Cost of Living Comparison Between Herat and Medellin Cost of Living Comparison Between Herat and Medellin

🙂 Solo nomad: Herat is 34.9% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 42.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Herat is 45.8% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 57.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.1 ؋146

$6.23 COP 26K

-66.29%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$8.81 ؋614

$32.34 COP 134.8K

-72.76%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.06 ؋283

$7.39 COP 30.8K

-45.06%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.2 ؋153

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$7.16 ؋499

Cappuccino

$0.74 ؋51.7

$1.72 COP 7,155

-56.98%

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

$0.52 ؋36.43

$1.1 COP 4,575

-52.73%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.12 ؋8.38

$0.73 COP 3,060

-83.56%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.66 COP 6,916

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.2 COP 13.3K

Milk (1 liter)

$0.48 ؋33.24

$1.09 COP 4,552

-55.96%

White Bread (500g)

$0.28 ؋19.25

$1.24 COP 5,188

-77.42%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.85 ؋198

$1.33 COP 5,544

114.29%

Eggs

$2.11 ؋147

$2.22 COP 9,252

-4.95%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$2.91 ؋203

$4.55 COP 19K

-36.04%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.54 ؋177

$5.71 COP 23.8K

-55.52%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5.82 ؋406

$8.59 COP 35.8K

-32.25%

Apples (1kg)

$0.69 ؋48.28

$2.26 COP 9,410

-69.47%

Banana (1kg)

$0.75 ؋52.6

$1.07 COP 4,461

-29.91%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.54 ؋37.82

$1.51 COP 6,293

-64.24%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.59 ؋40.83

$1.42 COP 5,911

-58.45%

Potato (1kg)

$0.55 ؋38.25

$1.11 COP 4,619

-50.45%

Onion (1kg)

$0.34 ؋23.88

$1.18 COP 4,932

-71.19%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.89 COP 3,718

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.28 ؋19.43

$0.84 COP 3,507

-66.67%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.96 ؋66.7

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.88 ؋131

$2.35 COP 9,809

-20.00%

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

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.3 ؋21.17

$0.83 COP 3,464

-63.86%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$41.9 COP 174.7K

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.2 ؋153

$1.41 COP 5,899

56.03%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.34 ؋93.1

$1.96 COP 8,164

-31.63%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.22 ؋294

$7.85 COP 32.7K

-46.24%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.04 ؋72.2

$1.02 COP 4,265

1.96%

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

$17.6K COP 73.4M

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

$26.2K COP 109.2M

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

$185 ؋12.9K

$82.5 COP 344.1K

123.65%

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

$9.44 COP 39.4K

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$145 ؋10.1K

$23.51 COP 98K

516.59%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$14.27 ؋994

$25.68 COP 107.1K

-44.43%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$19.14 COP 79.8K

Cinema Ticket

$3.96 COP 16.5K

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

$14.44 ؋1,006

$305 COP 1.3M

-95.26%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,925 COP 24.7M

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$21.43 ؋1,493

$57.9 COP 241.4K

-62.99%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$21.27 ؋1,482

$31.59 COP 131.7K

-32.67%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$28.87 ؋2,011

$103 COP 430.1K

-72.01%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$35.5 ؋2,473

$106 COP 440.5K

-66.40%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$73.1 ؋5,094

$489 COP 2M

-85.06%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$43.74 ؋3,047

$379 COP 1.6M

-88.46%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$117 ؋8,152

$827 COP 3.4M

-85.85%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$71.7 ؋4,994

$729 COP 3M

-90.17%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,190 COP 9.1M

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,532 COP 6.4M

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$177 ؋12.3K

$550 COP 2.3M

-67.80%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

13.43

48.92%

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

Last update for Herat: October 27, 2025

Last update for Medellin: October 28, 2025

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