Cost of Living Comparison Between Medellin and El Calafate Cost of Living Comparison Between Medellin and El Calafate

🙂 Solo nomad: Medellin is 12.6% cheaper than El Calafate without rent, and 8.2% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Medellin is 12.5% cheaper than El Calafate without rent, and 0.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.03 COP 22.7K

$10.47 ARS 15.2K

-42.41%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$33.17 COP 124.8K

$34.16 ARS 49.6K

-2.90%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.29 COP 27.4K

$8.87 ARS 12.9K

-17.81%

Cappuccino

$1.63 COP 6,134

$2.64 ARS 3,833

-38.26%

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

$1.05 COP 3,948

$1.63 ARS 2,370

-35.58%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.77 COP 2,899

$1.54 ARS 2,239

-50.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.73 COP 6,511

$2.17 ARS 3,146

-20.28%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.18 COP 12.0K

$2.91 ARS 4,233

9.28%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.07 COP 4,016

$1.25 ARS 1,821

-14.40%

White Bread (500g)

$1.31 COP 4,935

$1.64 ARS 2,384

-20.12%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.38 COP 5,196

$1.98 ARS 2,873

-30.30%

Eggs

$2.25 COP 8,458

$2.19 ARS 3,186

2.74%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.48 COP 16.9K

$10.25 ARS 14.9K

-56.29%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.74 COP 21.6K

$6.17 ARS 8,956

-6.97%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.86 COP 33.4K

$9.55 ARS 13.9K

-7.23%

Apples (1kg)

$2.24 COP 8,440

$2.03 ARS 2,949

10.34%

Banana (1kg)

$1.06 COP 3,989

$2.15 ARS 3,130

-50.70%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.51 COP 5,698

$1.31 ARS 1,903

15.27%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.36 COP 5,120

$2.56 ARS 3,714

-46.88%

Potato (1kg)

$1.12 COP 4,219

$1.15 ARS 1,669

-2.61%

Onion (1kg)

$1.17 COP 4,401

$1.20 ARS 1,748

-2.50%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.90 COP 3,396

$1.32 ARS 1,923

-31.82%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.84 COP 3,150

$1.50 ARS 2,179

-44.00%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.26 COP 8,502

$3.09 ARS 4,491

-26.86%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.97 COP 37.5K

$4.87 ARS 7,067

104.72%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.18 COP 4,452

$2.08 ARS 3,020

-43.27%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.39 COP 8,995

$3.07 ARS 4,459

-22.15%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.86 COP 3,234

$0.84 ARS 1,218

2.38%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$41.45 COP 156.0K

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.47 COP 5,522

$1.53 ARS 2,229

-3.92%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.95 COP 7,324

$0.85 ARS 1,241

129.41%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$7.76 COP 29.2K

$6.06 ARS 8,808

28.05%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.97 COP 3,641

$1.09 ARS 1,584

-11.01%

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

$17.9K COP 67.6M

$27.4K ARS 39.7M

-34.39%

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

$26.7K COP 100.6M

$29.9K ARS 43.5M

-10.72%

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

$81.1 COP 305.2K

$68.0 ARS 98.8K

19.26%

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

$9.40 COP 35.4K

$17.21 ARS 25.0K

-45.38%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$23.61 COP 88.8K

$22.35 ARS 32.5K

5.64%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$25.55 COP 96.1K

$25.88 ARS 37.6K

-1.28%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$19.29 COP 72.6K

$13.66 ARS 19.8K

41.22%

Cinema Ticket

$4.10 COP 15.4K

$6.22 ARS 9,034

-34.08%

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

$306 COP 1.2M

$219 ARS 318.1K

39.75%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,899 COP 22.2M

$2,689 ARS 3.9M

119.40%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$59.8 COP 225.1K

$75.1 ARS 109.1K

-20.38%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$31.96 COP 120.3K

$69.0 ARS 100.2K

-53.66%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$103 COP 386.5K

$114 ARS 165.5K

-9.88%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$108 COP 406.0K

$110 ARS 159.9K

-2.05%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$483 COP 1.8M

$334 ARS 485.6K

44.53%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$377 COP 1.4M

$242 ARS 350.7K

56.25%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$822 COP 3.1M

$686 ARS 996.1K

19.77%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$721 COP 2.7M

$547 ARS 794.9K

31.72%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,784 COP 10.5M

$1,879 ARS 2.7M

48.15%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,320 COP 5.0M

$1,557 ARS 2.3M

-15.24%

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 El Calafate: March 1, 2026

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