Cost of Living Comparison Between Medellin and Kivioli Cost of Living Comparison Between Medellin and Kivioli

🙂 Solo nomad: Medellin is 34.9% cheaper than Kivioli without rent, and 4% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Medellin is 29.4% cheaper than Kivioli without rent, and 7.8% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Medellin
Kivioli
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$6.23 COP 26K
$17.6 €15.2
-64.60%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$32.34 COP 134.8K
$69.1 €59.7
-53.22%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.39 COP 30.8K
$9.46 €8.17
-21.88%
Cappuccino
$1.72 COP 7,155
$3.81 €3.29
-54.86%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.1 COP 4,575
$2.49 €2.15
-55.82%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.73 COP 3,060
$2.72 €2.34
-73.16%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.66 COP 6,916
$5.26 €4.54
-68.44%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.2 COP 13.3K
$5.9 €5.09
-45.76%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Medellin
Kivioli
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.09 COP 4,552
$1.28 €1.1
-14.84%
White Bread (500g)
$1.24 COP 5,188
$1.48 €1.27
-16.22%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.33 COP 5,544
$2.38 €2.05
-44.12%
Eggs
$2.22 COP 9,252
$2.83 €2.44
-21.55%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$4.55 COP 19K
$12.45 €10.75
-63.45%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$5.71 COP 23.8K
$8.49 €7.33
-32.74%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$8.59 COP 35.8K
$11.4 €9.85
-24.65%
Apples (1kg)
$2.26 COP 9,410
$1.98 €1.71
14.14%
Banana (1kg)
$1.07 COP 4,461
$1.64 €1.41
-34.76%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.51 COP 6,293
$2.5 €2.16
-39.60%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.42 COP 5,911
$2.47 €2.13
-42.51%
Potato (1kg)
$1.11 COP 4,619
$1.03 €0.89
7.77%
Onion (1kg)
$1.18 COP 4,932
$1.09 €0.94
8.26%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.89 COP 3,718
$2.07 €1.79
-57.00%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.84 COP 3,507
$1.01 €0.87
-16.83%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.35 COP 9,809
$6.34 €5.47
-62.93%
Wine (Bottle)
$9.34 COP 38.9K
$10.28 €8.88
-9.14%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.18 COP 4,927
$1.99 €1.72
-40.70%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.49 COP 10.4K
$2.16 €1.87
15.28%
🚌 Getting Around
Medellin
Kivioli
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.83 COP 3,464
-
-
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$41.9 COP 174.7K
-
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.41 COP 5,899
$3.35 €2.89
-57.91%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.96 COP 8,164
$0.69 €0.6
184.06%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$7.85 COP 32.7K
$20.44 €17.65
-61.59%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.02 COP 4,265
$1.89 €1.63
-46.03%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$17.6K COP 73.4M
$29K €25K
-39.22%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$26.2K COP 109.2M
$30.6K €26.4K
-14.44%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Medellin
Kivioli
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$82.5 COP 344.1K
$270 €233
-69.39%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$9.44 COP 39.4K
$22.61 €19.52
-58.25%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$23.51 COP 98K
$35.56 €30.7
-33.89%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Medellin
Kivioli
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$25.68 COP 107.1K
-
-
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$19.14 COP 79.8K
-
-
Cinema Ticket
$3.96 COP 16.5K
$11.79 €10.18
-66.41%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Medellin
Kivioli
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$305 COP 1.3M
$117 €101
160.25%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$5,925 COP 24.7M
$8,175 €7,058
-27.52%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Medellin
Kivioli
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.9 COP 241.4K
$120 €104
-51.77%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$31.59 COP 131.7K
$39.6 €34.19
-20.23%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$103 COP 430.1K
$99.9 €86.2
3.30%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$106 COP 440.5K
$109 €94.2
-3.15%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Medellin
Kivioli
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$489 COP 2M
-
-
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$379 COP 1.6M
-
-
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$827 COP 3.4M
-
-
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$729 COP 3M
-
-
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$2,190 COP 9.1M
-
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,532 COP 6.4M
-
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Medellin
Kivioli
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$550 COP 2.3M
-
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
13.43
4.3
212.33%

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Last update for Medellin: October 28, 2025

Last update for Kivioli: October 27, 2025

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