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

🙂 Solo nomad: Medellin is 28% cheaper than Sharjah without rent, and 34.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Medellin is 22.6% cheaper than Sharjah without rent, and 26.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.97 COP 21.9K

$5.53 AED 20.28

7.96%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$32.40 COP 119.0K

$32.39 AED 119

0.03%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.13 COP 26.2K

$9.18 AED 33.68

-22.33%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$9.70 AED 35.60

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$9.32 AED 34.21

Cappuccino

$1.65 COP 6,043

$4.19 AED 15.39

-60.62%

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

$1.06 COP 3,882

$0.96 AED 3.54

10.42%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.77 COP 2,839

$0.37 AED 1.37

108.11%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.75 COP 6,418

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.06 COP 11.2K

Milk (1 liter)

$1.10 COP 4,026

$1.76 AED 6.46

-37.50%

White Bread (500g)

$1.30 COP 4,771

$1.19 AED 4.39

9.24%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.34 COP 4,905

$2.03 AED 7.47

-33.99%

Eggs

$2.26 COP 8,299

$2.86 AED 10.49

-20.98%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.50 COP 16.5K

$10.47 AED 38.43

-57.02%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.80 COP 21.3K

$6.99 AED 25.67

-17.02%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.96 COP 32.9K

$8.93 AED 32.76

0.34%

Apples (1kg)

$2.37 COP 8,691

$1.91 AED 7.00

24.08%

Banana (1kg)

$1.07 COP 3,939

$1.51 AED 5.53

-29.14%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.48 COP 5,418

$1.46 AED 5.37

1.37%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.36 COP 5,011

$1.17 AED 4.30

16.24%

Potato (1kg)

$1.13 COP 4,135

$1.05 AED 3.84

7.62%

Onion (1kg)

$1.13 COP 4,161

$1.23 AED 4.50

-8.13%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.89 COP 3,274

$1.50 AED 5.49

-40.67%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.85 COP 3,114

$0.61 AED 2.23

39.34%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$15.65 AED 57.5

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.95 AED 7.17

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.33 AED 12.23

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.28 COP 8,361

$6.58 AED 24.13

-65.35%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.15 COP 37.3K

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.19 COP 4,359

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.40 COP 8,828

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.84 COP 3,074

$1.66 AED 6.09

-49.40%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$40.85 COP 150.0K

$40.05 AED 147

2.00%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.48 COP 5,417

$3.75 AED 13.76

-60.53%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.89 COP 6,949

$0.66 AED 2.43

186.36%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$8.05 COP 29.5K

$5.03 AED 18.44

60.04%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.94 COP 3,455

$0.76 AED 2.78

23.68%

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

$17.7K COP 65.1M

$45.3K AED 166.4K

-60.88%

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

$26.4K COP 96.8M

$22.7K AED 83.3K

16.16%

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

$81.9 COP 300.7K

$199 AED 729

-58.78%

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

$9.54 COP 35.0K

$64.5 AED 237

-85.22%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$23.68 COP 87.0K

$103 AED 377

-76.96%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$25.85 COP 94.9K

$62.2 AED 228

-58.45%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.72 COP 68.7K

$37.96 AED 139

-50.68%

Cinema Ticket

$4.05 COP 14.9K

$13.03 AED 47.81

-68.92%

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

$316 COP 1.2M

$279 AED 1,025

13.08%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,971 COP 21.9M

$5,958 AED 21.9K

0.22%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$59.0 COP 216.4K

$52.2 AED 191

13.02%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$32.49 COP 119.3K

$96.8 AED 355

-66.45%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$99.9 COP 366.7K

$98.1 AED 360

1.77%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$108 COP 394.9K

$80.3 AED 295

34.01%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$491 COP 1.8M

$760 AED 2,790

-35.36%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$371 COP 1.4M

$607 AED 2,227

-38.85%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$821 COP 3.0M

$1,633 AED 5,992

-49.69%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$731 COP 2.7M

$1,021 AED 3,747

-28.40%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,019 COP 11.1M

$8,040 AED 29.5K

-62.45%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,332 COP 4.9M

$2,720 AED 9,984

-51.03%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$517 COP 1.9M

$2,575 AED 9,449

-79.92%

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: January 12, 2026

Last update for Sharjah: January 11, 2026

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