Cost of Living Comparison Between Medellin and Santa Fe Cost of Living Comparison Between Medellin and Santa Fe

🙂 Solo nomad: Medellin is 5.9% cheaper than Santa Fe without rent, and 27.2% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Medellin is 13.2% more expensive than Santa Fe without rent, and 31.6% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.97 COP 21.9K

$7.08 ARS 10.3K

-15.68%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$32.40 COP 119.0K

$16.55 ARS 24.0K

95.77%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.13 COP 26.2K

$7.38 ARS 10.7K

-3.39%

Cappuccino

$1.65 COP 6,043

$1.66 ARS 2,409

-0.60%

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

$1.06 COP 3,882

$1.33 ARS 1,926

-20.30%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.77 COP 2,839

$1.16 ARS 1,687

-33.62%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.75 COP 6,418

$1.20 ARS 1,744

45.83%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.06 COP 11.2K

$2.48 ARS 3,598

23.39%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.10 COP 4,026

$1.03 ARS 1,496

6.80%

White Bread (500g)

$1.30 COP 4,771

$1.02 ARS 1,479

27.45%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.34 COP 4,905

$1.80 ARS 2,612

-25.56%

Eggs

$2.26 COP 8,299

$1.47 ARS 2,130

53.74%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.50 COP 16.5K

$9.05 ARS 13.1K

-50.28%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.80 COP 21.3K

$5.83 ARS 8,470

-0.51%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.96 COP 32.9K

$7.87 ARS 11.4K

13.85%

Apples (1kg)

$2.37 COP 8,691

$1.89 ARS 2,749

25.40%

Banana (1kg)

$1.07 COP 3,939

$2.08 ARS 3,014

-48.56%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.48 COP 5,418

$0.92 ARS 1,335

60.87%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.36 COP 5,011

$2.64 ARS 3,827

-48.48%

Potato (1kg)

$1.13 COP 4,135

$0.52 ARS 758

117.31%

Onion (1kg)

$1.13 COP 4,161

$1.39 ARS 2,012

-18.71%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.89 COP 3,274

$0.86 ARS 1,254

3.49%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.85 COP 3,114

$1.84 ARS 2,669

-53.80%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.28 COP 8,361

$3.38 ARS 4,913

-32.54%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.15 COP 37.3K

$4.06 ARS 5,901

150.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.19 COP 4,359

$1.30 ARS 1,886

-8.46%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.40 COP 8,828

$3.08 ARS 4,479

-22.08%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.84 COP 3,074

$1.02 ARS 1,481

-17.65%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$40.85 COP 150.0K

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.48 COP 5,417

$0.99 ARS 1,436

49.49%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.89 COP 6,949

$0.85 ARS 1,241

122.35%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$8.05 COP 29.5K

$5.87 ARS 8,525

37.14%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.94 COP 3,455

$1.03 ARS 1,500

-8.74%

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

$17.7K COP 65.1M

$30.3K ARS 44.0M

-41.40%

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

$26.4K COP 96.8M

$29.6K ARS 43.0M

-10.93%

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

$81.9 COP 300.7K

$55.2 ARS 80.2K

48.27%

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

$9.54 COP 35.0K

$7.92 ARS 11.5K

20.45%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$23.68 COP 87.0K

$14.91 ARS 21.7K

58.82%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$25.85 COP 94.9K

$40.03 ARS 58.1K

-35.42%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.72 COP 68.7K

$13.75 ARS 20.0K

36.15%

Cinema Ticket

$4.05 COP 14.9K

$5.04 ARS 7,319

-19.64%

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

$316 COP 1.2M

$220 ARS 319.9K

43.41%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,971 COP 21.9M

$1,076 ARS 1.6M

454.74%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$59.0 COP 216.4K

$60.6 ARS 88.0K

-2.74%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$32.49 COP 119.3K

$61.0 ARS 88.6K

-46.74%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$99.9 COP 366.7K

$109 ARS 158.0K

-8.18%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$108 COP 394.9K

$95.4 ARS 138.6K

12.71%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$491 COP 1.8M

$315 ARS 457.6K

55.97%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$371 COP 1.4M

$203 ARS 295.2K

82.56%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$821 COP 3.0M

$596 ARS 865.5K

37.82%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$731 COP 2.7M

$321 ARS 466.2K

127.76%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,019 COP 11.1M

$1,224 ARS 1.8M

146.77%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,332 COP 4.9M

$1,020 ARS 1.5M

30.62%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$517 COP 1.9M

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

13.43

100

-86.57%

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

Last update for Medellin: January 12, 2026

Last update for Santa Fe: January 12, 2026

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