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

🙂 Solo nomad: Medellin is 24.2% cheaper than Addis Ababa without rent, and 27.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Medellin is 19.7% cheaper than Addis Ababa without rent, and 20.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.14 COP 22.1K

$4.39 ETB 683

39.86%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$33.05 COP 119.0K

$35.38 ETB 5,508

-6.59%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.32 COP 26.4K

$6.37 ETB 992

14.91%

Cappuccino

$1.66 COP 5,971

$1.29 ETB 200

28.68%

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

$1.10 COP 3,977

$0.63 ETB 98.3

74.60%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.78 COP 2,815

$0.44 ETB 67.8

77.27%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.71 COP 6,172

$0.98 ETB 153

74.49%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.17 COP 11.4K

$2.96 ETB 461

7.09%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.11 COP 4,002

$1.38 ETB 215

-19.57%

White Bread (500g)

$1.31 COP 4,707

$1.33 ETB 207

-1.50%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.38 COP 4,967

$2.17 ETB 338

-36.41%

Eggs

$2.22 COP 7,989

$2.39 ETB 372

-7.11%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.34 COP 15.6K

$7.17 ETB 1,116

-39.47%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.80 COP 20.9K

$13.80 ETB 2,148

-57.97%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.98 COP 32.3K

$13.35 ETB 2,077

-32.73%

Apples (1kg)

$2.26 COP 8,143

$6.60 ETB 1,028

-65.76%

Banana (1kg)

$1.11 COP 4,013

$0.94 ETB 147

18.09%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.46 COP 5,271

$2.19 ETB 340

-33.33%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.37 COP 4,916

$0.99 ETB 155

38.38%

Potato (1kg)

$1.11 COP 3,999

$0.69 ETB 107

60.87%

Onion (1kg)

$1.16 COP 4,188

$1.90 ETB 296

-38.95%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.89 COP 3,202

$0.66 ETB 102

34.85%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.87 COP 3,116

$0.63 ETB 98.5

38.10%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.35 COP 8,473

$4.04 ETB 629

-41.83%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.86 COP 39.1K

$5.70 ETB 888

90.53%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.20 COP 4,319

$1.05 ETB 163

14.29%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.48 COP 8,923

$1.89 ETB 294

31.22%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.79 COP 2,835

$0.44 ETB 68.4

79.55%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$40.77 COP 146.8K

$12.03 ETB 1,872

238.90%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.42 COP 5,124

$1.48 ETB 231

-4.05%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.91 COP 6,882

$0.27 ETB 41.86

607.41%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$7.65 COP 27.5K

$1.95 ETB 304

292.31%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.97 COP 3,481

$1.28 ETB 200

-24.22%

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

$18.1K COP 65.2M

$54.3K ETB 8.5M

-66.67%

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

$26.3K COP 94.7M

$53.4K ETB 8.3M

-50.77%

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

$81.3 COP 292.8K

$162 ETB 25.3K

-49.93%

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

$9.63 COP 34.7K

$11.88 ETB 1,850

-18.94%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$24.36 COP 87.7K

$129 ETB 20.0K

-81.08%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$26.02 COP 93.7K

$71.6 ETB 11.1K

-63.65%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.92 COP 68.1K

$36.56 ETB 5,690

-48.25%

Cinema Ticket

$3.89 COP 14.0K

$5.83 ETB 908

-33.28%

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

$304 COP 1.1M

$81.1 ETB 12.6K

275.19%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,902 COP 21.3M

$40.4K ETB 6.3M

-85.40%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.7 COP 211.3K

$46.57 ETB 7,248

26.00%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$32.48 COP 116.9K

$75.5 ETB 11.8K

-57.00%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$102 COP 366.3K

$93.5 ETB 14.6K

8.77%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$108 COP 389.4K

$112 ETB 17.5K

-3.85%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$474 COP 1.7M

$751 ETB 117.0K

-36.89%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$371 COP 1.3M

$506 ETB 78.8K

-26.78%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$848 COP 3.1M

$1,796 ETB 279.5K

-52.78%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$716 COP 2.6M

$890 ETB 138.5K

-19.50%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,871 COP 10.3M

$1,993 ETB 310.3K

44.06%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,375 COP 5.0M

$994 ETB 154.6K

38.45%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$542 COP 1.9M

$199 ETB 31.0K

171.49%

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: April 13, 2026

Last update for Addis Ababa: April 12, 2026

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