Cost of Living Comparison Between Medellin and Uppsala Cost of Living Comparison Between Medellin and Uppsala

🙂 Solo nomad: Medellin is 52% cheaper than Uppsala without rent, and 48.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Medellin is 51.4% cheaper than Uppsala without rent, and 44.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.97 COP 21.9K

$16.11 SEK 149

-62.94%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$32.40 COP 119.0K

$67.6 SEK 624

-52.07%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.13 COP 26.2K

$11.72 SEK 108

-39.16%

Cappuccino

$1.65 COP 6,043

$4.91 SEK 45.30

-66.40%

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

$1.06 COP 3,882

$2.76 SEK 25.50

-61.59%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.77 COP 2,839

$2.26 SEK 20.85

-65.93%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.75 COP 6,418

$8.52 SEK 78.6

-79.46%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.06 COP 11.2K

$8.47 SEK 78.2

-63.87%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.10 COP 4,026

$1.64 SEK 15.14

-32.93%

White Bread (500g)

$1.30 COP 4,771

$2.85 SEK 26.31

-54.39%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.34 COP 4,905

$4.66 SEK 43.04

-71.24%

Eggs

$2.26 COP 8,299

$5.02 SEK 46.35

-54.98%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.50 COP 16.5K

$12.19 SEK 113

-63.08%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.80 COP 21.3K

$13.90 SEK 128

-58.27%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.96 COP 32.9K

$17.39 SEK 160

-48.48%

Apples (1kg)

$2.37 COP 8,691

$3.87 SEK 35.72

-38.76%

Banana (1kg)

$1.07 COP 3,939

$2.77 SEK 25.58

-61.37%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.48 COP 5,418

$3.71 SEK 34.24

-60.11%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.36 COP 5,011

$5.12 SEK 47.27

-73.44%

Potato (1kg)

$1.13 COP 4,135

$1.64 SEK 15.16

-31.10%

Onion (1kg)

$1.13 COP 4,161

$1.84 SEK 17.00

-38.59%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.89 COP 3,274

$2.69 SEK 24.83

-66.91%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.85 COP 3,114

$1.27 SEK 11.69

-33.07%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.28 COP 8,361

$7.86 SEK 72.6

-70.99%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.15 COP 37.3K

$10.49 SEK 96.8

-3.24%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.19 COP 4,359

$2.46 SEK 22.71

-51.63%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.40 COP 8,828

$2.66 SEK 24.51

-9.77%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.84 COP 3,074

$4.08 SEK 37.63

-79.41%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$40.85 COP 150.0K

$108 SEK 992

-62.00%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.48 COP 5,417

$5.57 SEK 51.4

-73.43%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.89 COP 6,949

$1.23 SEK 11.37

53.66%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$8.05 COP 29.5K

$63.4 SEK 585

-87.30%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.94 COP 3,455

$1.99 SEK 18.33

-52.76%

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

$17.7K COP 65.1M

$33.1K SEK 305.3K

-46.37%

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

$26.4K COP 96.8M

$34.0K SEK 313.7K

-22.43%

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

$81.9 COP 300.7K

$112 SEK 1,035

-27.00%

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

$9.54 COP 35.0K

$28.73 SEK 265

-66.79%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$23.68 COP 87.0K

$43.83 SEK 405

-45.97%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$25.85 COP 94.9K

$38.13 SEK 352

-32.21%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.72 COP 68.7K

$28.25 SEK 261

-33.73%

Cinema Ticket

$4.05 COP 14.9K

$19.82 SEK 183

-79.57%

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

$316 COP 1.2M

$144 SEK 1,330

119.27%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,971 COP 21.9M

$5,627 SEK 51.9K

6.12%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$59.0 COP 216.4K

$86.7 SEK 800

-31.98%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$32.49 COP 119.3K

$42.06 SEK 388

-22.75%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$99.9 COP 366.7K

$102 SEK 939

-1.81%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$108 COP 394.9K

$159 SEK 1,464

-32.22%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$491 COP 1.8M

$924 SEK 8,524

-46.78%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$371 COP 1.4M

$747 SEK 6,897

-50.33%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$821 COP 3.0M

$1,499 SEK 13.8K

-45.22%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$731 COP 2.7M

$1,111 SEK 10.3K

-34.18%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,019 COP 11.1M

$5,768 SEK 53.2K

-47.65%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,332 COP 4.9M

$2,998 SEK 27.7K

-55.57%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$517 COP 1.9M

$3,132 SEK 28.9K

-83.49%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

13.43

4.8

179.79%

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

Last update for Medellin: January 12, 2026

Last update for Uppsala: January 11, 2026

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