Cost of Living Comparison Between Cholpon-Ata and Medellin Cost of Living Comparison Between Cholpon-Ata and Medellin

🙂 Solo nomad: Cholpon-Ata is 16.4% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 55.4% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Cholpon-Ata is 20.4% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 50.2% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Cholpon-Ata
Medellin
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$6.18 KGS 540
$6.03 COP 22.8K
2.49%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$20.96 KGS 1,833
$33.17 COP 125.6K
-36.81%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$5.87 KGS 514
$7.29 COP 27.6K
-19.48%
Cappuccino
$2.11 KGS 184
$1.63 COP 6,170
29.45%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.63 KGS 55.0
$1.05 COP 3,971
-40.00%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.32 KGS 28.33
$0.77 COP 2,916
-58.44%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.22 KGS 107
$1.73 COP 6,550
-29.48%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.70 KGS 148
$3.18 COP 12.0K
-46.54%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Cholpon-Ata
Medellin
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.95 KGS 82.8
$1.07 COP 4,040
-11.21%
White Bread (500g)
$0.48 KGS 42.19
$1.31 COP 4,965
-63.36%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.55 KGS 135
$1.38 COP 5,227
12.32%
Eggs
$1.71 KGS 150
$2.25 COP 8,509
-24.00%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$8.22 KGS 719
$4.48 COP 17.0K
83.48%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$4.85 KGS 424
$5.74 COP 21.7K
-15.51%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$8.07 KGS 706
$8.86 COP 33.6K
-8.92%
Apples (1kg)
$1.08 KGS 94.3
$2.24 COP 8,490
-51.79%
Banana (1kg)
$1.94 KGS 169
$1.06 COP 4,012
83.02%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.11 KGS 185
$1.51 COP 5,732
39.74%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.73 KGS 152
$1.36 COP 5,151
27.21%
Potato (1kg)
$0.55 KGS 48.55
$1.12 COP 4,244
-50.89%
Onion (1kg)
$0.53 KGS 46.63
$1.17 COP 4,427
-54.70%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.60 KGS 52.1
$0.90 COP 3,416
-33.33%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.50 KGS 43.84
$0.84 COP 3,169
-40.48%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$1.70 KGS 148
$2.26 COP 8,553
-24.78%
Wine (Bottle)
$8.19 KGS 717
$9.97 COP 37.8K
-17.85%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.18 KGS 104
$1.18 COP 4,479
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.95 KGS 171
$2.39 COP 9,048
-18.41%
🚌 Getting Around
Cholpon-Ata
Medellin
Difference
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)
$1.35 KGS 118
$1.47 COP 5,555
-8.16%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.24 KGS 21.10
$1.95 COP 7,367
-87.69%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$3.34 KGS 292
$7.76 COP 29.4K
-56.96%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$0.85 KGS 74.2
$0.97 COP 3,663
-12.37%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$38.3K KGS 3.4M
$17.9K COP 68.0M
113.46%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$34.5K KGS 3.0M
$26.7K COP 101.2M
29.23%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Cholpon-Ata
Medellin
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$33.59 KGS 2,938
$81.1 COP 307.1K
-58.59%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$6.96 KGS 609
$9.40 COP 35.6K
-25.96%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$11.66 KGS 1,020
$23.61 COP 89.4K
-50.61%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Cholpon-Ata
Medellin
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
-
$25.55 COP 96.7K
-
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$19.29 COP 73.0K
-
Cinema Ticket
$4.45 KGS 390
$4.10 COP 15.5K
8.54%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Cholpon-Ata
Medellin
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$201 KGS 17.6K
$306 COP 1.2M
-34.23%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$4,588 KGS 401.4K
$5,899 COP 22.3M
-22.22%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Cholpon-Ata
Medellin
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$36.58 KGS 3,200
$59.8 COP 226.5K
-38.85%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$40.30 KGS 3,525
$31.96 COP 121.0K
26.10%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$95.0 KGS 8,309
$103 COP 388.8K
-7.50%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$102 KGS 8,927
$108 COP 408.4K
-5.39%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Cholpon-Ata
Medellin
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
-
$483 COP 1.8M
-
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
-
$377 COP 1.4M
-
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
-
$822 COP 3.1M
-
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
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Cholpon-Ata
Medellin
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$538 COP 2.0M
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
20.11
13.43
49.74%

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Last update for Cholpon-Ata: March 1, 2026

Last update for Medellin: March 3, 2026

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