Cost of Living Comparison Between Medellin and Saintes Cost of Living Comparison Between Medellin and Saintes

🙂 Solo nomad: Medellin is 44.8% cheaper than Saintes without rent, and 42.3% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Medellin is 45.4% cheaper than Saintes without rent, and 37.8% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Medellin
Saintes
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$6.23 COP 26K
$17.03 €14.7
-63.42%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$32.34 COP 134.8K
$28.48 €24.59
13.55%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.39 COP 30.8K
$9.33 €8.06
-20.79%
Cappuccino
$1.72 COP 7,155
$3.55 €3.06
-51.55%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.1 COP 4,575
$2.52 €2.18
-56.35%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.73 COP 3,060
$1.44 €1.24
-49.31%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.66 COP 6,916
$4.73 €4.09
-64.90%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.2 COP 13.3K
$5.32 €4.59
-39.85%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Medellin
Saintes
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.09 COP 4,552
$1.12 €0.97
-2.68%
White Bread (500g)
$1.24 COP 5,188
$4.16 €3.59
-70.19%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.33 COP 5,544
$3.6 €3.11
-63.06%
Eggs
$2.22 COP 9,252
$2.35 €2.03
-5.53%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$4.55 COP 19K
$22.99 €19.85
-80.21%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$5.71 COP 23.8K
$13.83 €11.94
-58.71%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$8.59 COP 35.8K
$21.08 €18.2
-59.25%
Apples (1kg)
$2.26 COP 9,410
$3.06 €2.64
-26.14%
Banana (1kg)
$1.07 COP 4,461
$2.07 €1.79
-48.31%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.51 COP 6,293
$1.97 €1.7
-23.35%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.42 COP 5,911
$3.13 €2.7
-54.63%
Potato (1kg)
$1.11 COP 4,619
$0.78 €0.68
42.31%
Onion (1kg)
$1.18 COP 4,932
$1.77 €1.53
-33.33%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.89 COP 3,718
$1.56 €1.34
-42.95%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.84 COP 3,507
$0.56 €0.48
50.00%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.35 COP 9,809
$12.94 €11.18
-81.84%
Wine (Bottle)
$9.34 COP 38.9K
$5.89 €5.08
58.57%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.18 COP 4,927
$2.6 €2.25
-54.62%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.49 COP 10.4K
$3.19 €2.75
-21.94%
🚌 Getting Around
Medellin
Saintes
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.83 COP 3,464
$2 €1.72
-58.50%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$41.9 COP 174.7K
$49.19 €42.47
-14.82%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.41 COP 5,899
$5.64 €4.87
-75.00%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.96 COP 8,164
$2.54 €2.2
-22.83%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$7.85 COP 32.7K
$36.56 €31.57
-78.53%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.02 COP 4,265
$1.98 €1.71
-48.48%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$17.6K COP 73.4M
$36.9K €31.9K
-52.32%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$26.2K COP 109.2M
$38.4K €33.1K
-31.70%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Medellin
Saintes
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$82.5 COP 344.1K
$183 €158
-54.80%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$9.44 COP 39.4K
$11.69 €10.1
-19.25%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$23.51 COP 98K
$27.06 €23.37
-13.12%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Medellin
Saintes
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$25.68 COP 107.1K
$37.3 €32.21
-31.15%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$19.14 COP 79.8K
$20.71 €17.88
-7.58%
Cinema Ticket
$3.96 COP 16.5K
$10.63 €9.18
-62.75%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Medellin
Saintes
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$305 COP 1.3M
$781 €674
-60.96%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$5,925 COP 24.7M
$8,492 €7,332
-30.23%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Medellin
Saintes
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.9 COP 241.4K
$46.06 €39.76
25.71%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$31.59 COP 131.7K
$35.67 €30.8
-11.44%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$103 COP 430.1K
$70.4 €60.8
46.58%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$106 COP 440.5K
$114 €98.5
-7.32%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Medellin
Saintes
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$489 COP 2M
$775 €669
-36.82%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$379 COP 1.6M
$628 €542
-39.67%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$827 COP 3.4M
$1,388 €1,198
-40.41%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$729 COP 3M
$1,098 €948
-33.58%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$2,190 COP 9.1M
$4,180 €3,609
-47.61%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,532 COP 6.4M
$3,189 €2,753
-51.94%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Medellin
Saintes
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$550 COP 2.3M
$2,373 €2,049
-76.82%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
13.43
3.62
270.99%

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Last update for Medellin: October 28, 2025

Last update for Saintes: October 29, 2025

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