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

🙂 Solo nomad: Medellin is 20.5% cheaper than Male without rent, and 33.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Medellin is 17.9% cheaper than Male without rent, and 32.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.14 COP 22.1K

$5.26 MVR 81.3

16.73%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$33.05 COP 119.0K

$29.30 MVR 453

12.80%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.32 COP 26.4K

$9.72 MVR 150

-24.69%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.65 MVR 71.9

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.66 MVR 56.6

Cappuccino

$1.66 COP 5,971

$2.90 MVR 44.86

-42.76%

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

$1.10 COP 3,977

$1.31 MVR 20.30

-16.03%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.78 COP 2,815

$0.27 MVR 4.21

188.89%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.71 COP 6,172

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.17 COP 11.4K

Milk (1 liter)

$1.11 COP 4,002

$1.80 MVR 27.80

-38.33%

White Bread (500g)

$1.31 COP 4,707

$1.62 MVR 25.00

-19.14%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.38 COP 4,967

$1.30 MVR 20.10

6.15%

Eggs

$2.22 COP 7,989

$1.72 MVR 26.50

29.07%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.34 COP 15.6K

$7.98 MVR 123

-45.61%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.80 COP 20.9K

$6.13 MVR 94.7

-5.38%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.98 COP 32.3K

$8.92 MVR 138

0.67%

Apples (1kg)

$2.26 COP 8,143

$3.94 MVR 60.9

-42.64%

Banana (1kg)

$1.11 COP 4,013

$3.69 MVR 57.0

-69.92%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.46 COP 5,271

$4.19 MVR 64.7

-65.16%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.37 COP 4,916

$3.30 MVR 51.1

-58.48%

Potato (1kg)

$1.11 COP 3,999

$1.51 MVR 23.33

-26.49%

Onion (1kg)

$1.16 COP 4,188

$1.22 MVR 18.89

-4.92%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.89 COP 3,202

$3.19 MVR 49.29

-72.10%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.87 COP 3,116

$0.53 MVR 8.25

64.15%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$12.51 MVR 193

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.70 MVR 41.64

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$10.22 MVR 158

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.35 COP 8,473

$8.18 MVR 126

-71.27%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.86 COP 39.1K

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.20 COP 4,319

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.48 COP 8,923

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.79 COP 2,835

$0.67 MVR 10.31

17.91%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$40.77 COP 146.8K

$28.29 MVR 437

44.11%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.42 COP 5,124

$1.98 MVR 30.62

-28.28%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.91 COP 6,882

$1.93 MVR 29.84

-1.04%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$7.65 COP 27.5K

$9.78 MVR 151

-21.78%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.97 COP 3,481

$0.89 MVR 13.75

8.99%

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

$18.1K COP 65.2M

$32.2K MVR 497.7K

-43.82%

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

$26.3K COP 94.7M

$34.3K MVR 530.3K

-23.35%

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

$81.3 COP 292.8K

$106 MVR 1,636

-23.23%

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

$9.63 COP 34.7K

$40.89 MVR 632

-76.45%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$24.36 COP 87.7K

$76.1 MVR 1,176

-67.99%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$26.02 COP 93.7K

$79.9 MVR 1,234

-67.42%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.92 COP 68.1K

$42.44 MVR 656

-55.42%

Cinema Ticket

$3.89 COP 14.0K

$9.93 MVR 153

-60.83%

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

$304 COP 1.1M

$164 MVR 2,537

85.22%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,902 COP 21.3M

$3,561 MVR 55.0K

65.75%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.7 COP 211.3K

$44.64 MVR 690

31.45%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$32.48 COP 116.9K

$57.5 MVR 889

-43.55%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$102 COP 366.3K

$88.3 MVR 1,364

15.26%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$108 COP 389.4K

$53.6 MVR 828

101.90%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$474 COP 1.7M

$958 MVR 14.8K

-50.49%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$371 COP 1.3M

$700 MVR 10.8K

-47.06%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$848 COP 3.1M

$1,674 MVR 25.9K

-49.34%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$716 COP 2.6M

$1,420 MVR 21.9K

-49.56%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,871 COP 10.3M

$2,263 MVR 35.0K

26.90%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,375 COP 5.0M

$1,868 MVR 28.9K

-26.37%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$542 COP 1.9M

$857 MVR 13.2K

-36.78%

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: April 13, 2026

Last update for Male: April 12, 2026

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