Cost of Living Comparison Between Medellin and Pilar Cost of Living Comparison Between Medellin and Pilar

🙂 Solo nomad: Medellin is 19.6% cheaper than Pilar without rent, and 3.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Medellin is 25% cheaper than Pilar without rent, and 15% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.97 COP 21.9K

$15.14 ARS 22.0K

-60.57%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$32.40 COP 119.0K

$60.6 ARS 88.0K

-46.55%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.13 COP 26.2K

$11.96 ARS 17.4K

-40.38%

Cappuccino

$1.65 COP 6,043

$4.05 ARS 5,876

-59.26%

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

$1.06 COP 3,882

$2.09 ARS 3,033

-49.28%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.77 COP 2,839

$1.47 ARS 2,135

-47.62%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.75 COP 6,418

$3.68 ARS 5,350

-52.45%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.06 COP 11.2K

$3.97 ARS 5,762

-22.92%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.10 COP 4,026

$1.60 ARS 2,322

-31.25%

White Bread (500g)

$1.30 COP 4,771

$2.53 ARS 3,673

-48.62%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.34 COP 4,905

$2.23 ARS 3,235

-39.91%

Eggs

$2.26 COP 8,299

$2.27 ARS 3,299

-0.44%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.50 COP 16.5K

$12.14 ARS 17.6K

-62.93%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.80 COP 21.3K

$3.09 ARS 4,484

87.70%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.96 COP 32.9K

$9.46 ARS 13.7K

-5.29%

Apples (1kg)

$2.37 COP 8,691

$2.57 ARS 3,738

-7.78%

Banana (1kg)

$1.07 COP 3,939

$2.08 ARS 3,024

-48.56%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.48 COP 5,418

$1.30 ARS 1,882

13.85%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.36 COP 5,011

$2.63 ARS 3,818

-48.29%

Potato (1kg)

$1.13 COP 4,135

$1.51 ARS 2,191

-25.17%

Onion (1kg)

$1.13 COP 4,161

$1.48 ARS 2,152

-23.65%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.89 COP 3,274

$1.86 ARS 2,703

-52.15%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.85 COP 3,114

$1.43 ARS 2,077

-40.56%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.28 COP 8,361

$3.26 ARS 4,739

-30.06%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.15 COP 37.3K

$6.41 ARS 9,313

58.35%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.19 COP 4,359

$2.21 ARS 3,204

-46.15%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.40 COP 8,828

$3.14 ARS 4,567

-23.57%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.84 COP 3,074

$0.83 ARS 1,207

1.20%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$40.85 COP 150.0K

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.48 COP 5,417

$1.64 ARS 2,375

-9.76%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.89 COP 6,949

$0.92 ARS 1,340

105.43%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$8.05 COP 29.5K

$6.12 ARS 8,893

31.54%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.94 COP 3,455

$1.12 ARS 1,621

-16.07%

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

$17.7K COP 65.1M

$25.0K ARS 36.4M

-29.17%

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

$26.4K COP 96.8M

$28.4K ARS 41.2M

-7.12%

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

$81.9 COP 300.7K

$64.7 ARS 93.9K

26.65%

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

$9.54 COP 35.0K

$9.92 ARS 14.4K

-3.83%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$23.68 COP 87.0K

$20.11 ARS 29.2K

17.75%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$25.85 COP 94.9K

$26.01 ARS 37.8K

-0.62%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.72 COP 68.7K

$13.82 ARS 20.1K

35.46%

Cinema Ticket

$4.05 COP 14.9K

$9.22 ARS 13.4K

-56.07%

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

$316 COP 1.2M

$332 ARS 481.4K

-4.71%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,971 COP 21.9M

$5,148 ARS 7.5M

16.00%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$59.0 COP 216.4K

$112 ARS 162.6K

-47.36%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$32.49 COP 119.3K

$87.8 ARS 127.4K

-62.97%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$99.9 COP 366.7K

$124 ARS 180.5K

-19.63%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$108 COP 394.9K

$132 ARS 191.0K

-18.23%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$491 COP 1.8M

$344 ARS 499.5K

42.91%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$371 COP 1.4M

$234 ARS 339.5K

58.78%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$821 COP 3.0M

$687 ARS 998.3K

19.49%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$731 COP 2.7M

$537 ARS 779.2K

36.27%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,019 COP 11.1M

$1,587 ARS 2.3M

90.30%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,332 COP 4.9M

$1,355 ARS 2.0M

-1.70%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$517 COP 1.9M

$994 ARS 1.4M

-47.98%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

13.43

52.71

-74.52%

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

Last update for Medellin: January 12, 2026

Last update for Pilar: January 11, 2026

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