Cost of Living Comparison Between Medellin and Drama Cost of Living Comparison Between Medellin and Drama

🙂 Solo nomad: Medellin is 22.3% cheaper than Drama without rent, and 17.4% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Medellin is 26.1% cheaper than Drama without rent, and 12.3% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Medellin
Drama
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$6.23 COP 26K
$13.2 €11.39
-52.80%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$32.34 COP 134.8K
$45.69 €39.45
-29.22%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.39 COP 30.8K
$9.52 €8.22
-22.37%
Cappuccino
$1.72 COP 7,155
$2.65 €2.29
-35.09%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.1 COP 4,575
$1.71 €1.47
-35.67%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.73 COP 3,060
$0.6 €0.52
21.67%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.66 COP 6,916
$3.39 €2.92
-51.03%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.2 COP 13.3K
$4.58 €3.95
-30.13%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Medellin
Drama
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.09 COP 4,552
$1.46 €1.26
-25.34%
White Bread (500g)
$1.24 COP 5,188
$1.56 €1.35
-20.51%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.33 COP 5,544
$1.19 €1.03
11.76%
Eggs
$2.22 COP 9,252
$4.21 €3.64
-47.27%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$4.55 COP 19K
$11.85 €10.23
-61.60%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$5.71 COP 23.8K
$9.44 €8.15
-39.51%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$8.59 COP 35.8K
$13.23 €11.42
-35.07%
Apples (1kg)
$2.26 COP 9,410
$1.41 €1.22
60.28%
Banana (1kg)
$1.07 COP 4,461
$1.44 €1.24
-25.69%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.51 COP 6,293
$1.08 €0.93
39.81%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.42 COP 5,911
$1.92 €1.66
-26.04%
Potato (1kg)
$1.11 COP 4,619
$0.96 €0.83
15.63%
Onion (1kg)
$1.18 COP 4,932
$1.23 €1.06
-4.07%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.89 COP 3,718
$1.03 €0.89
-13.59%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.84 COP 3,507
$0.48 €0.41
75.00%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.35 COP 9,809
$5.07 €4.38
-53.65%
Wine (Bottle)
$9.34 COP 38.9K
$5.1 €4.41
83.14%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.18 COP 4,927
$0.95 €0.82
24.21%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.49 COP 10.4K
$1.99 €1.72
25.13%
🚌 Getting Around
Medellin
Drama
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.83 COP 3,464
$1.52 €1.31
-45.39%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$41.9 COP 174.7K
$47.21 €40.76
-11.25%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.41 COP 5,899
$7.09 €6.12
-80.11%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.96 COP 8,164
-
-
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$7.85 COP 32.7K
$13.4 €11.57
-41.42%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.02 COP 4,265
$2.09 €1.81
-51.20%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$17.6K COP 73.4M
$34.4K €29.7K
-48.88%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$26.2K COP 109.2M
$29.8K €25.7K
-12.03%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Medellin
Drama
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$82.5 COP 344.1K
$176 €152
-53.05%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$9.44 COP 39.4K
$23.71 €20.47
-60.19%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$23.51 COP 98K
$31.03 €26.79
-24.23%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Medellin
Drama
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$25.68 COP 107.1K
$39.24 €33.88
-34.56%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$19.14 COP 79.8K
-
-
Cinema Ticket
$3.96 COP 16.5K
$8.31 €7.18
-52.35%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Medellin
Drama
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$305 COP 1.3M
$515 €444
-40.78%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$5,925 COP 24.7M
$5,588 €4,825
6.02%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Medellin
Drama
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.9 COP 241.4K
$113 €97.6
-48.78%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$31.59 COP 131.7K
$23.18 €20.02
36.28%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$103 COP 430.1K
$64.2 €55.5
60.61%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$106 COP 440.5K
$68.5 €59.2
54.22%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Medellin
Drama
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$489 COP 2M
$318 €274
53.99%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$379 COP 1.6M
$308 €266
22.94%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$827 COP 3.4M
$522 €451
58.33%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$729 COP 3M
$420 €363
73.51%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$2,190 COP 9.1M
$1,572 €1,357
39.29%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,532 COP 6.4M
$3,373 €2,912
-54.56%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Medellin
Drama
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$550 COP 2.3M
$1,161 €1,002
-52.61%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
13.43
4.34
209.45%

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Last update for Medellin: October 28, 2025

Last update for Drama: October 27, 2025

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