Cost of Living Comparison Between Miches and Medellin Cost of Living Comparison Between Miches and Medellin

🙂 Solo nomad: Miches is 8.3% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 24.3% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Miches is 3.8% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 24.9% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Miches
Medellin
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$6.99 DOP 412
$6.23 COP 26K
12.20%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$33.63 DOP 1,980
$32.34 COP 134.8K
3.99%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.44 DOP 438
$7.39 COP 30.8K
0.68%
Cappuccino
$1.24 DOP 72.8
$1.72 COP 7,155
-27.91%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.52 DOP 30.76
$1.1 COP 4,575
-52.73%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.82 DOP 48.33
$0.73 COP 3,060
12.33%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.09 DOP 123
$1.66 COP 6,916
25.90%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.49 DOP 147
$3.2 COP 13.3K
-22.19%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Miches
Medellin
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.38 DOP 81.4
$1.09 COP 4,552
26.61%
White Bread (500g)
$1.47 DOP 86.7
$1.24 COP 5,188
18.55%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.49 DOP 87.5
$1.33 COP 5,544
12.03%
Eggs
$1.39 DOP 82.1
$2.22 COP 9,252
-37.39%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$7.07 DOP 416
$4.55 COP 19K
55.38%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$4.19 DOP 247
$5.71 COP 23.8K
-26.62%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$7.52 DOP 443
$8.59 COP 35.8K
-12.46%
Apples (1kg)
$3.33 DOP 196
$2.26 COP 9,410
47.35%
Banana (1kg)
$0.85 DOP 50.1
$1.07 COP 4,461
-20.56%
Oranges (1kg)
$0.71 DOP 41.96
$1.51 COP 6,293
-52.98%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.83 DOP 108
$1.42 COP 5,911
28.87%
Potato (1kg)
$1.32 DOP 77.8
$1.11 COP 4,619
18.92%
Onion (1kg)
$2.4 DOP 141
$1.18 COP 4,932
103.39%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.67 DOP 39.25
$0.89 COP 3,718
-24.72%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.69 DOP 40.86
$0.84 COP 3,507
-17.86%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.37 DOP 198
$2.35 COP 9,809
43.40%
Wine (Bottle)
$6.4 DOP 377
$9.34 COP 38.9K
-31.48%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.75 DOP 162
$1.18 COP 4,927
133.05%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.62 DOP 154
$2.49 COP 10.4K
5.22%
🚌 Getting Around
Miches
Medellin
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.71 DOP 101
$0.83 COP 3,464
106.02%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$50.5 DOP 2,974
$41.9 COP 174.7K
20.57%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.48 DOP 205
$1.41 COP 5,899
146.81%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.61 DOP 94.9
$1.96 COP 8,164
-17.86%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$5.97 DOP 352
$7.85 COP 32.7K
-23.95%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.33 DOP 78.4
$1.02 COP 4,265
30.39%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$21.9K DOP 1.3M
$17.6K COP 73.4M
24.31%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$29K DOP 1.7M
$26.2K COP 109.2M
10.53%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Miches
Medellin
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$75 DOP 4,416
$82.5 COP 344.1K
-9.11%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$25.39 DOP 1,495
$9.44 COP 39.4K
168.96%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$36.65 DOP 2,158
$23.51 COP 98K
55.89%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Miches
Medellin
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$17.13 DOP 1,008
$25.68 COP 107.1K
-33.29%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$19.14 COP 79.8K
-
Cinema Ticket
$5.19 DOP 305
$3.96 COP 16.5K
31.06%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Miches
Medellin
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$59.9 DOP 3,528
$305 COP 1.3M
-80.34%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$8,002 DOP 471.1K
$5,925 COP 24.7M
35.06%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Miches
Medellin
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$24.13 DOP 1,421
$57.9 COP 241.4K
-58.32%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$25.39 DOP 1,495
$31.59 COP 131.7K
-19.63%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$75.7 DOP 4,456
$103 COP 430.1K
-26.63%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.6 DOP 4,982
$106 COP 440.5K
-19.90%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Miches
Medellin
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$200 DOP 11.8K
$489 COP 2M
-59.10%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$134 DOP 7,901
$379 COP 1.6M
-64.59%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$251 DOP 14.8K
$827 COP 3.4M
-69.62%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$203 DOP 11.9K
$729 COP 3M
-72.20%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$2,190 COP 9.1M
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$1,532 COP 6.4M
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Miches
Medellin
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$282 DOP 16.6K
$550 COP 2.3M
-48.65%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
12
13.43
-10.65%

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Last update for Miches: October 28, 2025

Last update for Medellin: October 28, 2025

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