Last update: Oct 2026

Cost of Living Comparison Between Medellin and Luxembourg

For one person, living is cheaper in Medellin: $1,589 a month against $3,297 in Luxembourg, rent and utilities included – about $20,500 less a year. Rent and utilities account for most of the difference.

Medellin
🇨🇴 Colombia
$1,589
/mo nomad
🇱🇺 Luxembourg
$3,297
/mo nomad
🙂 Solo nomad: Medellin is 31.4% cheaper than Luxembourg without rent, and 51.8% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Medellin is 37.8% cheaper than Luxembourg without rent, and 48.4% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Medellin
Luxembourg
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$8.01 COP 25.8K
$24.94 €22.23
-67.88%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.55 COP 149.9K
$102 €91.4
-54.58%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$9.43 COP 30.4K
$14.38 €12.82
-34.42%
Cappuccino
$2.91 COP 9,374
$4.37 €3.90
-33.41%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.75 COP 5,643
$3.62 €3.23
-51.66%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.32 COP 4,263
$4.01 €3.57
-67.08%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.13 COP 10.1K
$5.64 €5.03
-44.50%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$5.55 COP 17.9K
$6.35 €5.66
-12.60%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Medellin
Luxembourg
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.41 COP 4,542
$1.66 €1.48
-15.06%
White Bread (500g)
$2.44 COP 7,858
$2.80 €2.50
-12.86%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.63 COP 5,245
$3.17 €2.83
-48.58%
Eggs
$2.82 COP 9,084
$4.67 €4.17
-39.61%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.69 COP 31.2K
$20.79 €18.54
-53.39%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$9.32 COP 30.0K
$14.99 €13.36
-37.83%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.46 COP 43.3K
$26.06 €23.24
-48.35%
Apples (1kg)
$4.00 COP 12.9K
$3.24 €2.89
23.46%
Banana (1kg)
$1.48 COP 4,768
$2.28 €2.04
-35.09%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.12 COP 6,839
$3.22 €2.87
-34.16%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.25 COP 7,253
$4.23 €3.77
-46.81%
Potato (1kg)
$1.91 COP 6,155
$2.63 €2.35
-27.38%
Onion (1kg)
$1.62 COP 5,214
$2.23 €1.99
-27.35%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.15 COP 3,696
$2.08 €1.85
-44.71%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.26 COP 4,063
$1.03 €0.92
22.33%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.82 COP 12.3K
$7.33 €6.53
-47.89%
Wine (Bottle)
$13.11 COP 42.2K
$11.05 €9.85
18.64%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.60 COP 5,136
$2.28 €2.03
-29.82%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.26 COP 7,263
$2.80 €2.50
-19.29%
🚌 Getting Around
Medellin
Luxembourg
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.17 COP 3,770
-
-
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$75.0 COP 241.5K
-
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.27 COP 4,098
$5.19 €4.62
-75.53%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.05 COP 6,600
$3.92 €3.50
-47.70%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$8.20 COP 26.4K
$57.0 €50.8
-85.60%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.27 COP 4,088
$1.93 €1.72
-34.20%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$26.8K COP 86.2M
$30.9K €27.5K
-13.23%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$34.4K COP 110.8M
$32.9K €29.4K
4.46%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Medellin
Luxembourg
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$162 COP 522.3K
$302 €269
-46.23%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.12 COP 42.3K
$27.74 €24.74
-52.70%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$28.09 COP 90.5K
$59.5 €53.0
-52.75%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Medellin
Luxembourg
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$44.33 COP 142.7K
$58.5 €52.1
-24.18%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$16.33 COP 52.6K
$25.78 €22.99
-36.66%
Cinema Ticket
$6.09 COP 19.6K
$16.78 €14.96
-63.71%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Medellin
Luxembourg
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$764 COP 2.5M
$1,490 €1,329
-48.71%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$8,904 COP 28.7M
$16.1K €14.4K
-44.70%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Medellin
Luxembourg
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$85.0 COP 273.6K
$105 €93.8
-19.24%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$57.5 COP 185.1K
$51.0 €45.47
12.73%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$132 COP 424.2K
$116 €103
13.97%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$95.8 COP 308.3K
$144 €128
-33.47%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Medellin
Luxembourg
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,028 COP 3.3M
$1,993 €1,777
-48.41%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$604 COP 1.9M
$1,769 €1,577
-65.82%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,802 COP 5.8M
$3,246 €2,894
-44.49%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$993 COP 3.2M
$2,682 €2,391
-63.00%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$3,921 COP 12.6M
$10.8K €9,604
-63.60%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,639 COP 5.3M
$7,911 €7,054
-79.29%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Medellin
Luxembourg
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$626 COP 2.0M
$5,542 €4,941
-88.70%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
10.94
3.37
224.63%

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

Last update for Medellin: October 6, 2026

Last update for Luxembourg: October 4, 2026

Monthly budget structure
Share of the monthly basket for one person, rent included.
Accommodation & Living
Medellin
$604
Luxembourg
$1.8K 193% $1.2K
Groceries & Markets
Medellin
$288
Luxembourg
$428 48.3% $139
Monthly Utilities & Internet
Medellin
$203
Luxembourg
$389 91.1% $185
Clothing & Footwear
Medellin
$166
Luxembourg
$187 12.4% $21
Eating Out
Medellin
$166
Luxembourg
$366 120% $200
Getting Around
Medellin
$91
Luxembourg
$25 * 72.8% $66
Sport & Entertainment
Medellin
$57
Luxembourg
$92 62.9% $36

Categories marked with * are only partly priced – their share counts the items that do have prices.

Good to know
🇨🇴 Medellin
🇱🇺 Luxembourg
🕒 Local time
02:44 2:44 AM
09:44 9:44 AM
7 h ahead of Medellin
🌤 Weather
👥 Population
2,486,723
672,050
💱 Currency
Euro EUR €
Exchange rates and currency converter

EUR, USD to COP – Colombian Peso Converter

Colombian Peso exchange rates as of October 10, 2026: 1 USD = 3,220 COP (10,000 COP = 3.11 USD). 1 EUR = 3,611 COP (10,000 COP = 2.77 EUR).

Euro exchange rates as of October 10, 2026: 1 USD = 0.892 EUR (1 EUR = 1.12 USD).

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