Cost of Living Comparison Between Miraflores and Medellin Cost of Living Comparison Between Miraflores and Medellin

🙂 Solo nomad: Miraflores is 10.2% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 7.6% more expensive with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Miraflores is 11.4% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 38.8% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Miraflores
Medellin
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.26 PEN 15.38
$6.23 COP 26K
-31.62%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$33.31 PEN 120
$32.34 COP 134.8K
3.00%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$5.1 PEN 18.44
$7.39 COP 30.8K
-30.99%
Cappuccino
$2.57 PEN 9.29
$1.72 COP 7,155
49.42%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.99 PEN 3.59
$1.1 COP 4,575
-10.00%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.66 PEN 2.38
$0.73 COP 3,060
-9.59%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.16 PEN 7.79
$1.66 COP 6,916
30.12%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.91 PEN 14.13
$3.2 COP 13.3K
22.19%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Miraflores
Medellin
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.29 PEN 4.65
$1.09 COP 4,552
18.35%
White Bread (500g)
$1.12 PEN 4.06
$1.24 COP 5,188
-9.68%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.3 PEN 4.7
$1.33 COP 5,544
-2.26%
Eggs
$2.86 PEN 10.35
$2.22 COP 9,252
28.83%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$7.87 PEN 28.43
$4.55 COP 19K
72.97%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$5.73 PEN 20.7
$5.71 COP 23.8K
0.35%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$8.68 PEN 31.37
$8.59 COP 35.8K
1.05%
Apples (1kg)
$2.07 PEN 7.47
$2.26 COP 9,410
-8.41%
Banana (1kg)
$1.12 PEN 4.03
$1.07 COP 4,461
4.67%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.14 PEN 4.11
$1.51 COP 6,293
-24.50%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.1 PEN 3.97
$1.42 COP 5,911
-22.54%
Potato (1kg)
$0.99 PEN 3.59
$1.11 COP 4,619
-10.81%
Onion (1kg)
$0.84 PEN 3.05
$1.18 COP 4,932
-28.81%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.84 PEN 3.05
$0.89 COP 3,718
-5.62%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.58 PEN 2.11
$0.84 COP 3,507
-30.95%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$5.69 PEN 20.56
$2.35 COP 9,809
142.13%
Wine (Bottle)
$8.94 PEN 32.3
$9.34 COP 38.9K
-4.28%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.7 PEN 6.16
$1.18 COP 4,927
44.07%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.79 PEN 10.09
$2.49 COP 10.4K
12.05%
🚌 Getting Around
Miraflores
Medellin
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.27 PEN 0.96
$0.83 COP 3,464
-67.47%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$41.9 COP 174.7K
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.27 PEN 11.82
$1.41 COP 5,899
131.91%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.12 PEN 7.65
$1.96 COP 8,164
8.16%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$8.47 PEN 30.61
$7.85 COP 32.7K
7.90%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.23 PEN 4.45
$1.02 COP 4,265
20.59%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$19.4K PEN 70.1K
$17.6K COP 73.4M
10.31%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$24.7K PEN 89.3K
$26.2K COP 109.2M
-5.69%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Miraflores
Medellin
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$55.8 PEN 202
$82.5 COP 344.1K
-32.34%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$8.4 PEN 30.34
$9.44 COP 39.4K
-11.02%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$23.64 PEN 85.4
$23.51 COP 98K
0.55%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Miraflores
Medellin
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$33.98 PEN 123
$25.68 COP 107.1K
32.32%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$19.14 COP 79.8K
-
Cinema Ticket
$7.09 PEN 25.6
$3.96 COP 16.5K
79.04%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Miraflores
Medellin
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$220 PEN 793
$305 COP 1.3M
-27.98%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$7,871 PEN 28.4K
$5,925 COP 24.7M
32.85%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Miraflores
Medellin
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$50.2 PEN 181
$57.9 COP 241.4K
-13.39%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$35.9 PEN 130
$31.59 COP 131.7K
13.64%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$91.5 PEN 331
$103 COP 430.1K
-11.27%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$82 PEN 296
$106 COP 440.5K
-22.36%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Miraflores
Medellin
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$663 PEN 2,395
$489 COP 2M
35.47%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$504 PEN 1,820
$379 COP 1.6M
32.89%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,628 PEN 5,883
$827 COP 3.4M
96.92%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
-
$729 COP 3M
-
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$2,514 PEN 9,084
$2,190 COP 9.1M
14.82%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$1,532 COP 6.4M
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Miraflores
Medellin
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$550 COP 2.3M
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
10.11
13.43
-24.72%

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Last update for Miraflores: October 29, 2025

Last update for Medellin: October 28, 2025

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