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

🙂 Solo nomad: Medellin is 19.1% cheaper than Bariloche without rent, and 16.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Medellin is 17.6% cheaper than Bariloche without rent, and 19.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.14 COP 22.1K

$10.79 ARS 14.7K

-43.10%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$33.05 COP 119.0K

$25.52 ARS 34.7K

29.51%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.32 COP 26.4K

$9.07 ARS 12.3K

-19.29%

Cappuccino

$1.66 COP 5,971

$3.59 ARS 4,884

-53.76%

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

$1.10 COP 3,977

$1.74 ARS 2,362

-36.78%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.78 COP 2,815

$1.69 ARS 2,295

-53.85%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.71 COP 6,172

$2.31 ARS 3,145

-25.97%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.17 COP 11.4K

$2.51 ARS 3,416

26.29%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.11 COP 4,002

$1.47 ARS 1,998

-24.49%

White Bread (500g)

$1.31 COP 4,707

$3.01 ARS 4,095

-56.48%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.38 COP 4,967

$2.96 ARS 4,020

-53.38%

Eggs

$2.22 COP 7,989

$2.47 ARS 3,363

-10.12%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.34 COP 15.6K

$11.23 ARS 15.3K

-61.35%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.80 COP 20.9K

$8.38 ARS 11.4K

-30.79%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.98 COP 32.3K

$11.93 ARS 16.2K

-24.73%

Apples (1kg)

$2.26 COP 8,143

$2.01 ARS 2,732

12.44%

Banana (1kg)

$1.11 COP 4,013

$2.11 ARS 2,866

-47.39%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.46 COP 5,271

$1.96 ARS 2,659

-25.51%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.37 COP 4,916

$2.51 ARS 3,414

-45.42%

Potato (1kg)

$1.11 COP 3,999

$1.11 ARS 1,514

Onion (1kg)

$1.16 COP 4,188

$0.91 ARS 1,238

27.47%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.89 COP 3,202

$1.81 ARS 2,459

-50.83%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.87 COP 3,116

$1.26 ARS 1,720

-30.95%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.35 COP 8,473

$2.60 ARS 3,531

-9.62%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.86 COP 39.1K

$7.84 ARS 10.7K

38.52%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.20 COP 4,319

$2.42 ARS 3,286

-50.41%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.48 COP 8,923

$2.99 ARS 4,066

-17.06%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.79 COP 2,835

$0.97 ARS 1,320

-18.56%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$40.77 COP 146.8K

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.42 COP 5,124

$1.46 ARS 1,991

-2.74%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.91 COP 6,882

$1.24 ARS 1,680

54.03%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$7.65 COP 27.5K

$5.85 ARS 7,956

30.77%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.97 COP 3,481

$1.02 ARS 1,393

-4.90%

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

$18.1K COP 65.2M

$28.9K ARS 39.3M

-37.33%

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

$26.3K COP 94.7M

$30.9K ARS 42.0M

-14.79%

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

$81.3 COP 292.8K

$56.5 ARS 76.9K

43.86%

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

$9.63 COP 34.7K

$22.24 ARS 30.3K

-56.70%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$24.36 COP 87.7K

$18.83 ARS 25.6K

29.37%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$26.02 COP 93.7K

$49.29 ARS 67.0K

-47.21%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.92 COP 68.1K

$24.72 ARS 33.6K

-23.46%

Cinema Ticket

$3.89 COP 14.0K

$6.54 ARS 8,896

-40.52%

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

$304 COP 1.1M

$223 ARS 303.9K

36.11%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,902 COP 21.3M

$4,029 ARS 5.5M

46.50%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.7 COP 211.3K

$65.7 ARS 89.3K

-10.66%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$32.48 COP 116.9K

$56.0 ARS 76.1K

-41.98%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$102 COP 366.3K

$98.4 ARS 133.8K

3.38%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$108 COP 389.4K

$107 ARS 145.0K

1.45%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$474 COP 1.7M

$544 ARS 739.7K

-12.81%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$371 COP 1.3M

$416 ARS 565.1K

-10.76%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$848 COP 3.1M

$914 ARS 1.2M

-7.25%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$716 COP 2.6M

$951 ARS 1.3M

-24.67%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,871 COP 10.3M

$3,003 ARS 4.1M

-4.40%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,375 COP 5.0M

$2,520 ARS 3.4M

-45.42%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$542 COP 1.9M

$953 ARS 1.3M

-43.19%

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: April 13, 2026

Last update for Bariloche: April 11, 2026

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