Cost of Living Comparison Between Kochi and Medellin Cost of Living Comparison Between Kochi and Medellin

🙂 Solo nomad: Kochi is 49% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 57.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Kochi is 50% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 56.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.71 ₹146

$6.23 COP 26K

-72.55%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$9.31 ₹796

$32.34 COP 134.8K

-71.21%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.7 ₹402

$7.39 COP 30.8K

-36.40%

Cappuccino

$1.42 ₹121

$1.72 COP 7,155

-17.44%

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

$0.44 ₹37.21

$1.1 COP 4,575

-60.00%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.17 ₹14.57

$0.73 COP 3,060

-76.71%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.76 ₹151

$1.66 COP 6,916

6.02%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.99 ₹256

$3.2 COP 13.3K

-6.56%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.65 ₹55.9

$1.09 COP 4,552

-40.37%

White Bread (500g)

$0.52 ₹44.85

$1.24 COP 5,188

-58.06%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.64 ₹55.1

$1.33 COP 5,544

-51.88%

Eggs

$0.98 ₹84.2

$2.22 COP 9,252

-55.86%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.55 ₹646

$4.55 COP 19K

65.93%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.99 ₹341

$5.71 COP 23.8K

-30.12%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.59 COP 35.8K

Apples (1kg)

$2.29 ₹196

$2.26 COP 9,410

1.33%

Banana (1kg)

$0.76 ₹64.9

$1.07 COP 4,461

-28.97%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.05 ₹89.4

$1.51 COP 6,293

-30.46%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.67 ₹57.6

$1.42 COP 5,911

-52.82%

Potato (1kg)

$0.52 ₹44.53

$1.11 COP 4,619

-53.15%

Onion (1kg)

$0.56 ₹47.56

$1.18 COP 4,932

-52.54%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.67 ₹57.6

$0.89 COP 3,718

-24.72%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.32 ₹27.72

$0.84 COP 3,507

-61.90%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.75 ₹407

$2.35 COP 9,809

102.13%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.13 ₹695

$9.34 COP 38.9K

-12.96%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.88 ₹161

$1.18 COP 4,927

59.32%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.54 ₹217

$2.49 COP 10.4K

2.01%

Buffalo Round (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) (1kg)

$4.98 ₹426

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.21 ₹17.92

$0.83 COP 3,464

-74.70%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$15.59 ₹1,334

$41.9 COP 174.7K

-62.79%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.54 ₹45.96

$1.41 COP 5,899

-61.70%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.35 ₹29.98

$1.96 COP 8,164

-82.14%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.19 ₹102

$7.85 COP 32.7K

-84.84%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.2 ₹103

$1.02 COP 4,265

17.65%

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

$16.3K ₹1.4M

$17.6K COP 73.4M

-7.30%

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

$22.9K ₹2M

$26.2K COP 109.2M

-12.67%

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

$28.22 ₹2,414

$82.5 COP 344.1K

-65.81%

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

$3.13 ₹268

$9.44 COP 39.4K

-66.84%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$6.96 ₹595

$23.51 COP 98K

-70.40%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$19.31 ₹1,651

$25.68 COP 107.1K

-24.81%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$11.85 ₹1,013

$19.14 COP 79.8K

-38.09%

Cinema Ticket

$2.13 ₹182

$3.96 COP 16.5K

-46.21%

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

$74.7 ₹6,388

$305 COP 1.3M

-75.50%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,394 ₹204.7K

$5,925 COP 24.7M

-59.60%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$27.14 ₹2,321

$57.9 COP 241.4K

-53.13%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$20.7 ₹1,770

$31.59 COP 131.7K

-34.47%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$36.87 ₹3,154

$103 COP 430.1K

-64.26%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$24.99 ₹2,138

$106 COP 440.5K

-76.35%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$182 ₹15.5K

$489 COP 2M

-62.91%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$107 ₹9,117

$379 COP 1.6M

-71.88%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$459 ₹39.2K

$827 COP 3.4M

-44.53%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$259 ₹22.2K

$729 COP 3M

-64.47%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,052 ₹175.5K

$2,190 COP 9.1M

-6.31%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,530 ₹130.9K

$1,532 COP 6.4M

-0.13%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$521 ₹44.6K

$550 COP 2.3M

-5.19%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

8.5

13.43

-36.71%

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

Last update for Kochi: October 29, 2025

Last update for Medellin: October 28, 2025

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