Cost of Living Comparison Between Medellin and Oslo Cost of Living Comparison Between Medellin and Oslo

🙂 Solo nomad: Medellin is 61.5% cheaper than Oslo without rent, and 67% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Medellin is 62.5% cheaper than Oslo without rent, and 64% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.97 COP 21.9K

$25.13 NOK 254

-76.24%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$32.40 COP 119.0K

$122 NOK 1,229

-73.40%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.13 COP 26.2K

$14.88 NOK 150

-52.08%

Cappuccino

$1.65 COP 6,043

$4.85 NOK 48.95

-65.98%

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

$1.06 COP 3,882

$4.03 NOK 40.64

-73.70%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.77 COP 2,839

$3.28 NOK 33.10

-76.52%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.75 COP 6,419

$11.99 NOK 121

-85.40%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.06 COP 11.2K

$11.05 NOK 112

-72.31%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.10 COP 4,026

$2.35 NOK 23.76

-53.19%

White Bread (500g)

$1.30 COP 4,771

$4.14 NOK 41.81

-68.60%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.34 COP 4,906

$3.65 NOK 36.79

-63.29%

Eggs

$2.26 COP 8,300

$5.16 NOK 52.0

-56.20%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.50 COP 16.5K

$13.45 NOK 136

-66.54%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.80 COP 21.3K

$16.52 NOK 167

-64.89%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.96 COP 32.9K

$31.03 NOK 313

-71.12%

Apples (1kg)

$2.37 COP 8,692

$3.41 NOK 34.38

-30.50%

Banana (1kg)

$1.07 COP 3,940

$2.52 NOK 25.44

-57.54%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.48 COP 5,419

$3.40 NOK 34.28

-56.47%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.36 COP 5,012

$4.91 NOK 49.53

-72.30%

Potato (1kg)

$1.13 COP 4,136

$2.45 NOK 24.71

-53.88%

Onion (1kg)

$1.13 COP 4,161

$2.59 NOK 26.10

-56.37%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.89 COP 3,275

$2.85 NOK 28.75

-68.77%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.85 COP 3,114

$2.36 NOK 23.78

-63.98%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.28 COP 8,361

$17.17 NOK 173

-86.72%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.15 COP 37.3K

$17.78 NOK 179

-42.91%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.19 COP 4,359

$3.39 NOK 34.19

-64.90%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.40 COP 8,829

$4.37 NOK 44.11

-45.08%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.84 COP 3,075

$4.16 NOK 41.98

-79.81%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$40.85 COP 150.0K

$78.7 NOK 794

-48.11%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.48 COP 5,417

$10.28 NOK 104

-85.60%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.89 COP 6,950

$1.45 NOK 14.61

30.34%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$8.05 COP 29.5K

$41.52 NOK 419

-80.61%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.94 COP 3,455

$2.19 NOK 22.08

-57.08%

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

$17.7K COP 65.2M

$35.6K NOK 359.3K

-50.17%

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

$26.4K COP 96.8M

$42.7K NOK 430.6K

-38.24%

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

$81.9 COP 300.7K

$299 NOK 3,012

-72.57%

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

$9.54 COP 35.0K

$31.64 NOK 319

-69.85%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$23.68 COP 87.0K

$56.3 NOK 568

-57.94%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$25.85 COP 94.9K

$56.4 NOK 569

-54.18%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.72 COP 68.7K

$29.22 NOK 295

-35.93%

Cinema Ticket

$4.05 COP 14.9K

$18.01 NOK 182

-77.51%

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

$316 COP 1.2M

$274 NOK 2,767

15.18%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,971 COP 21.9M

$14.8K NOK 149.8K

-59.78%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$59.0 COP 216.5K

$106 NOK 1,067

-44.26%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$32.49 COP 119.3K

$65.2 NOK 657

-50.14%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$99.9 COP 366.7K

$125 NOK 1,261

-20.06%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$108 COP 394.9K

$165 NOK 1,665

-34.81%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$491 COP 1.8M

$1,694 NOK 17.1K

-70.99%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$371 COP 1.4M

$1,417 NOK 14.3K

-73.81%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$821 COP 3.0M

$2,685 NOK 27.1K

-69.41%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$731 COP 2.7M

$2,165 NOK 21.8K

-66.22%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,019 COP 11.1M

$10.4K NOK 105.3K

-71.08%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,332 COP 4.9M

$7,185 NOK 72.5K

-81.46%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$517 COP 1.9M

$3,873 NOK 39.1K

-86.65%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

13.43

5.08

164.37%

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

Last update for Medellin: January 12, 2026

Last update for Oslo: January 11, 2026

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