Cost of Living Comparison Between Medellin and Best Cost of Living Comparison Between Medellin and Best

🙂 Solo nomad: Medellin is 40.4% cheaper than Best without rent, and 56.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Medellin is 49.3% cheaper than Best without rent, and 48% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.91 COP 22.5K

$21.08 €18.16

-71.96%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$32.19 COP 122.7K

$91.3 €78.7

-64.76%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.21 COP 27.5K

$11.35 €9.77

-36.48%

Cappuccino

$1.65 COP 6,284

$3.46 €2.98

-52.31%

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

$1.11 COP 4,224

$3.3 €2.84

-66.36%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.71 COP 2,716

$2.87 €2.48

-75.26%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.74 COP 6,637

$5.07 €4.37

-65.68%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.19 COP 12.2K

$5.77 €4.97

-44.71%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.1 COP 4,176

$1.18 €1.02

-6.78%

White Bread (500g)

$1.3 COP 4,965

$2.09 €1.8

-37.80%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.39 COP 5,302

$3.26 €2.81

-57.36%

Eggs

$2.18 COP 8,302

$4.84 €4.17

-54.96%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.54 COP 17.3K

$13.21 €11.38

-65.63%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.85 COP 22.3K

$16.39 €14.11

-64.31%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.62 COP 32.8K

$16.45 €14.17

-47.60%

Apples (1kg)

$2.24 COP 8,539

$2.13 €1.83

5.16%

Banana (1kg)

$1.07 COP 4,080

$2.54 €2.19

-57.87%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.53 COP 5,822

$1.95 €1.68

-21.54%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.41 COP 5,377

$3.77 €3.25

-62.60%

Potato (1kg)

$1.12 COP 4,269

$2.16 €1.86

-48.15%

Onion (1kg)

$1.14 COP 4,343

$2.02 €1.74

-43.56%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.9 COP 3,418

$1.25 €1.07

-28.00%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.91 COP 3,481

$0.52 €0.45

75.00%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.34 COP 8,932

$10.4 €8.96

-77.50%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.94 COP 37.9K

$5.72 €4.93

73.78%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.15 COP 4,369

$1.56 €1.35

-26.28%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.38 COP 9,066

$2.61 €2.25

-8.81%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.81 COP 3,069

$2.44 €2.1

-66.80%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$40.57 COP 154.6K

$72.5 €62.4

-44.02%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.46 COP 5,572

$3.57 €3.07

-59.10%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.99 COP 7,570

$2.11 €1.82

-5.69%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$7.96 COP 30.3K

$28.7 €24.72

-72.26%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.01 COP 3,844

$2.24 €1.93

-54.91%

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

$17.7K COP 67.3M

$25.7K €22.2K

-31.35%

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

$26.8K COP 102.1M

$28.2K €24.3K

-4.84%

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

$80.8 COP 308K

$173 €149

-53.16%

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

$9.39 COP 35.8K

$22.65 €19.5

-58.54%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$23.51 COP 89.6K

$45.66 €39.32

-48.51%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$25.61 COP 97.6K

$29.13 €25.09

-12.08%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.95 COP 72.2K

$20.83 €17.94

-9.03%

Cinema Ticket

$4.12 COP 15.7K

$15.01 €12.93

-72.55%

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

$306 COP 1.2M

$1,195 €1,029

-74.36%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,875 COP 22.4M

$5,076 €4,372

15.74%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.8 COP 224K

$65.3 €56.2

-9.94%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$31.9 COP 121.5K

$31.3 €26.96

1.92%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$102 COP 387.4K

$85.9 €74

18.36%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$108 COP 413K

$66.8 €57.5

62.25%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$478 COP 1.8M

$1,841 €1,586

-74.06%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$375 COP 1.4M

$1,141 €983

-67.13%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$838 COP 3.2M

$2,645 €2,278

-68.30%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$727 COP 2.8M

$1,443 €1,243

-49.63%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,251 COP 8.6M

$4,046 €3,485

-44.38%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,598 COP 6.1M

$3,230 €2,782

-50.51%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$517 COP 2M

$3,693 €3,181

-86.00%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

13.43

3.5

283.71%

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

Last update for Medellin: December 1, 2025

Last update for Best: December 1, 2025

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