Cost of Living Comparison Between Medellin and Addis Ababa Cost of Living Comparison Between Medellin and Addis Ababa

🙂 Solo nomad: Medellin is 22.2% cheaper than Addis Ababa without rent, and 27.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Medellin is 18.9% cheaper than Addis Ababa without rent, and 22.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.03 COP 22.7K

$4.47 ETB 697

34.90%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$33.17 COP 124.8K

$34.30 ETB 5,346

-3.29%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.29 COP 27.4K

$6.33 ETB 986

15.17%

Cappuccino

$1.63 COP 6,133

$1.28 ETB 200

27.34%

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

$1.05 COP 3,947

$0.69 ETB 108

52.17%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.77 COP 2,899

$0.47 ETB 73.0

63.83%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.73 COP 6,510

$1.01 ETB 157

71.29%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.18 COP 12.0K

$3.09 ETB 481

2.91%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.07 COP 4,015

$1.40 ETB 217

-23.57%

White Bread (500g)

$1.31 COP 4,935

$1.32 ETB 206

-0.76%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.38 COP 5,195

$2.12 ETB 330

-34.91%

Eggs

$2.25 COP 8,457

$2.40 ETB 374

-6.25%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.48 COP 16.9K

$7.07 ETB 1,102

-36.63%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.74 COP 21.6K

$13.67 ETB 2,130

-58.01%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.86 COP 33.3K

$13.16 ETB 2,050

-32.67%

Apples (1kg)

$2.24 COP 8,438

$6.69 ETB 1,042

-66.52%

Banana (1kg)

$1.06 COP 3,988

$1.00 ETB 156

6.00%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.51 COP 5,697

$2.26 ETB 352

-33.19%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.36 COP 5,119

$0.91 ETB 142

49.45%

Potato (1kg)

$1.12 COP 4,218

$0.68 ETB 107

64.71%

Onion (1kg)

$1.17 COP 4,400

$1.91 ETB 297

-38.74%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.90 COP 3,395

$0.66 ETB 102

36.36%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.84 COP 3,150

$0.68 ETB 106

23.53%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.26 COP 8,501

$3.93 ETB 613

-42.49%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.97 COP 37.5K

$6.40 ETB 998

55.78%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.18 COP 4,451

$1.05 ETB 163

12.38%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.39 COP 8,993

$1.82 ETB 284

31.32%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.86 COP 3,233

$0.40 ETB 63.1

115.00%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$41.45 COP 156.0K

$12.04 ETB 1,876

244.27%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.47 COP 5,521

$1.45 ETB 226

1.38%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.95 COP 7,323

$0.27 ETB 41.46

622.22%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$7.76 COP 29.2K

$2.05 ETB 319

278.54%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.97 COP 3,640

$1.29 ETB 200

-24.81%

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

$17.9K COP 67.5M

$55.3K ETB 8.6M

-67.53%

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

$26.7K COP 100.6M

$52.8K ETB 8.2M

-49.40%

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

$81.1 COP 305.2K

$161 ETB 25.1K

-49.69%

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

$9.40 COP 35.4K

$12.04 ETB 1,876

-21.93%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$23.61 COP 88.8K

$132 ETB 20.6K

-82.13%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$25.55 COP 96.1K

$69.7 ETB 10.9K

-63.34%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$19.29 COP 72.6K

$36.53 ETB 5,692

-47.19%

Cinema Ticket

$4.10 COP 15.4K

$5.78 ETB 900

-29.07%

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

$306 COP 1.2M

$79.8 ETB 12.4K

283.40%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,899 COP 22.2M

$40.1K ETB 6.3M

-85.29%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$59.8 COP 225.1K

$46.80 ETB 7,292

27.82%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$31.96 COP 120.3K

$74.7 ETB 11.6K

-57.19%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$103 COP 386.5K

$92.2 ETB 14.4K

11.40%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$108 COP 405.9K

$115 ETB 17.9K

-5.91%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$483 COP 1.8M

$743 ETB 115.8K

-34.97%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$377 COP 1.4M

$497 ETB 77.5K

-24.13%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$822 COP 3.1M

$1,783 ETB 277.9K

-53.93%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$721 COP 2.7M

$896 ETB 139.6K

-19.51%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,784 COP 10.5M

$1,866 ETB 290.8K

49.20%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,320 COP 5.0M

$1,193 ETB 185.9K

10.69%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$538 COP 2.0M

$192 ETB 30.0K

179.50%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

13.43

-21.00%

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

Last update for Medellin: March 3, 2026

Last update for Addis Ababa: March 2, 2026

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