Cost of Living Comparison Between Medellin and Diriamba Cost of Living Comparison Between Medellin and Diriamba

🙂 Solo nomad: Medellin is 15.2% cheaper than Diriamba without rent, and 46.2% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Medellin is 9.5% cheaper than Diriamba without rent, and 36.6% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.03 COP 22.7K

$4.79 NIO 177

25.89%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$33.17 COP 124.8K

$34.93 NIO 1,288

-5.04%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.29 COP 27.4K

$6.87 NIO 253

6.11%

Cappuccino

$1.63 COP 6,134

$2.41 NIO 89.1

-32.37%

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

$1.05 COP 3,948

$0.84 NIO 30.96

25.00%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.77 COP 2,899

$0.75 NIO 27.60

2.67%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.73 COP 6,511

$1.27 NIO 46.93

36.22%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.18 COP 12.0K

$2.01 NIO 74.1

58.21%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.07 COP 4,016

$1.27 NIO 46.73

-15.75%

White Bread (500g)

$1.31 COP 4,935

$2.45 NIO 90.3

-46.53%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.38 COP 5,196

$1.89 NIO 69.8

-26.98%

Eggs

$2.25 COP 8,458

$2.25 NIO 83.1

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.48 COP 16.9K

$11.13 NIO 411

-59.75%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.74 COP 21.6K

$6.50 NIO 240

-11.69%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.86 COP 33.4K

$7.99 NIO 295

10.89%

Apples (1kg)

$2.24 COP 8,440

$3.94 NIO 145

-43.15%

Banana (1kg)

$1.06 COP 3,989

$0.90 NIO 33.30

17.78%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.51 COP 5,698

$1.81 NIO 66.8

-16.57%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.36 COP 5,120

$2.17 NIO 80.2

-37.33%

Potato (1kg)

$1.12 COP 4,219

$4.01 NIO 148

-72.07%

Onion (1kg)

$1.17 COP 4,401

$2.18 NIO 80.5

-46.33%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.90 COP 3,396

$1.07 NIO 39.43

-15.89%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.84 COP 3,150

$1.06 NIO 39.01

-20.75%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.26 COP 8,502

$2.67 NIO 98.6

-15.36%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.97 COP 37.5K

$14.65 NIO 540

-31.95%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.18 COP 4,452

$1.45 NIO 53.5

-18.62%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.39 COP 8,995

$2.21 NIO 81.4

8.14%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.86 COP 3,234

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$41.45 COP 156.0K

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.47 COP 5,522

$1.54 NIO 57.0

-4.55%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.95 COP 7,324

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$7.76 COP 29.2K

$6.88 NIO 254

12.79%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.97 COP 3,641

$1.31 NIO 48.47

-25.95%

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

$17.9K COP 67.6M

$23.0K NIO 848.1K

-21.94%

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

$26.7K COP 100.6M

$25.9K NIO 954.6K

3.24%

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

$81.1 COP 305.2K

$97.0 NIO 3,577

-16.37%

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

$9.40 COP 35.4K

$17.06 NIO 629

-44.90%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$23.61 COP 88.8K

$37.41 NIO 1,380

-36.89%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$25.55 COP 96.1K

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$19.29 COP 72.6K

Cinema Ticket

$4.10 COP 15.4K

$8.13 NIO 300

-49.57%

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

$306 COP 1.2M

$127 NIO 4,667

141.91%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,899 COP 22.2M

$5,923 NIO 218.4K

-0.40%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$59.8 COP 225.1K

$77.0 NIO 2,838

-22.26%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$31.96 COP 120.3K

$72.6 NIO 2,676

-55.95%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$103 COP 386.5K

$133 NIO 4,916

-22.95%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$108 COP 406.0K

$107 NIO 3,964

0.35%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$483 COP 1.8M

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$377 COP 1.4M

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$822 COP 3.1M

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$721 COP 2.7M

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,784 COP 10.5M

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

10.25

31.02%

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

Last update for Medellin: March 3, 2026

Last update for Diriamba: February 28, 2026

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