Cost of Living Comparison Between Medellin and Catamarca Cost of Living Comparison Between Medellin and Catamarca

🙂 Solo nomad: Medellin is 12.1% cheaper than Catamarca without rent, and 7.6% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Medellin is 10.7% cheaper than Catamarca without rent, and 0.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.03 COP 22.8K

$10.31 ARS 15.0K

-41.51%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$33.17 COP 125.6K

$34.19 ARS 49.7K

-2.98%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.29 COP 27.6K

$9.12 ARS 13.2K

-20.07%

Cappuccino

$1.63 COP 6,170

$2.65 ARS 3,855

-38.49%

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

$1.05 COP 3,971

$1.73 ARS 2,512

-39.31%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.77 COP 2,916

$1.50 ARS 2,185

-48.67%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.73 COP 6,550

$2.06 ARS 2,998

-16.02%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.18 COP 12.0K

$3.03 ARS 4,405

4.95%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.07 COP 4,040

$1.30 ARS 1,884

-17.69%

White Bread (500g)

$1.31 COP 4,965

$1.63 ARS 2,370

-19.63%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.38 COP 5,227

$2.04 ARS 2,956

-32.35%

Eggs

$2.25 COP 8,509

$2.24 ARS 3,249

0.45%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.48 COP 17.0K

$9.99 ARS 14.5K

-55.16%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.74 COP 21.7K

$6.32 ARS 9,178

-9.18%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.86 COP 33.6K

$9.48 ARS 13.8K

-6.54%

Apples (1kg)

$2.24 COP 8,490

$2.00 ARS 2,909

12.00%

Banana (1kg)

$1.06 COP 4,012

$2.06 ARS 2,985

-48.54%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.51 COP 5,732

$1.28 ARS 1,853

17.97%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.36 COP 5,151

$2.60 ARS 3,777

-47.69%

Potato (1kg)

$1.12 COP 4,244

$1.17 ARS 1,703

-4.27%

Onion (1kg)

$1.17 COP 4,427

$1.24 ARS 1,807

-5.65%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.90 COP 3,416

$1.27 ARS 1,844

-29.13%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.84 COP 3,169

$1.43 ARS 2,083

-41.26%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.26 COP 8,553

$3.18 ARS 4,616

-28.93%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.97 COP 37.8K

$4.91 ARS 7,132

103.05%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.18 COP 4,479

$2.08 ARS 3,023

-43.27%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.39 COP 9,048

$3.16 ARS 4,590

-24.37%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.86 COP 3,253

$0.81 ARS 1,181

6.17%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$41.45 COP 156.9K

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.47 COP 5,555

$1.46 ARS 2,114

0.68%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.95 COP 7,367

$0.85 ARS 1,241

129.41%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$7.76 COP 29.4K

$5.94 ARS 8,628

30.64%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.97 COP 3,663

$1.09 ARS 1,584

-11.01%

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

$17.9K COP 68.0M

$27.1K ARS 39.3M

-33.75%

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

$26.7K COP 101.2M

$30.2K ARS 43.8M

-11.40%

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

$81.1 COP 307.1K

$66.7 ARS 96.9K

21.55%

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

$9.40 COP 35.6K

$17.13 ARS 24.9K

-45.13%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$23.61 COP 89.4K

$22.43 ARS 32.6K

5.26%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$25.55 COP 96.7K

$26.46 ARS 38.4K

-3.44%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$19.29 COP 73.0K

$13.69 ARS 19.9K

40.91%

Cinema Ticket

$4.10 COP 15.5K

$6.21 ARS 9,019

-33.98%

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

$306 COP 1.2M

$220 ARS 320.1K

38.86%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,899 COP 22.3M

$2,714 ARS 3.9M

117.34%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$59.8 COP 226.5K

$73.4 ARS 106.6K

-18.48%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$31.96 COP 121.0K

$69.2 ARS 100.4K

-53.78%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$103 COP 388.8K

$114 ARS 165.2K

-9.74%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$108 COP 408.4K

$111 ARS 161.4K

-2.92%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$483 COP 1.8M

$343 ARS 497.8K

40.97%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$377 COP 1.4M

$236 ARS 343.2K

59.68%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$822 COP 3.1M

$690 ARS 1.0M

19.12%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$721 COP 2.7M

$529 ARS 768.2K

36.29%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,784 COP 10.5M

$2,334 ARS 3.4M

19.30%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,320 COP 5.0M

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$538 COP 2.0M

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

13.43

58.5

-77.04%

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

Last update for Medellin: March 3, 2026

Last update for Catamarca: March 2, 2026

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