Cost of Living Comparison Between Medellin and Varna Cost of Living Comparison Between Medellin and Varna

🙂 Solo nomad: Medellin is 19.5% cheaper than Varna without rent, and 14.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Medellin is 21.5% cheaper than Varna without rent, and 12.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.97 COP 21.9K

$11.78 BGN 19.20

-49.32%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$32.40 COP 119.0K

$47.96 BGN 78.2

-32.44%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.13 COP 26.2K

$8.93 BGN 14.56

-20.16%

Cappuccino

$1.65 COP 6,043

$2.61 BGN 4.26

-36.78%

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

$1.06 COP 3,882

$1.73 BGN 2.82

-38.73%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.77 COP 2,839

$1.32 BGN 2.15

-41.67%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.75 COP 6,418

$3.00 BGN 4.90

-41.67%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.06 COP 11.2K

$3.00 BGN 4.89

2.00%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.10 COP 4,026

$1.89 BGN 3.07

-41.80%

White Bread (500g)

$1.30 COP 4,771

$1.02 BGN 1.67

27.45%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.34 COP 4,905

$2.52 BGN 4.11

-46.83%

Eggs

$2.26 COP 8,299

$3.36 BGN 5.47

-32.74%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.50 COP 16.5K

$10.80 BGN 17.61

-58.33%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.80 COP 21.3K

$8.24 BGN 13.43

-29.61%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.96 COP 32.9K

$12.18 BGN 19.86

-26.44%

Apples (1kg)

$2.37 COP 8,691

$1.68 BGN 2.74

41.07%

Banana (1kg)

$1.07 COP 3,939

$2.13 BGN 3.47

-49.77%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.48 COP 5,418

$1.77 BGN 2.89

-16.38%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.36 COP 5,011

$2.75 BGN 4.49

-50.55%

Potato (1kg)

$1.13 COP 4,135

$1.21 BGN 1.97

-6.61%

Onion (1kg)

$1.13 COP 4,161

$1.11 BGN 1.80

1.80%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.89 COP 3,274

$1.03 BGN 1.67

-13.59%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.85 COP 3,114

$0.70 BGN 1.14

21.43%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.28 COP 8,361

$3.72 BGN 6.07

-38.71%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.15 COP 37.3K

$8.48 BGN 13.83

19.69%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.19 COP 4,359

$1.11 BGN 1.81

7.21%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.40 COP 8,828

$1.84 BGN 3.00

30.43%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.84 COP 3,074

$1.16 BGN 1.89

-27.59%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$40.85 COP 150.0K

$30.03 BGN 48.94

36.03%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.48 COP 5,417

$1.39 BGN 2.26

6.47%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.89 COP 6,949

$0.72 BGN 1.18

162.50%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$8.05 COP 29.5K

$12.21 BGN 19.90

-34.07%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.94 COP 3,455

$1.50 BGN 2.45

-37.33%

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

$17.7K COP 65.1M

$31.7K BGN 51.6K

-44.01%

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

$26.4K COP 96.8M

$29.7K BGN 48.4K

-11.16%

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

$81.9 COP 300.7K

$122 BGN 199

-32.80%

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

$9.54 COP 35.0K

$19.07 BGN 31.09

-49.97%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$23.68 COP 87.0K

$15.46 BGN 25.20

53.17%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$25.85 COP 94.9K

$40.17 BGN 65.5

-35.65%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.72 COP 68.7K

$14.49 BGN 23.62

29.19%

Cinema Ticket

$4.05 COP 14.9K

$8.96 BGN 14.60

-54.80%

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

$316 COP 1.2M

$401 BGN 653

-21.20%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,971 COP 21.9M

$5,536 BGN 9,024

7.86%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$59.0 COP 216.4K

$61.2 BGN 99.8

-3.71%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$32.49 COP 119.3K

$33.88 BGN 55.2

-4.10%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$99.9 COP 366.7K

$92.4 BGN 151

8.04%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$108 COP 394.9K

$100 BGN 164

7.04%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$491 COP 1.8M

$519 BGN 846

-5.34%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$371 COP 1.4M

$390 BGN 636

-4.90%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$821 COP 3.0M

$926 BGN 1,510

-11.33%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$731 COP 2.7M

$632 BGN 1,030

15.68%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,019 COP 11.1M

$3,247 BGN 5,293

-7.02%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,332 COP 4.9M

$2,000 BGN 3,259

-33.38%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$517 COP 1.9M

$1,134 BGN 1,848

-54.41%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

13.43

4.71

185.14%

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

Last update for Medellin: January 12, 2026

Last update for Varna: January 13, 2026

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