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

🙂 Solo nomad: Medellin is 24.4% cheaper than Addis Ababa without rent, and 26.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Medellin is 21.8% cheaper than Addis Ababa without rent, and 20.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.97 COP 21.9K

$4.53 ETB 700

31.79%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$32.40 COP 119.0K

$34.59 ETB 5,343

-6.33%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.13 COP 26.2K

$6.55 ETB 1,012

8.85%

Cappuccino

$1.65 COP 6,043

$1.30 ETB 200

26.92%

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

$1.06 COP 3,882

$0.63 ETB 97.5

68.25%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.77 COP 2,839

$0.47 ETB 72.1

63.83%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.75 COP 6,418

$1.02 ETB 157

71.57%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.06 COP 11.2K

$2.97 ETB 459

3.03%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.10 COP 4,026

$1.45 ETB 224

-24.14%

White Bread (500g)

$1.30 COP 4,771

$1.34 ETB 207

-2.99%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.34 COP 4,905

$2.14 ETB 330

-37.38%

Eggs

$2.26 COP 8,299

$2.40 ETB 370

-5.83%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.50 COP 16.5K

$7.12 ETB 1,099

-36.80%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.80 COP 21.3K

$13.81 ETB 2,134

-58.00%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.96 COP 32.9K

$13.40 ETB 2,070

-33.13%

Apples (1kg)

$2.37 COP 8,691

$6.65 ETB 1,028

-64.36%

Banana (1kg)

$1.07 COP 3,939

$1.00 ETB 155

7.00%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.48 COP 5,418

$2.16 ETB 333

-31.48%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.36 COP 5,011

$0.94 ETB 145

44.68%

Potato (1kg)

$1.13 COP 4,135

$0.69 ETB 106

63.77%

Onion (1kg)

$1.13 COP 4,161

$1.83 ETB 283

-38.25%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.89 COP 3,274

$0.64 ETB 99.1

39.06%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.85 COP 3,114

$0.63 ETB 97.5

34.92%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.28 COP 8,361

$4.05 ETB 626

-43.70%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.15 COP 37.3K

$6.38 ETB 986

59.09%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.19 COP 4,359

$1.01 ETB 156

17.82%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.40 COP 8,828

$1.86 ETB 287

29.03%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.84 COP 3,074

$0.40 ETB 61.8

110.00%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$40.85 COP 150.0K

$11.86 ETB 1,832

244.44%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.48 COP 5,417

$1.49 ETB 231

-0.67%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.89 COP 6,949

$0.29 ETB 44.96

551.72%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$8.05 COP 29.5K

$2.03 ETB 314

296.55%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.94 COP 3,455

$1.25 ETB 193

-24.80%

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

$17.7K COP 65.1M

$55.8K ETB 8.6M

-68.19%

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

$26.4K COP 96.8M

$53.6K ETB 8.3M

-50.84%

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

$81.9 COP 300.7K

$160 ETB 24.8K

-48.92%

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

$9.54 COP 35.0K

$11.93 ETB 1,844

-20.03%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$23.68 COP 87.0K

$128 ETB 19.8K

-81.49%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$25.85 COP 94.9K

$71.1 ETB 11.0K

-63.64%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.72 COP 68.7K

$36.86 ETB 5,695

-49.21%

Cinema Ticket

$4.05 COP 14.9K

$5.68 ETB 878

-28.70%

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

$316 COP 1.2M

$82.4 ETB 12.7K

283.51%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,971 COP 21.9M

$41.2K ETB 6.4M

-85.51%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$59.0 COP 216.4K

$47.31 ETB 7,310

24.60%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$32.49 COP 119.3K

$76.1 ETB 11.8K

-57.31%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$99.9 COP 366.7K

$92.4 ETB 14.3K

8.07%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$108 COP 394.9K

$114 ETB 17.7K

-6.03%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$491 COP 1.8M

$738 ETB 114.1K

-33.44%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$371 COP 1.4M

$493 ETB 76.2K

-24.75%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$821 COP 3.0M

$1,814 ETB 280.3K

-54.73%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$731 COP 2.7M

$882 ETB 136.3K

-17.11%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,019 COP 11.1M

$2,274 ETB 351.4K

32.76%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,332 COP 4.9M

$1,314 ETB 203.1K

1.35%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$517 COP 1.9M

$196 ETB 30.2K

164.08%

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: January 12, 2026

Last update for Addis Ababa: January 11, 2026

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