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

🙂 Solo nomad: Medellin is 29.2% cheaper than Sharjah without rent, and 36% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Medellin is 23.1% cheaper than Sharjah without rent, and 26.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.14 COP 22.1K

$5.49 AED 20.15

11.84%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$33.05 COP 119.0K

$32.23 AED 118

2.54%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.32 COP 26.4K

$9.01 AED 33.06

-18.76%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$9.49 AED 34.82

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$9.30 AED 34.12

Cappuccino

$1.66 COP 5,972

$4.20 AED 15.42

-60.48%

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

$1.10 COP 3,977

$1.01 AED 3.69

8.91%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.78 COP 2,815

$0.37 AED 1.36

110.81%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.71 COP 6,173

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.17 COP 11.4K

Milk (1 liter)

$1.11 COP 4,002

$1.70 AED 6.25

-34.71%

White Bread (500g)

$1.31 COP 4,708

$1.14 AED 4.18

14.91%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.38 COP 4,968

$1.99 AED 7.31

-30.65%

Eggs

$2.22 COP 7,989

$2.82 AED 10.34

-21.28%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.34 COP 15.6K

$10.39 AED 38.14

-58.23%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.80 COP 20.9K

$6.72 AED 24.65

-13.69%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.98 COP 32.3K

$8.61 AED 31.62

4.30%

Apples (1kg)

$2.26 COP 8,144

$1.86 AED 6.81

21.51%

Banana (1kg)

$1.11 COP 4,013

$1.55 AED 5.70

-28.39%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.46 COP 5,271

$1.43 AED 5.25

2.10%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.37 COP 4,917

$1.21 AED 4.44

13.22%

Potato (1kg)

$1.11 COP 3,999

$1.01 AED 3.70

9.90%

Onion (1kg)

$1.16 COP 4,189

$1.23 AED 4.51

-5.69%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.89 COP 3,203

$1.44 AED 5.28

-38.19%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.87 COP 3,116

$0.60 AED 2.22

45.00%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$15.83 AED 58.1

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.87 AED 6.88

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.31 AED 12.15

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.35 COP 8,474

$6.31 AED 23.17

-62.76%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.86 COP 39.1K

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.20 COP 4,319

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.48 COP 8,924

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.79 COP 2,835

$1.60 AED 5.87

-50.63%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$40.77 COP 146.8K

$40.64 AED 149

0.32%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.42 COP 5,124

$3.63 AED 13.32

-60.88%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.91 COP 6,883

$0.71 AED 2.59

169.01%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$7.65 COP 27.5K

$4.88 AED 17.92

56.76%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.97 COP 3,481

$0.78 AED 2.86

24.36%

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

$18.1K COP 65.2M

$45.7K AED 167.8K

-60.42%

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

$26.3K COP 94.7M

$22.4K AED 82.2K

17.47%

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

$81.3 COP 292.8K

$195 AED 715

-58.29%

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

$9.63 COP 34.7K

$66.7 AED 245

-85.55%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$24.36 COP 87.7K

$104 AED 382

-76.62%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$26.02 COP 93.7K

$62.2 AED 228

-58.18%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.92 COP 68.1K

$37.93 AED 139

-50.12%

Cinema Ticket

$3.89 COP 14.0K

$13.07 AED 47.97

-70.24%

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

$304 COP 1.1M

$274 AED 1,006

10.92%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,902 COP 21.3M

$6,013 AED 22.1K

-1.84%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.7 COP 211.3K

$51.9 AED 190

13.09%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$32.48 COP 117.0K

$97.4 AED 358

-66.67%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$102 COP 366.4K

$97.0 AED 356

4.92%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$108 COP 389.5K

$80.6 AED 296

34.13%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$474 COP 1.7M

$753 AED 2,762

-36.99%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$371 COP 1.3M

$593 AED 2,177

-37.50%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$848 COP 3.1M

$1,651 AED 6,061

-48.66%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$716 COP 2.6M

$1,029 AED 3,776

-30.37%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,871 COP 10.3M

$8,130 AED 29.8K

-64.68%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,375 COP 5.0M

$2,677 AED 9,824

-48.62%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$542 COP 1.9M

$2,296 AED 8,426

-76.41%

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: April 13, 2026

Last update for Sharjah: April 13, 2026

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