Cost of Living Comparison Between Medellin and Sitrah Cost of Living Comparison Between Medellin and Sitrah

🙂 Solo nomad: Medellin is 16% cheaper than Sitrah without rent, and 18.3% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Medellin is 17.6% cheaper than Sitrah without rent, and 21.2% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.91 COP 22.5K

$6.61 BHD 2.49

-10.59%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$32.19 COP 122.7K

$54.1 BHD 20.39

-40.47%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.21 COP 27.5K

$7.38 BHD 2.78

-2.30%

Cappuccino

$1.65 COP 6,284

$5.27 BHD 1.99

-68.69%

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

$1.11 COP 4,224

$0.79 BHD 0.3

40.51%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.71 COP 2,716

$0.4 BHD 0.15

77.50%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.74 COP 6,637

$8.13 BHD 3.07

-78.60%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.19 COP 12.2K

$10.65 BHD 4.01

-70.05%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.1 COP 4,176

$1.65 BHD 0.62

-33.33%

White Bread (500g)

$1.3 COP 4,965

$1.32 BHD 0.5

-1.52%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.39 COP 5,302

$2.3 BHD 0.87

-39.57%

Eggs

$2.18 COP 8,302

$2.48 BHD 0.94

-12.10%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.54 COP 17.3K

$8.85 BHD 3.34

-48.70%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.85 COP 22.3K

$7.63 BHD 2.88

-23.33%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.62 COP 32.8K

$10.22 BHD 3.85

-15.66%

Apples (1kg)

$2.24 COP 8,539

$2.45 BHD 0.92

-8.57%

Banana (1kg)

$1.07 COP 4,080

$2.05 BHD 0.77

-47.80%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.53 COP 5,822

$1.68 BHD 0.63

-8.93%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.41 COP 5,377

$1.21 BHD 0.45

16.53%

Potato (1kg)

$1.12 COP 4,269

$0.92 BHD 0.35

21.74%

Onion (1kg)

$1.14 COP 4,343

$1.04 BHD 0.39

9.62%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.9 COP 3,418

$1.46 BHD 0.55

-38.36%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.91 COP 3,481

$0.94 BHD 0.35

-3.19%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.34 COP 8,932

$6.71 BHD 2.53

-65.13%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.94 COP 37.9K

$20.96 BHD 7.9

-52.58%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.15 COP 4,369

$3.48 BHD 1.31

-66.95%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.38 COP 9,066

$3.25 BHD 1.22

-26.77%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.81 COP 3,069

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$40.57 COP 154.6K

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.46 COP 5,572

$4.56 BHD 1.72

-67.98%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.99 COP 7,570

$4.03 BHD 1.52

-50.62%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$7.96 COP 30.3K

$26.83 BHD 10.11

-70.33%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.01 COP 3,844

$0.56 BHD 0.21

80.36%

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

$17.7K COP 67.3M

$36.7K BHD 13.8K

-51.84%

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

$26.8K COP 102.1M

$20.6K BHD 7,773

29.99%

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

$80.8 COP 308K

$120 BHD 45.14

-32.48%

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

$9.39 COP 35.8K

$26.74 BHD 10.08

-64.88%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$23.51 COP 89.6K

$38.5 BHD 14.51

-38.94%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$25.61 COP 97.6K

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.95 COP 72.2K

Cinema Ticket

$4.12 COP 15.7K

$10.53 BHD 3.97

-60.87%

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

$306 COP 1.2M

$383 BHD 144

-19.95%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,875 COP 22.4M

$8,877 BHD 3,347

-33.82%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.8 COP 224K

$46.14 BHD 17.4

27.44%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$31.9 COP 121.5K

$63 BHD 23.76

-49.39%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$102 COP 387.4K

$84.2 BHD 31.74

20.77%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$108 COP 413K

$89.2 BHD 33.62

21.54%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$478 COP 1.8M

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$375 COP 1.4M

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$838 COP 3.2M

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$727 COP 2.8M

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,251 COP 8.6M

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,598 COP 6.1M

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$517 COP 2M

$1,732 BHD 653

-70.14%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

13.43

8.56

56.89%

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

Last update for Medellin: December 1, 2025

Last update for Sitrah: November 29, 2025

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