Cost of Living Comparison Between Medellin and Santiago del Estero Cost of Living Comparison Between Medellin and Santiago del Estero

🙂 Solo nomad: Medellin is 25.4% cheaper than Santiago del Estero without rent, and 5.2% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Medellin is 11.9% cheaper than Santiago del Estero without rent, and 0.7% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.97 COP 21.9K

$10.54 ARS 15.3K

-43.36%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$32.40 COP 119.0K

$34.42 ARS 50.0K

-5.87%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.13 COP 26.2K

$8.87 ARS 12.9K

-19.62%

Cappuccino

$1.65 COP 6,043

$2.79 ARS 4,056

-40.86%

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

$1.06 COP 3,882

$1.69 ARS 2,456

-37.28%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.77 COP 2,839

$1.47 ARS 2,141

-47.62%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.75 COP 6,418

$2.13 ARS 3,086

-17.84%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.06 COP 11.2K

$2.93 ARS 4,259

4.44%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.10 COP 4,026

$1.25 ARS 1,821

-12.00%

White Bread (500g)

$1.30 COP 4,771

$1.56 ARS 2,271

-16.67%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.34 COP 4,905

$2.01 ARS 2,918

-33.33%

Eggs

$2.26 COP 8,299

$2.20 ARS 3,196

2.73%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.50 COP 16.5K

$10.17 ARS 14.8K

-55.75%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.80 COP 21.3K

$6.18 ARS 8,980

-6.15%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.96 COP 32.9K

$9.31 ARS 13.5K

-3.76%

Apples (1kg)

$2.37 COP 8,691

$1.97 ARS 2,856

20.30%

Banana (1kg)

$1.07 COP 3,939

$2.12 ARS 3,072

-49.53%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.48 COP 5,418

$1.28 ARS 1,856

15.62%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.36 COP 5,011

$2.57 ARS 3,728

-47.08%

Potato (1kg)

$1.13 COP 4,135

$1.13 ARS 1,637

Onion (1kg)

$1.13 COP 4,161

$1.24 ARS 1,804

-8.87%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.89 COP 3,274

$1.31 ARS 1,904

-32.06%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.85 COP 3,114

$1.48 ARS 2,147

-42.57%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.28 COP 8,361

$3.21 ARS 4,661

-28.97%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.15 COP 37.3K

$4.41 ARS 6,412

130.16%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.19 COP 4,359

$1.98 ARS 2,878

-39.90%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.40 COP 8,828

$3.13 ARS 4,544

-23.32%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.84 COP 3,074

$0.79 ARS 1,140

6.33%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$40.85 COP 150.0K

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.48 COP 5,417

$1.54 ARS 2,230

-3.90%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.89 COP 6,949

$0.91 ARS 1,325

107.69%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$8.05 COP 29.5K

$6.09 ARS 8,847

32.18%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.94 COP 3,455

$1.10 ARS 1,591

-14.55%

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

$17.7K COP 65.1M

$27.7K ARS 40.3M

-36.05%

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

$26.4K COP 96.8M

$30.4K ARS 44.2M

-13.37%

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

$81.9 COP 300.7K

$66.1 ARS 96.0K

23.91%

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

$9.54 COP 35.0K

$17.19 ARS 25.0K

-44.50%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$23.68 COP 87.0K

$22.43 ARS 32.6K

5.57%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$25.85 COP 94.9K

$25.99 ARS 37.8K

-0.54%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.72 COP 68.7K

$13.59 ARS 19.7K

37.75%

Cinema Ticket

$4.05 COP 14.9K

$6.24 ARS 9,065

-35.10%

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

$316 COP 1.2M

$220 ARS 318.9K

43.87%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,971 COP 21.9M

$2,754 ARS 4.0M

116.82%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$59.0 COP 216.4K

$73.2 ARS 106.3K

-19.43%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$32.49 COP 119.3K

$69.8 ARS 101.3K

-53.43%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$99.9 COP 366.7K

$113 ARS 164.3K

-11.71%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$108 COP 394.9K

$114 ARS 165.3K

-5.53%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$491 COP 1.8M

$335 ARS 486.7K

46.67%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$371 COP 1.4M

$233 ARS 337.8K

59.56%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$821 COP 3.0M

$674 ARS 979.4K

21.80%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$731 COP 2.7M

$537 ARS 779.5K

36.22%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,019 COP 11.1M

$1,674 ARS 2.4M

80.35%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,332 COP 4.9M

$1,331 ARS 1.9M

0.06%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$517 COP 1.9M

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 Santiago del Estero: January 13, 2026

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