Cost of Living Comparison Between Medellin and Sharjah Cost of Living Comparison Between Medellin and Sharjah

🙂 Solo nomad: Medellin is 26.3% cheaper than Sharjah without rent, and 35.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Medellin is 22.9% cheaper than Sharjah without rent, and 28% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.03 COP 22.9K

$5.43 AED 19.93

11.05%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$33.17 COP 125.7K

$32.74 AED 120

1.31%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.29 COP 27.6K

$9.29 AED 34.08

-21.53%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$9.78 AED 35.89

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$9.31 AED 34.15

Cappuccino

$1.63 COP 6,174

$4.42 AED 16.23

-63.12%

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

$1.05 COP 3,974

$0.94 AED 3.45

11.70%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.77 COP 2,918

$0.35 AED 1.28

120.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.73 COP 6,554

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.18 COP 12.0K

Milk (1 liter)

$1.07 COP 4,043

$1.77 AED 6.50

-39.55%

White Bread (500g)

$1.31 COP 4,968

$1.15 AED 4.23

13.91%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.38 COP 5,230

$2.07 AED 7.59

-33.33%

Eggs

$2.25 COP 8,515

$2.83 AED 10.40

-20.49%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.48 COP 17.0K

$10.41 AED 38.22

-56.96%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.74 COP 21.7K

$6.85 AED 25.14

-16.20%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.86 COP 33.6K

$8.87 AED 32.56

-0.11%

Apples (1kg)

$2.24 COP 8,496

$1.86 AED 6.81

20.43%

Banana (1kg)

$1.06 COP 4,015

$1.53 AED 5.63

-30.72%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.51 COP 5,736

$1.48 AED 5.44

2.03%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.36 COP 5,154

$1.17 AED 4.28

16.24%

Potato (1kg)

$1.12 COP 4,247

$0.99 AED 3.65

13.13%

Onion (1kg)

$1.17 COP 4,430

$1.21 AED 4.46

-3.31%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.90 COP 3,418

$1.50 AED 5.51

-40.00%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.84 COP 3,171

$0.59 AED 2.16

42.37%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$15.37 AED 56.4

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.96 AED 7.18

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.37 AED 12.37

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.26 COP 8,559

$6.47 AED 23.73

-65.07%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.97 COP 37.8K

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.18 COP 4,482

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.39 COP 9,054

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.86 COP 3,255

$1.60 AED 5.89

-46.25%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$41.45 COP 157.1K

$40.82 AED 150

1.54%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.47 COP 5,559

$3.76 AED 13.79

-60.90%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.95 COP 7,372

$0.69 AED 2.54

182.61%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$7.76 COP 29.4K

$4.76 AED 17.45

63.03%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.97 COP 3,665

$0.75 AED 2.75

29.33%

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

$17.9K COP 68.0M

$45.0K AED 165.3K

-60.15%

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

$26.7K COP 101.2M

$21.9K AED 80.5K

21.79%

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

$81.1 COP 307.3K

$193 AED 709

-58.04%

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

$9.40 COP 35.6K

$65.2 AED 239

-85.59%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$23.61 COP 89.4K

$103 AED 378

-77.10%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$25.55 COP 96.8K

$63.4 AED 233

-59.71%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$19.29 COP 73.1K

$38.02 AED 140

-49.26%

Cinema Ticket

$4.10 COP 15.5K

$12.68 AED 46.52

-67.67%

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

$306 COP 1.2M

$278 AED 1,022

9.95%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,899 COP 22.3M

$5,966 AED 21.9K

-1.12%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$59.8 COP 226.6K

$51.8 AED 190

15.53%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$31.96 COP 121.1K

$94.9 AED 348

-66.32%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$103 COP 389.1K

$95.6 AED 351

7.39%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$108 COP 408.7K

$80.0 AED 294

34.77%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$483 COP 1.8M

$769 AED 2,823

-37.18%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$377 COP 1.4M

$589 AED 2,163

-35.96%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$822 COP 3.1M

$1,605 AED 5,889

-48.80%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$721 COP 2.7M

$1,016 AED 3,727

-29.01%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,784 COP 10.5M

$8,048 AED 29.5K

-65.41%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,320 COP 5.0M

$2,730 AED 10.0K

-51.64%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$538 COP 2.0M

$2,443 AED 8,964

-77.99%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

13.43

4.42

203.85%

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

Last update for Medellin: March 3, 2026

Last update for Sharjah: March 3, 2026

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