Cost of Living Comparison Between Medellin and Volos Cost of Living Comparison Between Medellin and Volos

🙂 Solo nomad: Medellin is 42.8% cheaper than Volos without rent, and 37.8% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Medellin is 42.7% cheaper than Volos without rent, and 33.7% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Medellin
Volos
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$6.23 COP 26K
$23.36 €20.17
-73.33%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$32.34 COP 134.8K
$46.35 €40.02
-30.23%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.39 COP 30.8K
$8.43 €7.28
-12.34%
Cappuccino
$1.72 COP 7,155
$4.23 €3.65
-59.34%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.1 COP 4,575
$2.44 €2.11
-54.92%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.73 COP 3,060
$0.61 €0.52
19.67%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.66 COP 6,916
$5.73 €4.95
-71.03%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.2 COP 13.3K
$5.9 €5.09
-45.76%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Medellin
Volos
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.09 COP 4,552
$1.63 €1.41
-33.13%
White Bread (500g)
$1.24 COP 5,188
$1.53 €1.32
-18.95%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.33 COP 5,544
$2.82 €2.43
-52.84%
Eggs
$2.22 COP 9,252
$4.49 €3.88
-50.56%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$4.55 COP 19K
$14.53 €12.54
-68.69%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$5.71 COP 23.8K
$11.13 €9.61
-48.70%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$8.59 COP 35.8K
$15.72 €13.57
-45.36%
Apples (1kg)
$2.26 COP 9,410
$2.41 €2.08
-6.22%
Banana (1kg)
$1.07 COP 4,461
$2.08 €1.8
-48.56%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.51 COP 6,293
$1.77 €1.53
-14.69%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.42 COP 5,911
$2.16 €1.87
-34.26%
Potato (1kg)
$1.11 COP 4,619
$0.97 €0.83
14.43%
Onion (1kg)
$1.18 COP 4,932
$1.09 €0.94
8.26%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.89 COP 3,718
$0.89 €0.77
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Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.84 COP 3,507
$0.99 €0.85
-15.15%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.35 COP 9,809
$5.38 €4.64
-56.32%
Wine (Bottle)
$9.34 COP 38.9K
$9.14 €7.89
2.19%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.18 COP 4,927
$2.54 €2.2
-53.54%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.49 COP 10.4K
$3.1 €2.68
-19.68%
🚌 Getting Around
Medellin
Volos
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.83 COP 3,464
$1.58 €1.37
-47.47%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$41.9 COP 174.7K
$61 €52.6
-31.28%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.41 COP 5,899
$3.93 €3.4
-64.12%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.96 COP 8,164
-
-
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$7.85 COP 32.7K
$20.35 €17.57
-61.43%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.02 COP 4,265
$2.14 €1.85
-52.34%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$17.6K COP 73.4M
$31.8K €27.4K
-44.58%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$26.2K COP 109.2M
$25.5K €22K
2.87%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Medellin
Volos
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$82.5 COP 344.1K
$239 €206
-65.40%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$9.44 COP 39.4K
$24.17 €20.87
-60.94%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$23.51 COP 98K
$35.26 €30.45
-33.32%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Medellin
Volos
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$25.68 COP 107.1K
$59.3 €51.2
-56.67%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$19.14 COP 79.8K
$48.52 €41.89
-60.55%
Cinema Ticket
$3.96 COP 16.5K
$9.06 €7.82
-56.29%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Medellin
Volos
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$305 COP 1.3M
$271 €234
12.60%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$5,925 COP 24.7M
$6,064 €5,235
-2.29%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Medellin
Volos
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.9 COP 241.4K
$115 €99.1
-49.56%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$31.59 COP 131.7K
$53.1 €45.84
-40.50%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$103 COP 430.1K
$80.9 €69.8
27.59%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$106 COP 440.5K
$85.5 €73.8
23.63%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Medellin
Volos
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$489 COP 2M
$445 €384
9.94%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$379 COP 1.6M
$370 €320
2.33%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$827 COP 3.4M
$647 €559
27.84%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$729 COP 3M
$568 €490
28.37%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$2,190 COP 9.1M
$2,605 €2,249
-15.93%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,532 COP 6.4M
$1,654 €1,428
-7.33%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Medellin
Volos
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$550 COP 2.3M
$985 €851
-44.17%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
13.43
4.47
200.45%

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Last update for Medellin: October 28, 2025

Last update for Volos: October 28, 2025

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