Cost of Living Comparison Between Medellin and Pohang Cost of Living Comparison Between Medellin and Pohang

🙂 Solo nomad: Medellin is 28.5% cheaper than Pohang without rent, and 23.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Medellin is 34.1% cheaper than Pohang without rent, and 21.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.23 COP 26K

$5.07 ₩6,883

22.88%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$32.34 COP 134.8K

$18.04 ₩24.5K

79.27%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.39 COP 30.8K

$6.15 ₩8,340

20.16%

Cappuccino

$1.72 COP 7,155

$2.88 ₩3,909

-40.28%

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

$1.1 COP 4,575

$1.44 ₩1,953

-23.61%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.73 COP 3,060

$0.49 ₩661

48.98%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.66 COP 6,916

$3.69 ₩5,006

-55.01%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.2 COP 13.3K

$3.69 ₩5,008

-13.28%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.09 COP 4,552

$1.8 ₩2,444

-39.44%

White Bread (500g)

$1.24 COP 5,188

$3.17 ₩4,304

-60.88%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.33 COP 5,544

$2.62 ₩3,551

-49.24%

Eggs

$2.22 COP 9,252

$3.01 ₩4,079

-26.25%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.55 COP 19K

$10.43 ₩14.2K

-56.38%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.71 COP 23.8K

$6.5 ₩8,825

-12.15%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.59 COP 35.8K

$27.13 ₩36.8K

-68.34%

Apples (1kg)

$2.26 COP 9,410

$2.24 ₩3,040

0.89%

Banana (1kg)

$1.07 COP 4,461

$3.24 ₩4,390

-66.98%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.51 COP 6,293

$7.42 ₩10.1K

-79.65%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.42 COP 5,911

$2.53 ₩3,431

-43.87%

Potato (1kg)

$1.11 COP 4,619

$4.78 ₩6,481

-76.78%

Onion (1kg)

$1.18 COP 4,932

$2.96 ₩4,012

-60.14%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.89 COP 3,718

$2.02 ₩2,744

-55.94%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.84 COP 3,507

$1.17 ₩1,581

-28.21%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.35 COP 9,809

$3.4 ₩4,618

-30.88%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.34 COP 38.9K

$8.49 ₩11.5K

10.01%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.18 COP 4,927

$1.5 ₩2,041

-21.33%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.49 COP 10.4K

$3.42 ₩4,646

-27.19%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.83 COP 3,464

$1.12 ₩1,520

-25.89%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$41.9 COP 174.7K

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.41 COP 5,899

$2.45 ₩3,326

-42.45%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.96 COP 8,164

$0.83 ₩1,129

136.14%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$7.85 COP 32.7K

$16.77 ₩22.7K

-53.19%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.02 COP 4,265

$1.17 ₩1,584

-12.82%

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

$17.6K COP 73.4M

$27.7K ₩37.5M

-36.41%

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

$26.2K COP 109.2M

$24.8K ₩33.6M

5.86%

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

$82.5 COP 344.1K

$107 ₩144.7K

-22.63%

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

$9.44 COP 39.4K

$49.88 ₩67.7K

-81.07%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$23.51 COP 98K

$27.28 ₩37K

-13.82%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$25.68 COP 107.1K

$29.56 ₩40.1K

-13.13%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$19.14 COP 79.8K

$7.4 ₩10K

158.65%

Cinema Ticket

$3.96 COP 16.5K

$10.82 ₩14.7K

-63.40%

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

$305 COP 1.3M

$491 ₩666.6K

-37.96%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,925 COP 24.7M

$14.1K ₩19.2M

-58.04%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$57.9 COP 241.4K

$103 ₩140.2K

-43.96%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$31.59 COP 131.7K

$48.03 ₩65.2K

-34.23%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$103 COP 430.1K

$88.5 ₩120.1K

16.54%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$106 COP 440.5K

$110 ₩149.5K

-4.09%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$489 COP 2M

$449 ₩608.5K

9.11%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$379 COP 1.6M

$430 ₩583K

-11.78%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$827 COP 3.4M

$1,067 ₩1.4M

-22.53%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$729 COP 3M

$767 ₩1M

-4.91%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,190 COP 9.1M

$7,269 ₩9.9M

-69.87%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,532 COP 6.4M

$2,782 ₩3.8M

-44.92%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$550 COP 2.3M

$2,222 ₩3M

-75.25%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

13.43

4.22

218.25%

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

Last update for Medellin: October 28, 2025

Last update for Pohang: October 28, 2025

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