Cost of Living Comparison Between Medellin and Mendoza Cost of Living Comparison Between Medellin and Mendoza

🙂 Solo nomad: Medellin is 24.9% cheaper than Mendoza without rent, and 3.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Medellin is 25.5% cheaper than Mendoza without rent, and 8.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.97 COP 21.9K

$11.08 ARS 16.1K

-46.12%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$32.40 COP 119.0K

$41.77 ARS 60.7K

-22.43%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.13 COP 26.2K

$9.54 ARS 13.9K

-25.26%

Cappuccino

$1.65 COP 6,043

$3.83 ARS 5,564

-56.92%

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

$1.06 COP 3,882

$2.22 ARS 3,227

-52.25%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.77 COP 2,839

$1.98 ARS 2,879

-61.11%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.75 COP 6,418

$2.04 ARS 2,958

-14.22%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.06 COP 11.2K

$3.08 ARS 4,478

-0.65%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.10 COP 4,026

$1.32 ARS 1,920

-16.67%

White Bread (500g)

$1.30 COP 4,771

$1.50 ARS 2,174

-13.33%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.34 COP 4,905

$1.98 ARS 2,871

-32.32%

Eggs

$2.26 COP 8,299

$2.21 ARS 3,204

2.26%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.50 COP 16.5K

$11.81 ARS 17.1K

-61.90%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.80 COP 21.3K

$7.52 ARS 10.9K

-22.87%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.96 COP 32.9K

$9.57 ARS 13.9K

-6.37%

Apples (1kg)

$2.37 COP 8,691

$2.06 ARS 2,988

15.05%

Banana (1kg)

$1.07 COP 3,939

$1.48 ARS 2,147

-27.70%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.48 COP 5,418

$1.47 ARS 2,138

0.68%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.36 COP 5,011

$2.07 ARS 3,013

-34.30%

Potato (1kg)

$1.13 COP 4,135

$1.01 ARS 1,468

11.88%

Onion (1kg)

$1.13 COP 4,161

$1.03 ARS 1,490

9.71%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.89 COP 3,274

$1.01 ARS 1,471

-11.88%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.85 COP 3,114

$2.64 ARS 3,834

-67.80%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.28 COP 8,361

$2.54 ARS 3,687

-10.24%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.15 COP 37.3K

$4.99 ARS 7,246

103.41%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.19 COP 4,359

$2.06 ARS 2,986

-42.23%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.40 COP 8,828

$3.56 ARS 5,163

-32.58%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.84 COP 3,074

$0.68 ARS 984

23.53%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$40.85 COP 150.0K

$18.18 ARS 26.4K

124.70%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.48 COP 5,417

$0.42 ARS 605

252.38%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.89 COP 6,949

$0.97 ARS 1,414

94.85%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$8.05 COP 29.5K

$4.82 ARS 7,001

67.01%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.94 COP 3,455

$1.21 ARS 1,750

-22.31%

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

$17.7K COP 65.1M

$31.8K ARS 46.2M

-44.20%

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

$26.4K COP 96.8M

$33.5K ARS 48.7M

-21.35%

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

$81.9 COP 300.7K

$75.9 ARS 110.2K

7.93%

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

$9.54 COP 35.0K

$17.05 ARS 24.8K

-44.05%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$23.68 COP 87.0K

$21.96 ARS 31.9K

7.83%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$25.85 COP 94.9K

$27.52 ARS 40.0K

-6.07%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.72 COP 68.7K

$16.22 ARS 23.5K

15.41%

Cinema Ticket

$4.05 COP 14.9K

$5.91 ARS 8,579

-31.47%

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

$316 COP 1.2M

$104 ARS 151.0K

203.81%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,971 COP 21.9M

$2,198 ARS 3.2M

171.70%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$59.0 COP 216.4K

$80.1 ARS 116.3K

-26.38%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$32.49 COP 119.3K

$75.7 ARS 109.9K

-57.06%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$99.9 COP 366.7K

$152 ARS 220.1K

-34.11%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$108 COP 394.9K

$117 ARS 169.6K

-7.90%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$491 COP 1.8M

$366 ARS 531.5K

34.29%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$371 COP 1.4M

$269 ARS 390.7K

37.95%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$821 COP 3.0M

$614 ARS 892.4K

33.67%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$731 COP 2.7M

$500 ARS 726.0K

46.26%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,019 COP 11.1M

$1,664 ARS 2.4M

81.43%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,332 COP 4.9M

$1,094 ARS 1.6M

21.79%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$517 COP 1.9M

$779 ARS 1.1M

-33.64%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

13.43

-83.00%

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

Last update for Medellin: January 12, 2026

Last update for Mendoza: January 13, 2026

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