Cost of Living Comparison Between Medellin and Lusail Cost of Living Comparison Between Medellin and Lusail

🙂 Solo nomad: Medellin is 3.8% cheaper than Lusail without rent, and 50.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Medellin is 22.1% cheaper than Lusail without rent, and 55.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.97 COP 21.9K

$7.01 QAR 25.51

-14.84%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$32.40 COP 119.0K

$55.7 QAR 203

-41.83%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.13 COP 26.2K

$6.77 QAR 24.64

5.32%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$11.84 QAR 43.10

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$11.13 QAR 40.51

Cappuccino

$1.65 COP 6,043

$5.18 QAR 18.85

-68.15%

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

$1.06 COP 3,882

$0.80 QAR 2.93

32.50%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.77 COP 2,839

$0.33 QAR 1.21

133.33%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.75 COP 6,419

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.06 COP 11.2K

Milk (1 liter)

$1.10 COP 4,026

$2.06 QAR 7.51

-46.60%

White Bread (500g)

$1.30 COP 4,771

$1.57 QAR 5.72

-17.20%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.34 COP 4,906

$1.39 QAR 5.07

-3.60%

Eggs

$2.26 COP 8,300

$2.53 QAR 9.22

-10.67%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.50 COP 16.5K

$11.55 QAR 42.05

-61.04%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.80 COP 21.3K

$7.72 QAR 28.10

-24.87%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.96 COP 32.9K

$10.60 QAR 38.57

-15.47%

Apples (1kg)

$2.37 COP 8,692

$2.06 QAR 7.49

15.05%

Banana (1kg)

$1.07 COP 3,940

$1.64 QAR 5.95

-34.76%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.48 COP 5,419

$1.58 QAR 5.74

-6.33%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.36 COP 5,012

$0.54 QAR 1.96

151.85%

Potato (1kg)

$1.13 COP 4,136

$0.56 QAR 2.05

101.79%

Onion (1kg)

$1.13 COP 4,161

$0.57 QAR 2.09

98.25%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.89 COP 3,275

$1.38 QAR 5.02

-35.51%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.85 COP 3,114

$0.45 QAR 1.64

88.89%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$8.18 QAR 29.77

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.86 QAR 6.77

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.01 QAR 10.97

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.28 COP 8,361

$6.30 QAR 22.92

-63.81%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.15 COP 37.3K

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.19 COP 4,359

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.40 COP 8,829

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.84 COP 3,075

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$40.85 COP 150.0K

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.48 COP 5,417

$2.16 QAR 7.87

-31.48%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.89 COP 6,950

$2.16 QAR 7.87

-12.50%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$8.05 COP 29.5K

$13.72 QAR 49.94

-41.33%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.94 COP 3,455

$0.55 QAR 1.99

70.91%

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

$17.7K COP 65.2M

$22.4K QAR 81.4K

-20.62%

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

$26.4K COP 96.8M

$20.3K QAR 73.7K

30.13%

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

$81.9 COP 300.7K

$93.8 QAR 341

-12.68%

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

$9.54 COP 35.0K

$37.05 QAR 135

-74.25%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$23.68 COP 87.0K

$86.0 QAR 313

-72.46%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$25.85 COP 94.9K

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.72 COP 68.7K

Cinema Ticket

$4.05 COP 14.9K

$12.32 QAR 44.84

-67.13%

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

$316 COP 1.2M

$791 QAR 2,879

-60.06%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,971 COP 21.9M

$11.6K QAR 42.1K

-48.37%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$59.0 COP 216.5K

$60.8 QAR 221

-3.01%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$32.49 COP 119.3K

$56.1 QAR 204

-42.13%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$99.9 COP 366.7K

$101 QAR 369

-1.41%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$108 COP 394.9K

$89.1 QAR 324

20.64%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$491 COP 1.8M

$2,058 QAR 7,491

-76.12%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$371 COP 1.4M

$1,376 QAR 5,007

-73.02%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$821 COP 3.0M

$4,591 QAR 16.7K

-82.11%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$731 COP 2.7M

$3,360 QAR 12.2K

-78.24%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,019 COP 11.1M

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,332 COP 4.9M

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$517 COP 1.9M

$1,372 QAR 4,994

-62.32%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

13.43

6.08

120.89%

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

Last update for Medellin: January 12, 2026

Last update for Lusail: January 11, 2026

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