Cost of Living Comparison Between Medellin and San Luis Cost of Living Comparison Between Medellin and San Luis

🙂 Solo nomad: Medellin is 15.6% cheaper than San Luis without rent, and 17.7% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Medellin is 23% cheaper than San Luis without rent, and 15.9% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.97 COP 21.9K

$10.85 ARS 15.8K

-44.98%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$32.40 COP 119.0K

$40.29 ARS 58.5K

-19.58%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.13 COP 26.2K

$9.47 ARS 13.8K

-24.71%

Cappuccino

$1.65 COP 6,043

$3.66 ARS 5,322

-54.92%

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

$1.06 COP 3,882

$2.28 ARS 3,304

-53.51%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.77 COP 2,839

$2.00 ARS 2,906

-61.50%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.75 COP 6,419

$1.56 ARS 2,261

12.18%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.06 COP 11.2K

$2.81 ARS 4,088

8.90%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.10 COP 4,026

$1.27 ARS 1,845

-13.39%

White Bread (500g)

$1.30 COP 4,771

$1.51 ARS 2,190

-13.91%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.34 COP 4,906

$1.98 ARS 2,873

-32.32%

Eggs

$2.26 COP 8,300

$2.18 ARS 3,164

3.67%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.50 COP 16.5K

$6.60 ARS 9,582

-31.82%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.80 COP 21.3K

$4.69 ARS 6,808

23.67%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.96 COP 32.9K

$5.53 ARS 8,030

62.03%

Apples (1kg)

$2.37 COP 8,692

$1.28 ARS 1,860

85.16%

Banana (1kg)

$1.07 COP 3,940

$1.47 ARS 2,129

-27.21%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.48 COP 5,419

$1.53 ARS 2,224

-3.27%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.36 COP 5,012

$2.12 ARS 3,076

-35.85%

Potato (1kg)

$1.13 COP 4,136

$0.97 ARS 1,415

16.49%

Onion (1kg)

$1.13 COP 4,161

$1.02 ARS 1,477

10.78%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.89 COP 3,275

$0.98 ARS 1,427

-9.18%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.85 COP 3,114

$0.52 ARS 754

63.46%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.28 COP 8,361

$2.51 ARS 3,652

-9.16%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.15 COP 37.3K

$4.06 ARS 5,902

150.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.19 COP 4,359

$2.05 ARS 2,973

-41.95%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.40 COP 8,829

$3.45 ARS 5,013

-30.43%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.84 COP 3,075

$0.53 ARS 767

58.49%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$40.85 COP 150.0K

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.48 COP 5,417

$0.41 ARS 601

260.98%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.89 COP 6,950

$1.02 ARS 1,480

85.29%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$8.05 COP 29.5K

$5.03 ARS 7,300

60.04%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.94 COP 3,455

$0.97 ARS 1,413

-3.09%

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

$17.7K COP 65.2M

$31.3K ARS 45.5M

-43.38%

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

$26.4K COP 96.8M

$33.6K ARS 48.7M

-21.46%

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

$81.9 COP 300.7K

$60.2 ARS 87.5K

35.96%

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

$9.54 COP 35.0K

$10.80 ARS 15.7K

-11.67%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$23.68 COP 87.0K

$21.72 ARS 31.5K

9.02%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$25.85 COP 94.9K

$26.39 ARS 38.3K

-2.05%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.72 COP 68.7K

$13.52 ARS 19.6K

38.46%

Cinema Ticket

$4.05 COP 14.9K

$5.47 ARS 7,947

-25.96%

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

$316 COP 1.2M

$102 ARS 147.6K

210.80%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,971 COP 21.9M

$2,196 ARS 3.2M

171.88%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$59.0 COP 216.5K

$80.3 ARS 116.6K

-26.58%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$32.49 COP 119.3K

$78.1 ARS 113.5K

-58.42%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$99.9 COP 366.7K

$136 ARS 197.4K

-26.54%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$108 COP 394.9K

$117 ARS 170.0K

-8.12%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$491 COP 1.8M

$295 ARS 427.7K

66.88%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$371 COP 1.4M

$168 ARS 243.7K

121.13%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$821 COP 3.0M

$533 ARS 774.2K

54.06%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$731 COP 2.7M

$296 ARS 430.2K

146.84%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,019 COP 11.1M

$1,829 ARS 2.7M

65.04%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,332 COP 4.9M

$1,289 ARS 1.9M

3.35%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$517 COP 1.9M

$501 ARS 727.0K

3.27%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

13.43

-83.00%

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

Last update for Medellin: January 12, 2026

Last update for San Luis: January 12, 2026

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