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

🙂 Solo nomad: Medellin is 14.5% cheaper than La Rioja without rent, and 7.9% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Medellin is 20.4% cheaper than La Rioja without rent, and 1.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.97 COP 21.9K

$10.71 ARS 15.5K

-44.26%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$32.40 COP 119.0K

$33.85 ARS 49.2K

-4.28%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.13 COP 26.2K

$9.29 ARS 13.5K

-23.25%

Cappuccino

$1.65 COP 6,043

$2.80 ARS 4,064

-41.07%

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

$1.06 COP 3,882

$1.72 ARS 2,495

-38.37%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.77 COP 2,839

$1.48 ARS 2,150

-47.97%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.75 COP 6,419

$2.10 ARS 3,048

-16.67%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.06 COP 11.2K

$2.96 ARS 4,299

3.38%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.10 COP 4,026

$1.32 ARS 1,914

-16.67%

White Bread (500g)

$1.30 COP 4,771

$1.58 ARS 2,291

-17.72%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.34 COP 4,906

$2.04 ARS 2,966

-34.31%

Eggs

$2.26 COP 8,300

$2.19 ARS 3,184

3.20%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.50 COP 16.5K

$10.03 ARS 14.6K

-55.13%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.80 COP 21.3K

$6.21 ARS 9,021

-6.60%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.96 COP 32.9K

$9.57 ARS 13.9K

-6.37%

Apples (1kg)

$2.37 COP 8,692

$2.01 ARS 2,920

17.91%

Banana (1kg)

$1.07 COP 3,940

$2.16 ARS 3,133

-50.46%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.48 COP 5,419

$1.32 ARS 1,924

12.12%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.36 COP 5,012

$2.61 ARS 3,784

-47.89%

Potato (1kg)

$1.13 COP 4,136

$1.18 ARS 1,707

-4.24%

Onion (1kg)

$1.13 COP 4,161

$1.21 ARS 1,752

-6.61%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.89 COP 3,275

$1.27 ARS 1,846

-29.92%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.85 COP 3,114

$1.49 ARS 2,160

-42.95%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.28 COP 8,361

$3.04 ARS 4,416

-25.00%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.15 COP 37.3K

$4.96 ARS 7,199

104.64%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.19 COP 4,359

$1.98 ARS 2,880

-39.90%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.40 COP 8,829

$3.18 ARS 4,625

-24.53%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.84 COP 3,075

$0.84 ARS 1,215

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$40.85 COP 150.0K

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.48 COP 5,417

$1.49 ARS 2,160

-0.67%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.89 COP 6,950

$0.86 ARS 1,253

119.77%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$8.05 COP 29.5K

$6.14 ARS 8,920

31.11%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.94 COP 3,455

$1.05 ARS 1,531

-10.48%

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

$17.7K COP 65.2M

$27.4K ARS 39.8M

-35.19%

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

$26.4K COP 96.8M

$30.5K ARS 44.2M

-13.47%

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

$81.9 COP 300.7K

$65.8 ARS 95.6K

24.38%

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

$9.54 COP 35.0K

$17.11 ARS 24.9K

-44.24%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$23.68 COP 87.0K

$22.94 ARS 33.3K

3.23%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$25.85 COP 94.9K

$25.77 ARS 37.4K

0.31%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.72 COP 68.7K

$13.56 ARS 19.7K

38.05%

Cinema Ticket

$4.05 COP 14.9K

$6.08 ARS 8,828

-33.39%

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

$316 COP 1.2M

$217 ARS 315.4K

45.44%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,971 COP 21.9M

$2,677 ARS 3.9M

123.08%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$59.0 COP 216.5K

$75.3 ARS 109.3K

-21.69%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$32.49 COP 119.3K

$70.2 ARS 102.0K

-53.74%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$99.9 COP 366.7K

$117 ARS 170.1K

-14.74%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$108 COP 394.9K

$113 ARS 164.3K

-4.95%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$491 COP 1.8M

$337 ARS 489.3K

45.86%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$371 COP 1.4M

$235 ARS 340.8K

58.14%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$821 COP 3.0M

$695 ARS 1.0M

18.21%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$731 COP 2.7M

$531 ARS 771.8K

37.58%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,019 COP 11.1M

$1,862 ARS 2.7M

62.12%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,332 COP 4.9M

$1,450 ARS 2.1M

-8.15%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$517 COP 1.9M

$606 ARS 879.6K

-14.65%

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: January 12, 2026

Last update for La Rioja: January 11, 2026

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