Cost of Living Comparison Between Medellin and Male Cost of Living Comparison Between Medellin and Male

🙂 Solo nomad: Medellin is 22.9% cheaper than Male without rent, and 32.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Medellin is 18.5% cheaper than Male without rent, and 31.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.97 COP 21.9K

$5.32 MVR 82.2

12.22%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$32.40 COP 119.0K

$28.84 MVR 446

12.34%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.13 COP 26.2K

$9.63 MVR 149

-25.96%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.47 MVR 69.1

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.79 MVR 58.5

Cappuccino

$1.65 COP 6,043

$2.86 MVR 44.21

-42.31%

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

$1.06 COP 3,882

$1.27 MVR 19.56

-16.54%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.77 COP 2,839

$0.25 MVR 3.83

208.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.75 COP 6,418

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.06 COP 11.2K

Milk (1 liter)

$1.10 COP 4,026

$1.83 MVR 28.31

-39.89%

White Bread (500g)

$1.30 COP 4,771

$1.55 MVR 23.95

-16.13%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.34 COP 4,905

$1.32 MVR 20.38

1.52%

Eggs

$2.26 COP 8,299

$1.71 MVR 26.49

32.16%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.50 COP 16.5K

$8.08 MVR 125

-44.31%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.80 COP 21.3K

$6.21 MVR 95.9

-6.60%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.96 COP 32.9K

$9.11 MVR 141

-1.65%

Apples (1kg)

$2.37 COP 8,691

$3.93 MVR 60.7

-39.69%

Banana (1kg)

$1.07 COP 3,939

$3.68 MVR 56.9

-70.92%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.48 COP 5,418

$4.24 MVR 65.5

-65.09%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.36 COP 5,011

$3.20 MVR 49.51

-57.50%

Potato (1kg)

$1.13 COP 4,135

$1.51 MVR 23.35

-25.17%

Onion (1kg)

$1.13 COP 4,161

$1.23 MVR 19.07

-8.13%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.89 COP 3,274

$3.20 MVR 49.40

-72.19%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.85 COP 3,114

$0.50 MVR 7.76

70.00%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$9.42 MVR 146

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.74 MVR 42.36

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$10.59 MVR 164

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.28 COP 8,361

$7.89 MVR 122

-71.10%

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 8,828

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.84 COP 3,074

$0.63 MVR 9.78

33.33%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$40.85 COP 150.0K

$28.40 MVR 439

43.84%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.48 COP 5,417

$2.00 MVR 30.92

-26.00%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.89 COP 6,949

$1.99 MVR 30.78

-5.03%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$8.05 COP 29.5K

$9.79 MVR 151

-17.77%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.94 COP 3,455

$0.92 MVR 14.16

2.17%

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

$17.7K COP 65.1M

$31.9K MVR 493.4K

-44.45%

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

$26.4K COP 96.8M

$34.6K MVR 534.9K

-23.86%

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

$81.9 COP 300.7K

$106 MVR 1,643

-23.01%

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

$9.54 COP 35.0K

$41.57 MVR 642

-77.05%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$23.68 COP 87.0K

$77.8 MVR 1,202

-69.56%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$25.85 COP 94.9K

$82.4 MVR 1,273

-68.63%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.72 COP 68.7K

$43.11 MVR 666

-56.58%

Cinema Ticket

$4.05 COP 14.9K

$9.79 MVR 151

-58.63%

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

$316 COP 1.2M

$167 MVR 2,579

89.28%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,971 COP 21.9M

$3,589 MVR 55.5K

66.35%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$59.0 COP 216.4K

$43.99 MVR 680

34.01%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$32.49 COP 119.3K

$56.2 MVR 868

-42.18%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$99.9 COP 366.7K

$91.2 MVR 1,409

9.49%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$108 COP 394.9K

$54.5 MVR 842

97.25%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$491 COP 1.8M

$962 MVR 14.9K

-48.91%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$371 COP 1.4M

$710 MVR 11.0K

-47.73%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$821 COP 3.0M

$1,703 MVR 26.3K

-51.76%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$731 COP 2.7M

$1,439 MVR 22.2K

-49.17%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,019 COP 11.1M

$3,175 MVR 49.0K

-4.89%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,332 COP 4.9M

$1,880 MVR 29.1K

-29.16%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$517 COP 1.9M

$893 MVR 13.8K

-42.12%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

13.43

12.4

8.31%

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

Last update for Medellin: January 12, 2026

Last update for Male: January 11, 2026

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