Cost of Living Comparison Between Medellin and Bariloche Cost of Living Comparison Between Medellin and Bariloche

🙂 Solo nomad: Medellin is 25.4% cheaper than Bariloche without rent, and 12.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Medellin is 9.1% cheaper than Bariloche without rent, and 21.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.97 COP 21.9K

$11.10 ARS 16.1K

-46.22%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$32.40 COP 119.0K

$26.07 ARS 37.9K

24.28%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.13 COP 26.2K

$9.12 ARS 13.3K

-21.82%

Cappuccino

$1.65 COP 6,043

$3.53 ARS 5,124

-53.26%

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

$1.06 COP 3,882

$1.72 ARS 2,497

-38.37%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.77 COP 2,839

$1.68 ARS 2,441

-54.17%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.75 COP 6,418

$2.20 ARS 3,194

-20.45%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.06 COP 11.2K

$2.44 ARS 3,543

25.41%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.10 COP 4,026

$1.47 ARS 2,128

-25.17%

White Bread (500g)

$1.30 COP 4,771

$2.94 ARS 4,267

-55.78%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.34 COP 4,905

$2.96 ARS 4,305

-54.73%

Eggs

$2.26 COP 8,299

$2.43 ARS 3,522

-7.00%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.50 COP 16.5K

$11.29 ARS 16.4K

-60.14%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.80 COP 21.3K

$8.55 ARS 12.4K

-32.16%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.96 COP 32.9K

$11.97 ARS 17.4K

-25.15%

Apples (1kg)

$2.37 COP 8,691

$2.02 ARS 2,934

17.33%

Banana (1kg)

$1.07 COP 3,939

$2.18 ARS 3,160

-50.92%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.48 COP 5,418

$1.99 ARS 2,894

-25.63%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.36 COP 5,011

$2.53 ARS 3,668

-46.25%

Potato (1kg)

$1.13 COP 4,135

$1.13 ARS 1,635

Onion (1kg)

$1.13 COP 4,161

$0.93 ARS 1,357

21.51%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.89 COP 3,274

$1.78 ARS 2,579

-50.00%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.85 COP 3,114

$1.22 ARS 1,770

-30.33%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.28 COP 8,361

$2.56 ARS 3,724

-10.94%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.15 COP 37.3K

$7.66 ARS 11.1K

32.51%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.19 COP 4,359

$2.52 ARS 3,661

-52.78%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.40 COP 8,828

$2.98 ARS 4,332

-19.46%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.84 COP 3,074

$1.03 ARS 1,494

-18.45%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$40.85 COP 150.0K

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.48 COP 5,417

$1.52 ARS 2,210

-2.63%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.89 COP 6,949

$1.23 ARS 1,791

53.66%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$8.05 COP 29.5K

$6.12 ARS 8,887

31.54%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.94 COP 3,455

$1.04 ARS 1,505

-9.62%

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

$17.7K COP 65.1M

$28.6K ARS 41.6M

-38.04%

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

$26.4K COP 96.8M

$31.1K ARS 45.2M

-15.35%

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

$81.9 COP 300.7K

$57.7 ARS 83.7K

42.02%

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

$9.54 COP 35.0K

$21.58 ARS 31.3K

-55.79%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$23.68 COP 87.0K

$18.83 ARS 27.3K

25.76%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$25.85 COP 94.9K

$49.97 ARS 72.6K

-48.27%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.72 COP 68.7K

$24.92 ARS 36.2K

-24.88%

Cinema Ticket

$4.05 COP 14.9K

$6.38 ARS 9,272

-36.52%

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

$316 COP 1.2M

$218 ARS 316.9K

44.75%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,971 COP 21.9M

$3,963 ARS 5.8M

50.65%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$59.0 COP 216.4K

$67.3 ARS 97.7K

-12.38%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$32.49 COP 119.3K

$55.1 ARS 80.1K

-41.08%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$99.9 COP 366.7K

$96.5 ARS 140.1K

3.49%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$108 COP 394.9K

$106 ARS 154.3K

1.20%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$491 COP 1.8M

$524 ARS 761.0K

-6.21%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$371 COP 1.4M

$402 ARS 583.6K

-7.65%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$821 COP 3.0M

$918 ARS 1.3M

-10.50%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$731 COP 2.7M

$980 ARS 1.4M

-25.40%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,019 COP 11.1M

$2,901 ARS 4.2M

4.07%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,332 COP 4.9M

$1,254 ARS 1.8M

6.25%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$517 COP 1.9M

$973 ARS 1.4M

-46.84%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

13.43

87.5

-84.65%

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

Last update for Medellin: January 12, 2026

Last update for Bariloche: January 13, 2026

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