Cost of Living Comparison Between Medellin and Buenos Aires Cost of Living Comparison Between Medellin and Buenos Aires

🙂 Solo nomad: Medellin is 36.4% cheaper than Buenos Aires without rent, and 27.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Medellin is 35.9% cheaper than Buenos Aires without rent, and 27.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.97 COP 21.9K

$14.84 ARS 21.6K

-59.77%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$32.40 COP 119.0K

$59.4 ARS 86.3K

-45.48%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.13 COP 26.2K

$12.21 ARS 17.7K

-41.61%

Cappuccino

$1.65 COP 6,043

$4.06 ARS 5,896

-59.36%

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

$1.06 COP 3,882

$2.17 ARS 3,158

-51.15%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.77 COP 2,839

$1.54 ARS 2,240

-50.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.75 COP 6,418

$3.64 ARS 5,282

-51.92%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.06 COP 11.2K

$4.01 ARS 5,826

-23.69%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.10 COP 4,026

$1.52 ARS 2,208

-27.63%

White Bread (500g)

$1.30 COP 4,771

$2.56 ARS 3,719

-49.22%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.34 COP 4,905

$2.22 ARS 3,228

-39.64%

Eggs

$2.26 COP 8,299

$3.22 ARS 4,669

-29.81%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.50 COP 16.5K

$12.11 ARS 17.6K

-62.84%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.80 COP 21.3K

$7.80 ARS 11.3K

-25.64%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.96 COP 32.9K

$9.57 ARS 13.9K

-6.37%

Apples (1kg)

$2.37 COP 8,691

$2.49 ARS 3,623

-4.82%

Banana (1kg)

$1.07 COP 3,939

$2.03 ARS 2,941

-47.29%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.48 COP 5,418

$1.26 ARS 1,832

17.46%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.36 COP 5,011

$2.55 ARS 3,699

-46.67%

Potato (1kg)

$1.13 COP 4,135

$1.44 ARS 2,089

-21.53%

Onion (1kg)

$1.13 COP 4,161

$1.47 ARS 2,132

-23.13%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.89 COP 3,274

$1.80 ARS 2,617

-50.56%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.85 COP 3,114

$1.50 ARS 2,172

-43.33%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.28 COP 8,361

$3.17 ARS 4,605

-28.08%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.15 COP 37.3K

$6.38 ARS 9,259

59.09%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.19 COP 4,359

$2.17 ARS 3,156

-45.16%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.40 COP 8,828

$3.10 ARS 4,497

-22.58%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.84 COP 3,074

$0.67 ARS 976

25.37%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$40.85 COP 150.0K

$16.12 ARS 23.4K

153.41%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.48 COP 5,417

$1.61 ARS 2,344

-8.07%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.89 COP 6,949

$0.87 ARS 1,257

117.24%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$8.05 COP 29.5K

$5.83 ARS 8,472

38.08%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.94 COP 3,455

$1.16 ARS 1,690

-18.97%

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

$17.7K COP 65.1M

$25.0K ARS 36.3M

-29.05%

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

$26.4K COP 96.8M

$28.4K ARS 41.3M

-7.32%

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

$81.9 COP 300.7K

$113 ARS 163.9K

-27.45%

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

$9.54 COP 35.0K

$21.07 ARS 30.6K

-54.72%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$23.68 COP 87.0K

$28.91 ARS 42.0K

-18.09%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$25.85 COP 94.9K

$42.46 ARS 61.7K

-39.12%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.72 COP 68.7K

$11.46 ARS 16.6K

63.35%

Cinema Ticket

$4.05 COP 14.9K

$8.91 ARS 12.9K

-54.55%

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

$316 COP 1.2M

$328 ARS 476.5K

-3.73%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,971 COP 21.9M

$5,226 ARS 7.6M

14.26%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$59.0 COP 216.4K

$110 ARS 159.9K

-46.47%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$32.49 COP 119.3K

$84.5 ARS 122.6K

-61.53%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$99.9 COP 366.7K

$127 ARS 184.6K

-21.42%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$108 COP 394.9K

$130 ARS 188.2K

-17.02%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$491 COP 1.8M

$643 ARS 934.5K

-23.62%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$371 COP 1.4M

$441 ARS 639.8K

-15.76%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$821 COP 3.0M

$1,173 ARS 1.7M

-29.99%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$731 COP 2.7M

$810 ARS 1.2M

-9.75%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,019 COP 11.1M

$2,740 ARS 4.0M

10.19%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,332 COP 4.9M

$1,963 ARS 2.9M

-32.14%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$517 COP 1.9M

$809 ARS 1.2M

-36.10%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

13.43

52.71

-74.52%

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

Last update for Medellin: January 12, 2026

Last update for Buenos Aires: January 13, 2026

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