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Cost of Living Comparison Between Medellin and Dover Cost of Living Comparison Between Medellin and Dover

🙂 Solo nomad: Medellin is 42.7% cheaper than Dover without rent, and 56.7% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Medellin is 55.6% cheaper than Dover without rent, and 53.4% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Medellin
Dover
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$5.95 COP 22.7K
$26.74 £20.24
-77.75%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$33.1 COP 126.1K
$95.8 £72.5
-65.43%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.42 COP 28.3K
$9.39 £7.1
-20.98%
Cappuccino
$1.69 COP 6,451
$4.17 £3.16
-59.47%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.06 COP 4,055
$2.41 £1.82
-56.02%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.72 COP 2,730
$2.03 £1.54
-64.53%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.66 COP 6,313
$5.72 £4.33
-70.98%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.18 COP 12.1K
$4.8 £3.64
-33.75%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Medellin
Dover
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.1 COP 4,202
$1.07 £0.81
2.80%
White Bread (500g)
$1.29 COP 4,918
$1.21 £0.92
6.61%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.4 COP 5,320
$2.8 £2.12
-50.00%
Eggs
$2.25 COP 8,554
$4.77 £3.61
-52.83%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$4.46 COP 17K
$10.3 £7.8
-56.70%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$5.68 COP 21.6K
$10.06 £7.61
-43.54%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$8.84 COP 33.7K
$18.23 £13.8
-51.51%
Apples (1kg)
$2.35 COP 8,944
$3.18 £2.4
-26.10%
Banana (1kg)
$1.07 COP 4,065
$1.37 £1.04
-21.90%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.51 COP 5,771
$3.78 £2.86
-60.05%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.37 COP 5,210
$3.53 £2.68
-61.19%
Potato (1kg)
$1.17 COP 4,473
$1.89 £1.43
-38.10%
Onion (1kg)
$1.16 COP 4,437
$0.95 £0.72
22.11%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.89 COP 3,397
$1.38 £1.05
-35.51%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.84 COP 3,212
$1.06 £0.8
-20.75%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.34 COP 8,899
$20.69 £15.66
-88.69%
Wine (Bottle)
$10.02 COP 38.2K
$10.95 £8.29
-8.49%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.2 COP 4,572
$3.36 £2.54
-64.29%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.51 COP 9,561
$4.12 £3.12
-39.08%
🚌 Getting Around
Medellin
Dover
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.86 COP 3,272
$5.25 £3.97
-83.62%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$41.69 COP 158.8K
$44.11 £33.39
-5.49%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.42 COP 5,427
$4.79 £3.63
-70.35%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.9 COP 7,246
$2.54 £1.93
-25.20%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$7.83 COP 29.8K
$55.3 £41.82
-85.83%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$0.95 COP 3,635
$1.91 £1.44
-50.26%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$18K COP 68.6M
$38.5K £29.1K
-53.20%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$27K COP 103M
$44.6K £33.7K
-39.36%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Medellin
Dover
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$83.5 COP 317.9K
$341 £258
-75.53%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$9.94 COP 37.9K
$15.91 £12.05
-37.52%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$24.34 COP 92.7K
$39.68 £30.03
-38.66%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Medellin
Dover
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$25.63 COP 97.6K
$48.28 £36.54
-46.91%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$19.22 COP 73.2K
$26.92 £20.38
-28.60%
Cinema Ticket
$4.06 COP 15.5K
$15.78 £11.94
-74.27%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Medellin
Dover
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$311 COP 1.2M
$2,245 £1,699
-86.13%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$5,954 COP 22.7M
$22.8K £17.3K
-73.91%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Medellin
Dover
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$58.3 COP 222.3K
$85.9 £65
-32.08%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$31.67 COP 120.7K
$51.1 £38.72
-38.07%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$100 COP 382.6K
$87.3 £66.1
15.04%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$107 COP 407K
$120 £90.7
-10.88%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Medellin
Dover
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$475 COP 1.8M
$1,233 £934
-61.50%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$377 COP 1.4M
$986 £746
-61.73%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$825 COP 3.1M
$2,013 £1,524
-58.99%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$732 COP 2.8M
$1,700 £1,287
-56.94%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$2,223 COP 8.5M
$5,194 £3,932
-57.21%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,553 COP 5.9M
$3,215 £2,433
-51.67%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Medellin
Dover
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$559 COP 2.1M
$2,608 £1,974
-78.58%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
13.43
5.54
142.42%

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

Last update for Medellin: November 24, 2025

Last update for Dover: November 24, 2025

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