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

🙂 Solo nomad: Medellin is 41.9% cheaper than Lillehammer without rent, and 48.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Medellin is 55% cheaper than Lillehammer without rent, and 45.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.03 COP 22.8K

$16.29 NOK 157

-62.98%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$33.17 COP 125.6K

$81.7 NOK 788

-59.42%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.29 COP 27.6K

$13.92 NOK 134

-47.63%

Cappuccino

$1.63 COP 6,170

$4.62 NOK 44.54

-64.72%

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

$1.05 COP 3,971

$2.63 NOK 25.34

-60.08%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.77 COP 2,916

$2.18 NOK 20.99

-64.68%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.73 COP 6,550

$9.19 NOK 88.6

-81.18%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.18 COP 12.0K

$6.49 NOK 62.5

-51.00%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.07 COP 4,040

$2.07 NOK 19.92

-48.31%

White Bread (500g)

$1.31 COP 4,965

$2.08 NOK 20.01

-37.02%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.38 COP 5,227

$2.05 NOK 19.73

-32.68%

Eggs

$2.25 COP 8,509

$2.97 NOK 28.65

-24.24%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.48 COP 17.0K

$12.01 NOK 116

-62.70%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.74 COP 21.7K

$9.99 NOK 96.3

-42.54%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.86 COP 33.6K

$28.46 NOK 274

-68.87%

Apples (1kg)

$2.24 COP 8,490

$3.51 NOK 33.84

-36.18%

Banana (1kg)

$1.06 COP 4,012

$1.97 NOK 19.03

-46.19%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.51 COP 5,732

$2.56 NOK 24.72

-41.02%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.36 COP 5,151

$2.57 NOK 24.76

-47.08%

Potato (1kg)

$1.12 COP 4,244

$1.51 NOK 14.54

-25.83%

Onion (1kg)

$1.17 COP 4,427

$1.97 NOK 19.02

-40.61%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.90 COP 3,416

$1.34 NOK 12.91

-32.84%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.84 COP 3,169

$2.40 NOK 23.14

-65.00%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.26 COP 8,553

$14.42 NOK 139

-84.33%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.97 COP 37.8K

$15.70 NOK 151

-36.50%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.18 COP 4,479

$3.56 NOK 34.27

-66.85%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.39 COP 9,048

$4.76 NOK 45.90

-49.79%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.86 COP 3,253

$2.58 NOK 24.87

-66.67%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$41.45 COP 156.9K

$53.6 NOK 517

-22.70%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.47 COP 5,555

$5.75 NOK 55.4

-74.43%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.95 COP 7,367

$1.03 NOK 9.97

89.32%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$7.76 COP 29.4K

$50.9 NOK 491

-84.75%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.97 COP 3,663

$2.12 NOK 20.45

-54.25%

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

$17.9K COP 68.0M

$31.6K NOK 304.8K

-43.22%

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

$26.7K COP 101.2M

$35.2K NOK 338.9K

-24.00%

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

$81.1 COP 307.1K

$327 NOK 3,155

-75.22%

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

$9.40 COP 35.6K

$42.92 NOK 414

-78.10%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$23.61 COP 89.4K

$35.33 NOK 341

-33.17%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$25.55 COP 96.7K

$51.0 NOK 492

-49.94%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$19.29 COP 73.0K

$35.78 NOK 345

-46.09%

Cinema Ticket

$4.10 COP 15.5K

$12.20 NOK 118

-66.39%

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

$306 COP 1.2M

$303 NOK 2,920

1.06%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,899 COP 22.3M

$8,598 NOK 82.9K

-31.39%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$59.8 COP 226.5K

$91.1 NOK 878

-34.34%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$31.96 COP 121.0K

$29.86 NOK 288

7.03%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$103 COP 388.8K

$70.2 NOK 677

46.28%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$108 COP 408.4K

$134 NOK 1,291

-19.43%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$483 COP 1.8M

$1,023 NOK 9,866

-52.78%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$377 COP 1.4M

$610 NOK 5,883

-38.16%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$822 COP 3.1M

$1,795 NOK 17.3K

-54.24%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$721 COP 2.7M

$926 NOK 8,927

-22.15%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,784 COP 10.5M

$5,695 NOK 54.9K

-51.12%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,320 COP 5.0M

$2,624 NOK 25.3K

-49.69%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$538 COP 2.0M

$2,049 NOK 19.7K

-73.76%

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: March 3, 2026

Last update for Lillehammer: March 2, 2026

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