Cost of Living Comparison Between Medellin and Aleppo Cost of Living Comparison Between Medellin and Aleppo

🙂 Solo nomad: Medellin is 9.5% cheaper than Aleppo without rent, and 46% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Medellin is 0.6% cheaper than Aleppo without rent, and 40.8% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.97 COP 21.9K

$3.05 SYP 348

95.74%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$32.40 COP 119.0K

$20.07 SYP 2,289

61.43%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.13 COP 26.2K

$2.44 SYP 278

192.21%

Cappuccino

$1.65 COP 6,043

$1.23 SYP 140

34.15%

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

$1.06 COP 3,882

$1.36 SYP 155

-22.06%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.77 COP 2,839

$0.54 SYP 62.1

42.59%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.75 COP 6,418

$8.62 SYP 984

-79.70%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.06 COP 11.2K

$1.28 SYP 146

139.06%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.10 COP 4,026

$0.93 SYP 106

18.28%

White Bread (500g)

$1.30 COP 4,771

$0.90 SYP 102

44.44%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.34 COP 4,905

$3.04 SYP 346

-55.92%

Eggs

$2.26 COP 8,299

$2.05 SYP 234

10.24%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.50 COP 16.5K

$4.62 SYP 527

-2.60%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.80 COP 21.3K

$6.48 SYP 739

-10.49%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.96 COP 32.9K

$21.33 SYP 2,433

-57.99%

Apples (1kg)

$2.37 COP 8,691

$2.32 SYP 265

2.16%

Banana (1kg)

$1.07 COP 3,939

$2.35 SYP 269

-54.47%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.48 COP 5,418

$2.30 SYP 263

-35.65%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.36 COP 5,011

$0.73 SYP 82.9

86.30%

Potato (1kg)

$1.13 COP 4,135

$0.64 SYP 72.9

76.56%

Onion (1kg)

$1.13 COP 4,161

$1.05 SYP 120

7.62%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.89 COP 3,274

$0.29 SYP 32.72

206.90%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.85 COP 3,114

$0.71 SYP 80.8

19.72%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.28 COP 8,361

$3.16 SYP 360

-27.85%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.15 COP 37.3K

$4.71 SYP 537

115.50%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.19 COP 4,359

$1.98 SYP 226

-39.90%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.40 COP 8,828

$2.64 SYP 301

-9.09%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.84 COP 3,074

$0.14 SYP 15.67

500.00%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$40.85 COP 150.0K

$2.94 SYP 335

1289.46%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.48 COP 5,417

$2.81 SYP 320

-47.33%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.89 COP 6,949

$1.96 SYP 224

-3.57%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$8.05 COP 29.5K

$5.99 SYP 683

34.39%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.94 COP 3,455

$1.35 SYP 154

-30.37%

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

$17.7K COP 65.1M

$28.2K SYP 3.2M

-36.98%

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

$26.4K COP 96.8M

$38.2K SYP 4.4M

-31.01%

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

$81.9 COP 300.7K

$61.5 SYP 7,012

33.20%

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

$9.54 COP 35.0K

$35.53 SYP 4,052

-73.15%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$23.68 COP 87.0K

$19.88 SYP 2,267

19.11%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$25.85 COP 94.9K

$15.23 SYP 1,737

69.73%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.72 COP 68.7K

$13.11 SYP 1,495

42.79%

Cinema Ticket

$4.05 COP 14.9K

$3.07 SYP 350

31.92%

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

$316 COP 1.2M

$70.7 SYP 8,067

346.63%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,971 COP 21.9M

$3,120 SYP 355.9K

91.35%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$59.0 COP 216.4K

$24.34 SYP 2,776

142.19%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$32.49 COP 119.3K

$62.0 SYP 7,069

-47.58%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$99.9 COP 366.7K

$115 SYP 13.1K

-12.99%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$108 COP 394.9K

$115 SYP 13.1K

-6.42%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$491 COP 1.8M

$89.2 SYP 10.2K

450.81%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$371 COP 1.4M

$78.3 SYP 8,926

374.24%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$821 COP 3.0M

$194 SYP 22.1K

323.63%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$731 COP 2.7M

$158 SYP 18.0K

363.96%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,019 COP 11.1M

$813 SYP 92.7K

271.48%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,332 COP 4.9M

$299 SYP 34.1K

345.08%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$517 COP 1.9M

$69.5 SYP 7,929

643.64%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

13.43

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

Last update for Medellin: January 12, 2026

Last update for Aleppo: January 13, 2026

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