Cost of Living Comparison Between Medellin and Bucharest Cost of Living Comparison Between Medellin and Bucharest

🙂 Solo nomad: Medellin is 24.7% cheaper than Bucharest without rent, and 22.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Medellin is 31% cheaper than Bucharest without rent, and 26.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.97 COP 21.9K

$13.60 RON 59.6

-56.10%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$32.40 COP 119.0K

$69.3 RON 303

-53.21%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.13 COP 26.2K

$7.95 RON 34.80

-10.31%

Cappuccino

$1.65 COP 6,043

$3.40 RON 14.88

-51.47%

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

$1.06 COP 3,882

$2.30 RON 10.06

-53.91%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.77 COP 2,839

$2.30 RON 10.06

-66.52%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.75 COP 6,418

$3.35 RON 14.68

-47.76%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.06 COP 11.2K

$3.84 RON 16.81

-20.31%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.10 COP 4,026

$1.78 RON 7.80

-38.20%

White Bread (500g)

$1.30 COP 4,771

$1.40 RON 6.14

-7.14%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.34 COP 4,905

$1.93 RON 8.44

-30.57%

Eggs

$2.26 COP 8,299

$3.69 RON 16.14

-38.75%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.50 COP 16.5K

$9.44 RON 41.33

-52.33%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.80 COP 21.3K

$7.09 RON 31.06

-18.19%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.96 COP 32.9K

$12.31 RON 53.9

-27.21%

Apples (1kg)

$2.37 COP 8,691

$1.41 RON 6.18

68.09%

Banana (1kg)

$1.07 COP 3,939

$1.72 RON 7.52

-37.79%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.48 COP 5,418

$1.84 RON 8.06

-19.57%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.36 COP 5,011

$2.50 RON 10.93

-45.60%

Potato (1kg)

$1.13 COP 4,135

$1.01 RON 4.42

11.88%

Onion (1kg)

$1.13 COP 4,161

$1.00 RON 4.40

13.00%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.89 COP 3,274

$1.00 RON 4.36

-11.00%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.85 COP 3,114

$0.94 RON 4.14

-9.57%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.28 COP 8,361

$6.54 RON 28.66

-65.14%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.15 COP 37.3K

$7.91 RON 34.64

28.32%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.19 COP 4,359

$1.22 RON 5.36

-2.46%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.40 COP 8,828

$1.95 RON 8.53

23.08%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.84 COP 3,074

$1.17 RON 5.11

-28.21%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$40.85 COP 150.0K

$19.93 RON 87.3

104.97%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.48 COP 5,417

$0.67 RON 2.91

120.90%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.89 COP 6,949

$0.65 RON 2.83

190.77%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$8.05 COP 29.5K

$7.11 RON 31.15

13.22%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.94 COP 3,455

$1.69 RON 7.42

-44.38%

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

$17.7K COP 65.1M

$28.9K RON 126.7K

-38.67%

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

$26.4K COP 96.8M

$30.6K RON 133.9K

-13.79%

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

$81.9 COP 300.7K

$180 RON 787

-54.45%

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

$9.54 COP 35.0K

$8.94 RON 39.14

6.71%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$23.68 COP 87.0K

$11.16 RON 48.89

112.19%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$25.85 COP 94.9K

$53.9 RON 236

-52.02%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.72 COP 68.7K

$29.53 RON 129

-36.61%

Cinema Ticket

$4.05 COP 14.9K

$9.43 RON 41.31

-57.05%

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

$316 COP 1.2M

$654 RON 2,865

-51.71%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,971 COP 21.9M

$14.5K RON 63.6K

-58.85%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$59.0 COP 216.4K

$80.3 RON 352

-26.62%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$32.49 COP 119.3K

$45.00 RON 197

-27.80%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$99.9 COP 366.7K

$89.8 RON 393

11.20%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$108 COP 394.9K

$108 RON 471

0.02%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$491 COP 1.8M

$655 RON 2,871

-25.01%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$371 COP 1.4M

$429 RON 1,880

-13.53%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$821 COP 3.0M

$1,350 RON 5,911

-39.14%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$731 COP 2.7M

$831 RON 3,642

-12.06%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,019 COP 11.1M

$4,145 RON 18.2K

-27.15%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,332 COP 4.9M

$2,281 RON 9,989

-41.59%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$517 COP 1.9M

$1,467 RON 6,427

-64.77%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

13.43

7.1

89.15%

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

Last update for Medellin: January 12, 2026

Last update for Bucharest: January 13, 2026

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