Cost of Living Comparison Between Medellin and Salta Cost of Living Comparison Between Medellin and Salta

🙂 Solo nomad: Medellin is 4.4% cheaper than Salta without rent, and 3.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Medellin is 6.6% cheaper than Salta without rent, and 6.5% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.97 COP 21.9K

$9.96 ARS 14.5K

-40.06%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$32.40 COP 119.0K

$39.51 ARS 57.4K

-18.00%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.13 COP 26.2K

$6.58 ARS 9,559

8.36%

Cappuccino

$1.65 COP 6,043

$2.30 ARS 3,346

-28.26%

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

$1.06 COP 3,882

$1.38 ARS 2,005

-23.19%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.77 COP 2,839

$1.29 ARS 1,867

-40.31%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.75 COP 6,419

$1.83 ARS 2,663

-4.37%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.06 COP 11.2K

$3.09 ARS 4,485

-0.97%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.10 COP 4,026

$1.40 ARS 2,039

-21.43%

White Bread (500g)

$1.30 COP 4,771

$1.70 ARS 2,474

-23.53%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.34 COP 4,906

$1.99 ARS 2,896

-32.66%

Eggs

$2.26 COP 8,300

$2.60 ARS 3,780

-13.08%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.50 COP 16.5K

$3.69 ARS 5,362

21.95%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.80 COP 21.3K

$4.63 ARS 6,729

25.27%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.96 COP 32.9K

$10.09 ARS 14.7K

-11.20%

Apples (1kg)

$2.37 COP 8,692

$1.22 ARS 1,775

94.26%

Banana (1kg)

$1.07 COP 3,940

$1.68 ARS 2,433

-36.31%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.48 COP 5,419

$0.79 ARS 1,145

87.34%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.36 COP 5,012

$2.03 ARS 2,944

-33.00%

Potato (1kg)

$1.13 COP 4,136

$0.58 ARS 842

94.83%

Onion (1kg)

$1.13 COP 4,161

$0.77 ARS 1,118

46.75%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.89 COP 3,275

$1.28 ARS 1,854

-30.47%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.85 COP 3,114

$1.66 ARS 2,417

-48.80%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.28 COP 8,361

$3.75 ARS 5,450

-39.20%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.15 COP 37.3K

$5.10 ARS 7,401

99.02%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.19 COP 4,359

$1.36 ARS 1,982

-12.50%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.40 COP 8,829

$3.95 ARS 5,731

-39.24%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.84 COP 3,075

$0.80 ARS 1,157

5.00%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$40.85 COP 150.0K

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.48 COP 5,417

$1.49 ARS 2,161

-0.67%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.89 COP 6,950

$0.85 ARS 1,240

122.35%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$8.05 COP 29.5K

$6.11 ARS 8,877

31.75%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.94 COP 3,455

$0.97 ARS 1,416

-3.09%

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

$17.7K COP 65.2M

$22.9K ARS 33.2M

-22.48%

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

$26.4K COP 96.8M

$33.1K ARS 48.1M

-20.43%

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

$81.9 COP 300.7K

$99.3 ARS 144.1K

-17.49%

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

$9.54 COP 35.0K

$15.47 ARS 22.5K

-38.33%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$23.68 COP 87.0K

$9.86 ARS 14.3K

140.16%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$25.85 COP 94.9K

$29.62 ARS 43.0K

-12.73%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.72 COP 68.7K

$13.88 ARS 20.2K

34.87%

Cinema Ticket

$4.05 COP 14.9K

$6.06 ARS 8,797

-33.17%

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

$316 COP 1.2M

$99.1 ARS 143.9K

218.80%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,971 COP 21.9M

$2,663 ARS 3.9M

124.23%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$59.0 COP 216.5K

$62.2 ARS 90.3K

-5.24%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$32.49 COP 119.3K

$57.0 ARS 82.7K

-42.95%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$99.9 COP 366.7K

$106 ARS 154.6K

-6.20%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$108 COP 394.9K

$101 ARS 146.5K

6.57%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$491 COP 1.8M

$452 ARS 656.8K

8.67%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$371 COP 1.4M

$388 ARS 563.3K

-4.32%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$821 COP 3.0M

$643 ARS 933.6K

27.77%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$731 COP 2.7M

$549 ARS 797.0K

33.23%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,019 COP 11.1M

$1,846 ARS 2.7M

63.52%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,332 COP 4.9M

$1,255 ARS 1.8M

6.14%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$517 COP 1.9M

$860 ARS 1.2M

-39.88%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

13.43

58.5

-77.04%

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

Last update for Medellin: January 12, 2026

Last update for Salta: January 11, 2026

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