Cost of Living Comparison Between Iquitos and Medellin Cost of Living Comparison Between Iquitos and Medellin

🙂 Solo nomad: Iquitos is 42% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 37.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Iquitos is 36.8% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 21.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.07 PEN 14.7

$6.23 COP 26K

-34.67%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$36.83 PEN 133

$32.34 COP 134.8K

13.88%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.99 PEN 25.24

$7.39 COP 30.8K

-5.41%

Cappuccino

$3.37 PEN 12.17

$1.72 COP 7,155

95.93%

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

$0.81 PEN 2.93

$1.1 COP 4,575

-26.36%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.99 PEN 3.56

$0.73 COP 3,060

35.62%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.71 PEN 9.8

$1.66 COP 6,916

63.25%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$6.85 PEN 24.74

$3.2 COP 13.3K

114.06%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.71 PEN 6.18

$1.09 COP 4,552

56.88%

White Bread (500g)

$2.21 PEN 7.97

$1.24 COP 5,188

78.23%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.33 COP 5,544

Eggs

$2.48 PEN 8.95

$2.22 COP 9,252

11.71%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.55 COP 19K

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.11 PEN 11.23

$5.71 COP 23.8K

-45.53%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.59 COP 35.8K

Apples (1kg)

$2.26 COP 9,410

Banana (1kg)

$1.07 COP 4,461

Oranges (1kg)

$1.51 COP 6,293

Tomato (1kg)

$1.42 COP 5,911

Potato (1kg)

$1.11 COP 4,619

Onion (1kg)

$1.18 COP 4,932

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.89 COP 3,718

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.86 PEN 3.11

$0.84 COP 3,507

2.38%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.35 COP 9,809

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)

$0.83 COP 3,464

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$41.9 COP 174.7K

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.41 COP 5,899

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.96 COP 8,164

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$7.85 COP 32.7K

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.02 COP 4,265

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)

$33.85 PEN 122

$82.5 COP 344.1K

-58.98%

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

$10.63 PEN 38.4

$9.44 COP 39.4K

12.61%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$8.47 PEN 30.6

$23.51 COP 98K

-63.97%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$28.29 PEN 102

$25.68 COP 107.1K

10.16%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$8.25 PEN 29.8

$19.14 COP 79.8K

-56.90%

Cinema Ticket

$5.61 PEN 20.27

$3.96 COP 16.5K

41.67%

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

$305 COP 1.3M

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,673 PEN 9,656

$5,925 COP 24.7M

-54.89%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$84.3 PEN 305

$57.9 COP 241.4K

45.66%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$33.15 PEN 120

$31.59 COP 131.7K

4.94%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$50.5 PEN 182

$103 COP 430.1K

-51.09%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$24.58 PEN 88.8

$106 COP 440.5K

-76.74%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$338 PEN 1,221

$489 COP 2M

-30.92%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$253 PEN 913

$379 COP 1.6M

-33.33%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$819 PEN 2,960

$827 COP 3.4M

-0.91%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$681 PEN 2,461

$729 COP 3M

-6.57%

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)

$595 PEN 2,149

$550 COP 2.3M

8.15%

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 Iquitos: October 27, 2025

Last update for Medellin: October 28, 2025

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