Cost of Living Comparison Between Medellin and La Plata Cost of Living Comparison Between Medellin and La Plata

🙂 Solo nomad: Medellin is 11.3% cheaper than La Plata without rent, and 18.1% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Medellin is 20.3% cheaper than La Plata without rent, and 2.5% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.97 COP 21.9K

$11.93 ARS 17.3K

-49.96%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$32.40 COP 119.0K

$28.54 ARS 41.4K

13.52%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.13 COP 26.2K

$5.30 ARS 7,699

34.53%

Cappuccino

$1.65 COP 6,043

$2.98 ARS 4,329

-44.63%

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

$1.06 COP 3,882

$0.71 ARS 1,035

49.30%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.77 COP 2,839

$0.71 ARS 1,036

8.45%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.75 COP 6,419

$0.99 ARS 1,434

76.77%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.06 COP 11.2K

$3.93 ARS 5,707

-22.14%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.10 COP 4,026

$1.22 ARS 1,767

-9.84%

White Bread (500g)

$1.30 COP 4,771

$1.65 ARS 2,395

-21.21%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.34 COP 4,906

$1.55 ARS 2,255

-13.55%

Eggs

$2.26 COP 8,300

$2.22 ARS 3,223

1.80%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.50 COP 16.5K

$7.56 ARS 11.0K

-40.48%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.80 COP 21.3K

$5.75 ARS 8,345

0.87%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.96 COP 32.9K

$8.37 ARS 12.2K

7.05%

Apples (1kg)

$2.37 COP 8,692

$2.43 ARS 3,526

-2.47%

Banana (1kg)

$1.07 COP 3,940

$1.90 ARS 2,758

-43.68%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.48 COP 5,419

$1.15 ARS 1,674

28.70%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.36 COP 5,012

$2.52 ARS 3,653

-46.03%

Potato (1kg)

$1.13 COP 4,136

$0.78 ARS 1,137

44.87%

Onion (1kg)

$1.13 COP 4,161

$1.14 ARS 1,656

-0.88%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.89 COP 3,275

$1.88 ARS 2,735

-52.66%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.85 COP 3,114

$1.29 ARS 1,874

-34.11%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.28 COP 8,361

$2.95 ARS 4,285

-22.71%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.15 COP 37.3K

$4.82 ARS 6,995

110.58%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.19 COP 4,359

$2.22 ARS 3,223

-46.40%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.40 COP 8,829

$3.18 ARS 4,611

-24.53%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.84 COP 3,075

$0.32 ARS 469

162.50%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$40.85 COP 150.0K

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.48 COP 5,417

$1.55 ARS 2,256

-4.52%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.89 COP 6,950

$0.91 ARS 1,316

107.69%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$8.05 COP 29.5K

$6.12 ARS 8,889

31.54%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.94 COP 3,455

$0.95 ARS 1,384

-1.05%

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

$17.7K COP 65.2M

$25.2K ARS 36.6M

-29.63%

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

$26.4K COP 96.8M

$29.3K ARS 42.6M

-10.18%

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

$81.9 COP 300.7K

$35.83 ARS 52.0K

128.55%

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

$9.54 COP 35.0K

$16.22 ARS 23.5K

-41.18%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$23.68 COP 87.0K

$23.35 ARS 33.9K

1.41%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$25.85 COP 94.9K

$22.43 ARS 32.6K

15.25%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.72 COP 68.7K

$13.51 ARS 19.6K

38.56%

Cinema Ticket

$4.05 COP 14.9K

$7.16 ARS 10.4K

-43.44%

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

$316 COP 1.2M

$329 ARS 477.3K

-3.89%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,971 COP 21.9M

$5,128 ARS 7.4M

16.44%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$59.0 COP 216.5K

$92.4 ARS 134.1K

-36.17%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$32.49 COP 119.3K

$86.6 ARS 125.8K

-62.49%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$99.9 COP 366.7K

$120 ARS 174.6K

-16.92%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$108 COP 394.9K

$132 ARS 191.6K

-18.47%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$491 COP 1.8M

$293 ARS 424.9K

67.97%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$371 COP 1.4M

$182 ARS 265.0K

103.41%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$821 COP 3.0M

$633 ARS 919.4K

29.74%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$731 COP 2.7M

$499 ARS 725.3K

46.40%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,019 COP 11.1M

$1,995 ARS 2.9M

51.31%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,332 COP 4.9M

$1,439 ARS 2.1M

-7.42%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$517 COP 1.9M

$657 ARS 953.5K

-21.26%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

13.43

52.71

-74.52%

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

Last update for Medellin: January 12, 2026

Last update for La Plata: January 11, 2026

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