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

🙂 Solo nomad: Medellin is 15.7% cheaper than Bariloche without rent, and 13.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Medellin is 25.6% cheaper than Bariloche without rent, and 21.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.03 COP 22.7K

$11.03 ARS 16.0K

-45.33%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$33.17 COP 124.8K

$25.63 ARS 37.2K

29.42%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.29 COP 27.4K

$9.19 ARS 13.3K

-20.67%

Cappuccino

$1.63 COP 6,134

$3.67 ARS 5,328

-55.59%

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

$1.05 COP 3,948

$1.80 ARS 2,612

-41.67%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.77 COP 2,899

$1.71 ARS 2,486

-54.97%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.73 COP 6,511

$2.19 ARS 3,184

-21.00%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.18 COP 12.0K

$2.49 ARS 3,614

27.71%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.07 COP 4,016

$1.48 ARS 2,143

-27.70%

White Bread (500g)

$1.31 COP 4,935

$2.92 ARS 4,247

-55.14%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.38 COP 5,196

$2.93 ARS 4,257

-52.90%

Eggs

$2.25 COP 8,458

$2.56 ARS 3,719

-12.11%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.48 COP 16.9K

$10.95 ARS 15.9K

-59.09%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.74 COP 21.6K

$8.70 ARS 12.6K

-34.02%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.86 COP 33.4K

$11.94 ARS 17.3K

-25.80%

Apples (1kg)

$2.24 COP 8,440

$1.92 ARS 2,783

16.67%

Banana (1kg)

$1.06 COP 3,989

$2.08 ARS 3,026

-49.04%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.51 COP 5,698

$1.93 ARS 2,804

-21.76%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.36 COP 5,120

$2.66 ARS 3,857

-48.87%

Potato (1kg)

$1.12 COP 4,219

$1.11 ARS 1,619

0.90%

Onion (1kg)

$1.17 COP 4,401

$0.92 ARS 1,337

27.17%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.90 COP 3,396

$1.80 ARS 2,621

-50.00%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.84 COP 3,150

$1.21 ARS 1,762

-30.58%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.26 COP 8,502

$2.51 ARS 3,641

-9.96%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.97 COP 37.5K

$7.80 ARS 11.3K

27.82%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.18 COP 4,452

$2.49 ARS 3,615

-52.61%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.39 COP 8,995

$2.98 ARS 4,332

-19.80%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.86 COP 3,234

$0.99 ARS 1,431

-13.13%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$41.45 COP 156.0K

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.47 COP 5,522

$1.48 ARS 2,154

-0.68%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.95 COP 7,324

$1.17 ARS 1,705

66.67%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$7.76 COP 29.2K

$6.07 ARS 8,822

27.84%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.97 COP 3,641

$1.07 ARS 1,549

-9.35%

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

$17.9K COP 67.6M

$28.9K ARS 42.0M

-37.88%

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

$26.7K COP 100.6M

$32.0K ARS 46.5M

-16.49%

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

$81.1 COP 305.2K

$56.3 ARS 81.8K

43.99%

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

$9.40 COP 35.4K

$21.99 ARS 31.9K

-57.25%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$23.61 COP 88.8K

$18.59 ARS 27.0K

27.00%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$25.55 COP 96.1K

$50.7 ARS 73.6K

-49.59%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$19.29 COP 72.6K

$25.17 ARS 36.6K

-23.36%

Cinema Ticket

$4.10 COP 15.4K

$6.25 ARS 9,076

-34.40%

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

$306 COP 1.2M

$220 ARS 319.5K

39.13%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,899 COP 22.2M

$4,005 ARS 5.8M

47.31%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$59.8 COP 225.1K

$65.2 ARS 94.7K

-8.21%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$31.96 COP 120.3K

$54.0 ARS 78.4K

-40.84%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$103 COP 386.5K

$95.3 ARS 138.4K

7.75%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$108 COP 406.0K

$103 ARS 149.9K

4.53%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$483 COP 1.8M

$540 ARS 784.4K

-10.53%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$377 COP 1.4M

$407 ARS 591.5K

-7.35%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$822 COP 3.1M

$942 ARS 1.4M

-12.78%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$721 COP 2.7M

$970 ARS 1.4M

-25.67%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,784 COP 10.5M

$2,039 ARS 3.0M

36.54%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,320 COP 5.0M

$2,499 ARS 3.6M

-47.17%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$538 COP 2.0M

$963 ARS 1.4M

-44.17%

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: March 3, 2026

Last update for Bariloche: March 1, 2026

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