Cost of Living Comparison Between Medellin and Lillehammer Cost of Living Comparison Between Medellin and Lillehammer

🙂 Solo nomad: Medellin is 45.8% cheaper than Lillehammer without rent, and 48.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Medellin is 55.7% cheaper than Lillehammer without rent, and 44.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.97 COP 21.9K

$16.00 NOK 161

-62.69%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$32.40 COP 119.0K

$82.0 NOK 827

-60.46%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.13 COP 26.2K

$14.22 NOK 143

-49.86%

Cappuccino

$1.65 COP 6,043

$4.84 NOK 48.88

-65.91%

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

$1.06 COP 3,882

$2.67 NOK 26.97

-60.30%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.77 COP 2,839

$2.30 NOK 23.17

-66.52%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.75 COP 6,419

$9.05 NOK 91.3

-80.66%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.06 COP 11.2K

$6.74 NOK 68.0

-54.60%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.10 COP 4,026

$2.01 NOK 20.24

-45.27%

White Bread (500g)

$1.30 COP 4,771

$2.07 NOK 20.89

-37.20%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.34 COP 4,906

$2.01 NOK 20.27

-33.33%

Eggs

$2.26 COP 8,300

$2.95 NOK 29.78

-23.39%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.50 COP 16.5K

$12.31 NOK 124

-63.44%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.80 COP 21.3K

$10.10 NOK 102

-42.57%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.96 COP 32.9K

$28.33 NOK 286

-68.37%

Apples (1kg)

$2.37 COP 8,692

$3.63 NOK 36.63

-34.71%

Banana (1kg)

$1.07 COP 3,940

$1.98 NOK 19.96

-45.96%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.48 COP 5,419

$2.68 NOK 27.05

-44.78%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.36 COP 5,012

$2.52 NOK 25.42

-46.03%

Potato (1kg)

$1.13 COP 4,136

$1.53 NOK 15.48

-26.14%

Onion (1kg)

$1.13 COP 4,161

$2.08 NOK 20.97

-45.67%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.89 COP 3,275

$1.29 NOK 12.99

-31.01%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.85 COP 3,114

$2.52 NOK 25.43

-66.27%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.28 COP 8,361

$13.94 NOK 141

-83.64%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.15 COP 37.3K

$14.84 NOK 150

-31.60%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.19 COP 4,359

$3.49 NOK 35.24

-65.90%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.40 COP 8,829

$4.77 NOK 48.10

-49.69%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.84 COP 3,075

$2.50 NOK 25.23

-66.40%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$40.85 COP 150.0K

$53.8 NOK 542

-24.00%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.48 COP 5,417

$6.00 NOK 60.6

-75.33%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.89 COP 6,950

$1.01 NOK 10.15

87.13%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$8.05 COP 29.5K

$51.1 NOK 515

-84.23%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.94 COP 3,455

$2.15 NOK 21.70

-56.28%

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

$17.7K COP 65.2M

$32.0K NOK 322.4K

-44.48%

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

$26.4K COP 96.8M

$35.5K NOK 358.7K

-25.85%

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

$81.9 COP 300.7K

$318 NOK 3,210

-74.26%

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

$9.54 COP 35.0K

$42.01 NOK 424

-77.29%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$23.68 COP 87.0K

$35.84 NOK 362

-33.93%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$25.85 COP 94.9K

$49.69 NOK 501

-47.98%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.72 COP 68.7K

$35.07 NOK 354

-46.62%

Cinema Ticket

$4.05 COP 14.9K

$12.34 NOK 125

-67.18%

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

$316 COP 1.2M

$303 NOK 3,053

4.40%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,971 COP 21.9M

$8,432 NOK 85.1K

-29.18%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$59.0 COP 216.5K

$91.2 NOK 920

-35.38%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$32.49 COP 119.3K

$29.86 NOK 301

8.81%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$99.9 COP 366.7K

$70.2 NOK 708

42.29%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$108 COP 394.9K

$131 NOK 1,318

-17.67%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$491 COP 1.8M

$1,019 NOK 10.3K

-51.77%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$371 COP 1.4M

$614 NOK 6,191

-39.51%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$821 COP 3.0M

$1,815 NOK 18.3K

-54.74%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$731 COP 2.7M

$928 NOK 9,367

-21.24%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,019 COP 11.1M

$5,584 NOK 56.3K

-45.93%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,332 COP 4.9M

$2,439 NOK 24.6K

-45.37%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$517 COP 1.9M

$1,936 NOK 19.5K

-73.30%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

13.43

4.32

210.88%

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

Last update for Medellin: January 12, 2026

Last update for Lillehammer: January 12, 2026

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