 ৳184
-
-
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.84 ৳348
$2.35 COP 9,809
20.85%
Wine (Bottle)
-
$9.34 COP 38.9K
-
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
-
$1.18 COP 4,927
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$2.49 COP 10.4K
-
🚌 Getting Around
Chittagong
Medellin
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.17 ৳21.39
$0.83 COP 3,464
-79.52%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$4.04 ৳495
$41.9 COP 174.7K
-90.36%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.84 ৳103
$1.41 COP 5,899
-40.43%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.43 ৳52.4
$1.96 COP 8,164
-78.06%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$2.41 ৳296
$7.85 COP 32.7K
-69.30%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.05 ৳129
$1.02 COP 4,265
2.94%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$32.2K ৳3.9M
$17.6K COP 73.4M
82.79%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.6K ৳4.1M
$26.2K COP 109.2M
28.39%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Chittagong
Medellin
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$22.57 ৳2,766
$82.5 COP 344.1K
-72.65%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$5.71 ৳699
$9.44 COP 39.4K
-39.51%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$13.16 ৳1,613
$23.51 COP 98K
-44.02%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Chittagong
Medellin
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$15.19 ৳1,861
$25.68 COP 107.1K
-40.85%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$11.08 ৳1,358
$19.14 COP 79.8K
-42.11%
Cinema Ticket
$3.23 ৳396
$3.96 COP 16.5K
-18.43%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Chittagong
Medellin
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$30.12 ৳3,692
$305 COP 1.3M
-90.12%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$1,349 ৳165.3K
$5,925 COP 24.7M
-77.23%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Chittagong
Medellin
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$20.9 ৳2,562
$57.9 COP 241.4K
-63.90%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$18.65 ৳2,286
$31.59 COP 131.7K
-40.96%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$51.3 ৳6,290
$103 COP 430.1K
-50.24%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$33.04 ৳4,049
$106 COP 440.5K
-68.73%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Chittagong
Medellin
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$129 ৳15.8K
$489 COP 2M
-73.70%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$59.7 ৳7,316
$379 COP 1.6M
-84.25%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$251 ৳30.7K
$827 COP 3.4M
-69.66%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$146 ৳17.9K
$729 COP 3M
-80.01%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$770 ৳94.4K
$2,190 COP 9.1M
-64.84%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$425 ৳52K
$1,532 COP 6.4M
-72.28%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Chittagong
Medellin
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$249 ৳30.5K
$550 COP 2.3M
-54.74%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
11.67
13.43
-13.10%

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Last update for Chittagong: October 29, 2025

Last update for Medellin: October 28, 2025

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