Cost of Living Comparison Between Medellin and Victoria Falls Cost of Living Comparison Between Medellin and Victoria Falls

🙂 Solo nomad: Medellin is 7.2% cheaper than Victoria Falls without rent, and 15.7% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Medellin is 20.9% cheaper than Victoria Falls without rent, and 9.9% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.97 COP 21.9K

$10.15 ZWL 260

-41.18%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$32.40 COP 119.0K

$45.36 ZWL 1,162

-28.57%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.13 COP 26.2K

Cappuccino

$1.65 COP 6,043

$5.91 ZWL 151

-72.08%

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

$1.06 COP 3,882

$1.02 ZWL 26.23

3.92%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.77 COP 2,839

$0.52 ZWL 13.29

48.08%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.75 COP 6,419

$1.74 ZWL 44.55

0.57%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.06 COP 11.2K

Milk (1 liter)

$1.10 COP 4,026

$2.05 ZWL 52.5

-46.34%

White Bread (500g)

$1.30 COP 4,771

$0.97 ZWL 24.89

34.02%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.34 COP 4,906

$2.03 ZWL 52.1

-33.99%

Eggs

$2.26 COP 8,300

$3.68 ZWL 94.3

-38.59%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.50 COP 16.5K

$2.45 ZWL 62.6

83.67%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.80 COP 21.3K

$6.08 ZWL 156

-4.61%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.96 COP 32.9K

$7.91 ZWL 203

13.27%

Apples (1kg)

$2.37 COP 8,692

$2.99 ZWL 76.5

-20.74%

Banana (1kg)

$1.07 COP 3,940

$2.96 ZWL 75.9

-63.85%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.48 COP 5,419

$3.07 ZWL 78.7

-51.79%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.36 COP 5,012

$4.01 ZWL 103

-66.08%

Potato (1kg)

$1.13 COP 4,136

Onion (1kg)

$1.13 COP 4,161

$1.96 ZWL 50.3

-42.35%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.89 COP 3,275

$2.02 ZWL 51.7

-55.94%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.85 COP 3,114

$1.47 ZWL 37.56

-42.18%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.28 COP 8,361

$1.34 ZWL 34.35

70.15%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.15 COP 37.3K

$19.84 ZWL 508

-48.84%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.19 COP 4,359

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.40 COP 8,829

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.84 COP 3,075

$0.84 ZWL 21.43

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$40.85 COP 150.0K

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.48 COP 5,417

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.89 COP 6,950

$1.02 ZWL 26.07

85.29%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$8.05 COP 29.5K

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.94 COP 3,455

$1.81 ZWL 46.42

-48.07%

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

$17.7K COP 65.2M

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

$26.4K COP 96.8M

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

$81.9 COP 300.7K

$24.95 ZWL 639

228.22%

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

$9.54 COP 35.0K

$24.75 ZWL 634

-61.45%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$23.68 COP 87.0K

$67.6 ZWL 1,731

-64.95%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$25.85 COP 94.9K

$60.6 ZWL 1,552

-57.34%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.72 COP 68.7K

$14.73 ZWL 377

27.09%

Cinema Ticket

$4.05 COP 14.9K

$20.12 ZWL 515

-79.87%

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

$316 COP 1.2M

$99.4 ZWL 2,545

217.93%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,971 COP 21.9M

$5,983 ZWL 153.2K

-0.21%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$59.0 COP 216.5K

$15.08 ZWL 386

290.92%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$32.49 COP 119.3K

$25.47 ZWL 652

27.56%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$99.9 COP 366.7K

$60.0 ZWL 1,535

66.59%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$108 COP 394.9K

$44.70 ZWL 1,145

140.58%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$491 COP 1.8M

$250 ZWL 6,408

96.44%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$371 COP 1.4M

$179 ZWL 4,582

107.46%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$821 COP 3.0M

$500 ZWL 12.8K

64.15%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$731 COP 2.7M

$357 ZWL 9,132

105.05%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,019 COP 11.1M

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,332 COP 4.9M

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$517 COP 1.9M

$802 ZWL 20.5K

-35.52%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

13.43

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

Last update for Medellin: January 12, 2026

Last update for Victoria Falls: January 12, 2026

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