Cost of Living Comparison Between Medellin and Umea Cost of Living Comparison Between Medellin and Umea

🙂 Solo nomad: Medellin is 48% cheaper than Umea without rent, and 39.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Medellin is 50.1% cheaper than Umea without rent, and 41.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.97 COP 21.9K

$15.53 SEK 143

-61.56%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$32.40 COP 119.0K

$82.8 SEK 765

-60.89%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.13 COP 26.2K

$11.49 SEK 106

-37.95%

Cappuccino

$1.65 COP 6,043

$4.15 SEK 38.32

-60.24%

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

$1.06 COP 3,882

$3.43 SEK 31.69

-69.10%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.77 COP 2,839

$2.47 SEK 22.78

-68.83%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.75 COP 6,419

$9.15 SEK 84.5

-80.87%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.06 COP 11.2K

$7.50 SEK 69.2

-59.20%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.10 COP 4,026

$1.72 SEK 15.88

-36.05%

White Bread (500g)

$1.30 COP 4,771

$3.52 SEK 32.48

-63.07%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.34 COP 4,906

$4.17 SEK 38.48

-67.87%

Eggs

$2.26 COP 8,300

$4.30 SEK 39.66

-47.44%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.50 COP 16.5K

$11.72 SEK 108

-61.60%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.80 COP 21.3K

$11.39 SEK 105

-49.08%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.96 COP 32.9K

$18.79 SEK 173

-52.32%

Apples (1kg)

$2.37 COP 8,692

$2.88 SEK 26.57

-17.71%

Banana (1kg)

$1.07 COP 3,940

$2.32 SEK 21.44

-53.88%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.48 COP 5,419

$2.97 SEK 27.45

-50.17%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.36 COP 5,012

$4.36 SEK 40.25

-68.81%

Potato (1kg)

$1.13 COP 4,136

$1.72 SEK 15.88

-34.30%

Onion (1kg)

$1.13 COP 4,161

$1.75 SEK 16.18

-35.43%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.89 COP 3,275

$2.59 SEK 23.92

-65.64%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.85 COP 3,114

$1.56 SEK 14.42

-45.51%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.28 COP 8,361

$6.96 SEK 64.2

-67.24%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.15 COP 37.3K

$11.03 SEK 102

-7.98%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.19 COP 4,359

$1.74 SEK 16.05

-31.61%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.40 COP 8,829

$2.14 SEK 19.71

12.15%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.84 COP 3,075

$3.13 SEK 28.87

-73.16%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$40.85 COP 150.0K

$59.0 SEK 544

-30.75%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.48 COP 5,417

$5.22 SEK 48.17

-71.65%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.89 COP 6,950

$1.65 SEK 15.20

14.55%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$8.05 COP 29.5K

$47.11 SEK 435

-82.91%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.94 COP 3,455

$1.88 SEK 17.35

-50.00%

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

$17.7K COP 65.2M

$32.3K SEK 298.1K

-45.07%

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

$26.4K COP 96.8M

$35.5K SEK 327.8K

-25.78%

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

$81.9 COP 300.7K

$68.9 SEK 636

18.91%

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

$9.54 COP 35.0K

$34.38 SEK 317

-72.25%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$23.68 COP 87.0K

$27.32 SEK 252

-13.32%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$25.85 COP 94.9K

$51.4 SEK 474

-49.70%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.72 COP 68.7K

$37.92 SEK 350

-50.63%

Cinema Ticket

$4.05 COP 14.9K

$15.83 SEK 146

-74.42%

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

$316 COP 1.2M

$145 SEK 1,337

118.10%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,971 COP 21.9M

$4,163 SEK 38.4K

43.44%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$59.0 COP 216.5K

$98.7 SEK 911

-40.29%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$32.49 COP 119.3K

$38.09 SEK 352

-14.70%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$99.9 COP 366.7K

$123 SEK 1,135

-18.76%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$108 COP 394.9K

$133 SEK 1,227

-19.09%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$491 COP 1.8M

$794 SEK 7,330

-38.11%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$371 COP 1.4M

$550 SEK 5,079

-32.56%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$821 COP 3.0M

$1,183 SEK 10.9K

-30.55%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$731 COP 2.7M

$879 SEK 8,113

-16.82%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,019 COP 11.1M

$4,979 SEK 46.0K

-39.36%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,332 COP 4.9M

$3,346 SEK 30.9K

-60.19%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$517 COP 1.9M

$2,843 SEK 26.2K

-81.82%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

13.43

4.53

196.47%

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

Last update for Medellin: January 12, 2026

Last update for Umea: January 11, 2026

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