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

🙂 Solo nomad: Medellin is 44.5% cheaper than Victoria without rent, and 47.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Medellin is 33% cheaper than Victoria without rent, and 50.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.03 COP 22.8K

$15.60 SCR 226

-61.35%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$33.17 COP 125.6K

$44.27 SCR 641

-25.07%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.29 COP 27.6K

$9.03 SCR 131

-19.27%

Cappuccino

$1.63 COP 6,170

$4.85 SCR 70.2

-66.39%

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

$1.05 COP 3,971

$2.79 SCR 40.39

-62.37%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.77 COP 2,916

$2.61 SCR 37.79

-70.50%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.73 COP 6,550

$3.93 SCR 56.9

-55.98%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.18 COP 12.0K

$4.55 SCR 65.8

-30.11%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.07 COP 4,040

$1.87 SCR 27.04

-42.78%

White Bread (500g)

$1.31 COP 4,965

$1.71 SCR 24.73

-23.39%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.38 COP 5,227

$2.77 SCR 40.13

-50.18%

Eggs

$2.25 COP 8,509

$3.54 SCR 51.3

-36.44%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.48 COP 17.0K

$33.51 SCR 485

-86.63%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.74 COP 21.7K

$6.09 SCR 88.1

-5.75%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.86 COP 33.6K

$11.58 SCR 168

-23.49%

Apples (1kg)

$2.24 COP 8,490

$2.29 SCR 33.19

-2.18%

Banana (1kg)

$1.06 COP 4,012

$2.58 SCR 37.39

-58.91%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.51 COP 5,732

$2.18 SCR 31.56

-30.73%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.36 COP 5,151

$6.26 SCR 90.7

-78.27%

Potato (1kg)

$1.12 COP 4,244

$2.07 SCR 30.00

-45.89%

Onion (1kg)

$1.17 COP 4,427

$1.46 SCR 21.08

-19.86%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.90 COP 3,416

$1.33 SCR 19.19

-32.33%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.84 COP 3,169

$1.49 SCR 21.59

-43.62%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.26 COP 8,553

$21.53 SCR 312

-89.50%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.97 COP 37.8K

$10.04 SCR 145

-0.70%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.18 COP 4,479

$4.31 SCR 62.3

-72.62%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.39 COP 9,048

$6.63 SCR 96.0

-63.95%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.86 COP 3,253

$0.82 SCR 11.80

4.88%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$41.45 COP 156.9K

$24.57 SCR 356

68.70%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.47 COP 5,555

$6.88 SCR 99.6

-78.63%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.95 COP 7,367

$2.04 SCR 29.56

-4.41%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$7.76 COP 29.4K

$21.05 SCR 305

-63.14%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.97 COP 3,663

$1.40 SCR 20.27

-30.71%

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

$17.9K COP 68.0M

$26.1K SCR 378.5K

-31.33%

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

$26.7K COP 101.2M

$35.1K SCR 507.9K

-23.81%

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

$81.1 COP 307.1K

$136 SCR 1,963

-40.16%

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

$9.40 COP 35.6K

$41.24 SCR 597

-77.21%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$23.61 COP 89.4K

$154 SCR 2,234

-84.69%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$25.55 COP 96.7K

$92.4 SCR 1,339

-72.36%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$19.29 COP 73.0K

$15.29 SCR 221

26.16%

Cinema Ticket

$4.10 COP 15.5K

$5.22 SCR 75.6

-21.46%

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

$306 COP 1.2M

$153 SCR 2,210

100.53%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,899 COP 22.3M

$8,329 SCR 120.6K

-29.17%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$59.8 COP 226.5K

$64.0 SCR 927

-6.59%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$31.96 COP 121.0K

$27.31 SCR 395

17.03%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$103 COP 388.8K

$69.8 SCR 1,010

47.18%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$108 COP 408.4K

$71.4 SCR 1,035

50.99%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$483 COP 1.8M

$935 SCR 13.5K

-48.31%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$377 COP 1.4M

$748 SCR 10.8K

-49.53%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$822 COP 3.1M

$1,979 SCR 28.7K

-58.49%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$721 COP 2.7M

$1,794 SCR 26.0K

-59.82%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,784 COP 10.5M

$459 SCR 6,643

506.86%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,320 COP 5.0M

$1,181 SCR 17.1K

11.77%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$538 COP 2.0M

$903 SCR 13.1K

-40.45%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

13.43

16.5

-18.61%

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

Last update for Medellin: March 3, 2026

Last update for Victoria: February 28, 2026

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