Cost of Living Comparison Between Medellin and Shumen Cost of Living Comparison Between Medellin and Shumen

😐 Solo nomad: Medellin is 6.7% more expensive than Shumen without rent, and 14.7% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Medellin is 16.1% cheaper than Shumen without rent, and 19.4% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.97 COP 21.9K

$9.94 BGN 16.20

-39.94%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$32.40 COP 119.0K

$29.95 BGN 48.81

8.18%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.13 COP 26.2K

$8.98 BGN 14.64

-20.60%

Cappuccino

$1.65 COP 6,043

$1.73 BGN 2.82

-4.62%

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

$1.06 COP 3,882

$1.38 BGN 2.25

-23.19%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.77 COP 2,839

$0.66 BGN 1.08

16.67%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.75 COP 6,418

$2.00 BGN 3.26

-12.50%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.06 COP 11.2K

$2.37 BGN 3.86

29.11%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.10 COP 4,026

$1.63 BGN 2.66

-32.52%

White Bread (500g)

$1.30 COP 4,771

$0.90 BGN 1.47

44.44%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.34 COP 4,905

$1.96 BGN 3.19

-31.63%

Eggs

$2.26 COP 8,299

$3.07 BGN 5.00

-26.38%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.50 COP 16.5K

$9.33 BGN 15.20

-51.77%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.80 COP 21.3K

$5.62 BGN 9.17

3.20%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.96 COP 32.9K

$11.47 BGN 18.69

-21.88%

Apples (1kg)

$2.37 COP 8,691

$1.76 BGN 2.87

34.66%

Banana (1kg)

$1.07 COP 3,939

$2.05 BGN 3.34

-47.80%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.48 COP 5,418

$2.09 BGN 3.40

-29.19%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.36 COP 5,011

$2.26 BGN 3.69

-39.82%

Potato (1kg)

$1.13 COP 4,135

$1.51 BGN 2.46

-25.17%

Onion (1kg)

$1.13 COP 4,161

$1.36 BGN 2.22

-16.91%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.89 COP 3,274

$0.90 BGN 1.47

-1.11%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.85 COP 3,114

$0.76 BGN 1.23

11.84%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.28 COP 8,361

$3.54 BGN 5.76

-35.59%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.15 COP 37.3K

$7.30 BGN 11.90

39.04%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.19 COP 4,359

$1.00 BGN 1.63

19.00%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.40 COP 8,828

$1.60 BGN 2.60

50.00%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.84 COP 3,074

$0.89 BGN 1.45

-5.62%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$40.85 COP 150.0K

$27.03 BGN 44.06

51.13%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.48 COP 5,417

$1.22 BGN 2.00

21.31%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.89 COP 6,949

$0.31 BGN 0.50

509.68%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$8.05 COP 29.5K

$12.87 BGN 20.98

-37.45%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.94 COP 3,455

$1.49 BGN 2.43

-36.91%

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

$17.7K COP 65.1M

$32.1K BGN 52.3K

-44.72%

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

$26.4K COP 96.8M

$26.1K BGN 42.5K

1.03%

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

$81.9 COP 300.7K

$95.5 BGN 156

-14.29%

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

$9.54 COP 35.0K

$16.42 BGN 26.76

-41.90%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$23.68 COP 87.0K

$14.07 BGN 22.93

68.30%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$25.85 COP 94.9K

$39.05 BGN 63.7

-33.80%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.72 COP 68.7K

$11.85 BGN 19.32

57.97%

Cinema Ticket

$4.05 COP 14.9K

$7.04 BGN 11.47

-42.47%

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

$316 COP 1.2M

$233 BGN 379

35.75%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,971 COP 21.9M

$10.5K BGN 17.1K

-42.98%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$59.0 COP 216.4K

$56.0 BGN 91.2

5.31%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$32.49 COP 119.3K

$41.00 BGN 66.8

-20.76%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$99.9 COP 366.7K

$81.5 BGN 133

22.57%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$108 COP 394.9K

$71.4 BGN 116

50.66%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$491 COP 1.8M

$274 BGN 446

79.59%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$371 COP 1.4M

$195 BGN 318

90.35%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$821 COP 3.0M

$494 BGN 805

66.40%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$731 COP 2.7M

$319 BGN 520

129.12%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,019 COP 11.1M

$1,319 BGN 2,150

128.87%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,332 COP 4.9M

$1,027 BGN 1,673

29.76%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$517 COP 1.9M

$1,069 BGN 1,743

-51.66%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

13.43

4.57

193.87%

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

Last update for Medellin: January 12, 2026

Last update for Shumen: January 13, 2026

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