Cost of Living Comparison Between Ialoveni and Medellin Cost of Living Comparison Between Ialoveni and Medellin

🙂 Solo nomad: Ialoveni is 22.3% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 25.9% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Ialoveni is 14.1% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 18% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Ialoveni
Medellin
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$8.70 MDL 150
$6.03 COP 22.8K
44.28%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$24.58 MDL 424
$33.17 COP 125.6K
-25.90%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.64 MDL 132
$7.29 COP 27.6K
4.80%
Cappuccino
$1.88 MDL 32.36
$1.63 COP 6,170
15.34%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.91 MDL 15.71
$1.05 COP 3,971
-13.33%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.65 MDL 11.26
$0.77 COP 2,916
-15.58%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.77 MDL 30.45
$1.73 COP 6,550
2.31%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.41 MDL 41.53
$3.18 COP 12.0K
-24.21%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Ialoveni
Medellin
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.22 MDL 21.10
$1.07 COP 4,040
14.02%
White Bread (500g)
$0.55 MDL 9.53
$1.31 COP 4,965
-58.02%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.73 MDL 12.66
$1.38 COP 5,227
-47.10%
Eggs
$2.54 MDL 43.76
$2.25 COP 8,509
12.89%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$5.18 MDL 89.3
$4.48 COP 17.0K
15.62%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$5.32 MDL 91.8
$5.74 COP 21.7K
-7.32%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$4.93 MDL 85.0
$8.86 COP 33.6K
-44.36%
Apples (1kg)
$0.84 MDL 14.46
$2.24 COP 8,490
-62.50%
Banana (1kg)
$1.75 MDL 30.18
$1.06 COP 4,012
65.09%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.77 MDL 30.46
$1.51 COP 5,732
17.22%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.18 MDL 37.64
$1.36 COP 5,151
60.29%
Potato (1kg)
$0.82 MDL 14.08
$1.12 COP 4,244
-26.79%
Onion (1kg)
$0.58 MDL 10.09
$1.17 COP 4,427
-50.43%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.29 MDL 22.31
$0.90 COP 3,416
43.33%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.82 MDL 14.19
$0.84 COP 3,169
-2.38%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.13 MDL 53.9
$2.26 COP 8,553
38.50%
Wine (Bottle)
$5.11 MDL 88.1
$9.97 COP 37.8K
-48.75%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.23 MDL 21.19
$1.18 COP 4,479
4.24%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.92 MDL 33.07
$2.39 COP 9,048
-19.67%
🚌 Getting Around
Ialoveni
Medellin
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.37 MDL 6.33
$0.86 COP 3,253
-56.98%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$6.86 MDL 118
$41.45 COP 156.9K
-83.45%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$2.02 MDL 34.77
$1.47 COP 5,555
37.41%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.27 MDL 4.66
$1.95 COP 7,367
-86.15%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$5.13 MDL 88.5
$7.76 COP 29.4K
-33.89%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.38 MDL 23.80
$0.97 COP 3,663
42.27%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$32.1K MDL 553.7K
$17.9K COP 68.0M
78.82%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$30.9K MDL 532.3K
$26.7K COP 101.2M
15.47%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Ialoveni
Medellin
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$172 MDL 2,964
$81.1 COP 307.1K
111.81%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$7.64 MDL 132
$9.40 COP 35.6K
-18.72%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$10.72 MDL 185
$23.61 COP 89.4K
-54.60%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Ialoveni
Medellin
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$29.42 MDL 508
$25.55 COP 96.7K
15.15%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$11.56 MDL 199
$19.29 COP 73.0K
-40.07%
Cinema Ticket
$5.97 MDL 103
$4.10 COP 15.5K
45.61%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Ialoveni
Medellin
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$395 MDL 6,819
$306 COP 1.2M
29.13%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$7,582 MDL 130.8K
$5,899 COP 22.3M
28.53%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Ialoveni
Medellin
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$46.69 MDL 805
$59.8 COP 226.5K
-21.95%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$28.82 MDL 497
$31.96 COP 121.0K
-9.82%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$86.5 MDL 1,492
$103 COP 388.8K
-15.79%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$99.5 MDL 1,717
$108 COP 408.4K
-7.74%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Ialoveni
Medellin
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$175 MDL 3,016
$483 COP 1.8M
-63.82%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$118 MDL 2,038
$377 COP 1.4M
-68.68%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$382 MDL 6,596
$822 COP 3.1M
-53.45%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$387 MDL 6,679
$721 COP 2.7M
-46.29%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$2,784 COP 10.5M
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$1,320 COP 5.0M
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Ialoveni
Medellin
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$608 MDL 10.5K
$538 COP 2.0M
13.07%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
9.24
13.43
-31.20%

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Last update for Ialoveni: March 1, 2026

Last update for Medellin: March 3, 2026

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