Cost of Living Comparison Between La Vega and Medellin Cost of Living Comparison Between La Vega and Medellin

🙂 Solo nomad: La Vega is 31% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 47.9% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: La Vega is 12.9% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 31.1% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
La Vega
Medellin
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$7.43 DOP 437
$6.23 COP 26K
19.26%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$42 DOP 2,472
$32.34 COP 134.8K
29.87%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$13.65 DOP 803
$7.39 COP 30.8K
84.71%
Cappuccino
$1.02 DOP 60
$1.72 COP 7,155
-40.70%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.88 DOP 52
$1.1 COP 4,575
-20.00%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.61 DOP 36.05
$0.73 COP 3,060
-16.44%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.58 DOP 152
$1.66 COP 6,916
55.42%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.43 DOP 261
$3.2 COP 13.3K
38.44%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
La Vega
Medellin
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.17 DOP 68.7
$1.09 COP 4,552
7.34%
White Bread (500g)
$1.25 DOP 73.4
$1.24 COP 5,188
0.81%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.1 DOP 65.1
$1.33 COP 5,544
-17.29%
Eggs
$1.19 DOP 70.3
$2.22 COP 9,252
-46.40%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$4.06 DOP 239
$4.55 COP 19K
-10.77%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$2.74 DOP 161
$5.71 COP 23.8K
-52.01%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$6.66 DOP 392
$8.59 COP 35.8K
-22.47%
Apples (1kg)
$2.93 DOP 172
$2.26 COP 9,410
29.65%
Banana (1kg)
$0.72 DOP 42.55
$1.07 COP 4,461
-32.71%
Oranges (1kg)
$3.65 DOP 215
$1.51 COP 6,293
141.72%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.09 DOP 64.1
$1.42 COP 5,911
-23.24%
Potato (1kg)
$0.77 DOP 45.48
$1.11 COP 4,619
-30.63%
Onion (1kg)
$2.11 DOP 124
$1.18 COP 4,932
78.81%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.41 DOP 24.01
$0.89 COP 3,718
-53.93%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.36 DOP 20.97
$0.84 COP 3,507
-57.14%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.94 DOP 291
$2.35 COP 9,809
110.21%
Wine (Bottle)
$7.97 DOP 469
$9.34 COP 38.9K
-14.67%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.84 DOP 109
$1.18 COP 4,927
55.93%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.52 DOP 148
$2.49 COP 10.4K
1.20%
🚌 Getting Around
La Vega
Medellin
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.86 DOP 50.7
$0.83 COP 3,464
3.61%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$41.9 COP 174.7K
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
-
$1.41 COP 5,899
-
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$3.24 DOP 191
$1.96 COP 8,164
65.31%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
-
$7.85 COP 32.7K
-
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.3 DOP 76.4
$1.02 COP 4,265
27.45%
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)
$35.1K DOP 2.1M
$26.2K COP 109.2M
33.93%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
La Vega
Medellin
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$27.7 DOP 1,631
$82.5 COP 344.1K
-66.44%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
-
$9.44 COP 39.4K
-
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$20.53 DOP 1,208
$23.51 COP 98K
-12.68%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
La Vega
Medellin
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$13.67 DOP 805
$25.68 COP 107.1K
-46.77%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$8.58 DOP 505
$19.14 COP 79.8K
-55.17%
Cinema Ticket
-
$3.96 COP 16.5K
-
🧸 Childcare & Education
La Vega
Medellin
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
-
$305 COP 1.3M
-
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$5,081 DOP 299.1K
$5,925 COP 24.7M
-14.24%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
La Vega
Medellin
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$19.51 DOP 1,148
$57.9 COP 241.4K
-66.30%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$33.63 DOP 1,980
$31.59 COP 131.7K
6.46%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$58.2 DOP 3,428
$103 COP 430.1K
-43.55%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$65.4 DOP 3,849
$106 COP 440.5K
-38.13%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
La Vega
Medellin
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
-
$489 COP 2M
-
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$60.2 DOP 3,541
$379 COP 1.6M
-84.13%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$256 DOP 15.1K
$827 COP 3.4M
-68.98%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$285 DOP 16.8K
$729 COP 3M
-60.95%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$2,190 COP 9.1M
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$1,532 COP 6.4M
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
La Vega
Medellin
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$613 DOP 36.1K
$550 COP 2.3M
11.49%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
18
13.43
34.03%

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Last update for La Vega: October 28, 2025

Last update for Medellin: October 28, 2025

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