Cost of Living Comparison Between Medellin and Asti Cost of Living Comparison Between Medellin and Asti

🙂 Solo nomad: Medellin is 46.9% cheaper than Asti without rent, and 41.7% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Medellin is 48.7% cheaper than Asti without rent, and 29.4% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Medellin
Asti
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$6.23 COP 26K
$17.54 €15.14
-64.48%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$32.34 COP 134.8K
$61.6 €53.2
-47.53%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.39 COP 30.8K
$11.44 €9.88
-35.40%
Cappuccino
$1.72 COP 7,155
$1.71 €1.48
0.58%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.1 COP 4,575
$2.94 €2.54
-62.59%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.73 COP 3,060
$1.18 €1.02
-38.14%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.66 COP 6,916
$5.68 €4.9
-70.77%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.2 COP 13.3K
$4.16 €3.59
-23.08%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Medellin
Asti
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.09 COP 4,552
$1.59 €1.37
-31.45%
White Bread (500g)
$1.24 COP 5,188
$1.89 €1.63
-34.39%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.33 COP 5,544
$2.63 €2.27
-49.43%
Eggs
$2.22 COP 9,252
$3.43 €2.96
-35.28%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$4.55 COP 19K
$18.23 €15.74
-75.04%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$5.71 COP 23.8K
$12.37 €10.68
-53.84%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$8.59 COP 35.8K
$22.66 €19.57
-62.09%
Apples (1kg)
$2.26 COP 9,410
$2.11 €1.82
7.11%
Banana (1kg)
$1.07 COP 4,461
$1.73 €1.5
-38.15%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.51 COP 6,293
$2.69 €2.32
-43.87%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.42 COP 5,911
$3.05 €2.63
-53.44%
Potato (1kg)
$1.11 COP 4,619
$1.87 €1.62
-40.64%
Onion (1kg)
$1.18 COP 4,932
$1.6 €1.38
-26.25%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.89 COP 3,718
$1.2 €1.04
-25.83%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.84 COP 3,507
$0.43 €0.37
95.35%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.35 COP 9,809
$7.13 €6.16
-67.04%
Wine (Bottle)
$9.34 COP 38.9K
$6.1 €5.27
53.11%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.18 COP 4,927
$1.86 €1.61
-36.56%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.49 COP 10.4K
$2.32 €2
7.33%
🚌 Getting Around
Medellin
Asti
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.83 COP 3,464
$1.77 €1.53
-53.11%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$41.9 COP 174.7K
$44.03 €38.02
-4.84%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.41 COP 5,899
$3.99 €3.45
-64.66%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.96 COP 8,164
$2.04 €1.76
-3.92%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$7.85 COP 32.7K
$11.47 €9.91
-31.56%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.02 COP 4,265
$2.08 €1.8
-50.96%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$17.6K COP 73.4M
$26.9K €23.2K
-34.48%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$26.2K COP 109.2M
$35K €30.2K
-25.06%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Medellin
Asti
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$82.5 COP 344.1K
$181 €157
-54.51%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$9.44 COP 39.4K
$10.23 €8.84
-7.72%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$23.51 COP 98K
$29.15 €25.17
-19.35%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Medellin
Asti
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$25.68 COP 107.1K
$76.1 €65.7
-66.24%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$19.14 COP 79.8K
$23.25 €20.08
-17.68%
Cinema Ticket
$3.96 COP 16.5K
$10.37 €8.96
-61.81%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Medellin
Asti
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$305 COP 1.3M
$565 €488
-46.08%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$5,925 COP 24.7M
$13.4K €11.6K
-55.86%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Medellin
Asti
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.9 COP 241.4K
$75.8 €65.5
-23.64%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$31.59 COP 131.7K
$41.15 €35.53
-23.23%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$103 COP 430.1K
$86.2 €74.5
19.63%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$106 COP 440.5K
$137 €118
-22.74%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Medellin
Asti
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$489 COP 2M
$514 €444
-4.84%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$379 COP 1.6M
$582 €502
-34.84%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$827 COP 3.4M
$685 €591
20.77%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$729 COP 3M
$516 €446
41.25%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$2,190 COP 9.1M
$2,460 €2,124
-10.97%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,532 COP 6.4M
$1,372 €1,184
11.70%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Medellin
Asti
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$550 COP 2.3M
$2,005 €1,731
-72.57%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
13.43
4.8
179.79%

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Last update for Medellin: October 28, 2025

Last update for Asti: October 27, 2025

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