Cost of Living Comparison Between Pasto and Medellin Cost of Living Comparison Between Pasto and Medellin

🙂 Solo nomad: Pasto is 19.8% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 23.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Pasto is 20.3% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 28.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.88 COP 14.8K

$5.91 COP 22.5K

-34.35%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$23.42 COP 89.2K

$32.19 COP 122.7K

-27.24%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.19 COP 27.4K

$7.21 COP 27.5K

-0.28%

Cappuccino

$1.57 COP 5,984

$1.65 COP 6,284

-4.85%

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

$0.86 COP 3,282

$1.11 COP 4,224

-22.52%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.58 COP 2,207

$0.71 COP 2,716

-18.31%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.14 COP 4,353

$1.74 COP 6,637

-34.48%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.12 COP 8,059

$3.19 COP 12.2K

-33.54%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.06 COP 4,045

$1.1 COP 4,176

-3.64%

White Bread (500g)

$1.24 COP 4,717

$1.3 COP 4,965

-4.62%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.19 COP 4,531

$1.39 COP 5,302

-14.39%

Eggs

$2.19 COP 8,360

$2.18 COP 8,302

0.46%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.63 COP 17.6K

$4.54 COP 17.3K

1.98%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.29 COP 20.2K

$5.85 COP 22.3K

-9.57%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.24 COP 27.6K

$8.62 COP 32.8K

-16.01%

Apples (1kg)

$2.56 COP 9,762

$2.24 COP 8,539

14.29%

Banana (1kg)

$1.09 COP 4,157

$1.07 COP 4,080

1.87%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.36 COP 5,188

$1.53 COP 5,822

-11.11%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.09 COP 4,155

$1.41 COP 5,377

-22.70%

Potato (1kg)

$1.12 COP 4,275

$1.12 COP 4,269

Onion (1kg)

$1.17 COP 4,459

$1.14 COP 4,343

2.63%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.86 COP 3,258

$0.9 COP 3,418

-4.44%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.68 COP 2,605

$0.91 COP 3,481

-25.27%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.4 COP 9,161

$2.34 COP 8,932

2.56%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.63 COP 36.7K

$9.94 COP 37.9K

-3.12%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.1 COP 4,177

$1.15 COP 4,369

-4.35%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.8 COP 6,853

$2.38 COP 9,066

-24.37%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.72 COP 2,733

$0.81 COP 3,069

-11.11%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$40.57 COP 154.6K

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.43 COP 5,442

$1.46 COP 5,572

-2.05%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.73 COP 6,588

$1.99 COP 7,570

-13.07%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.22 COP 23.7K

$7.96 COP 30.3K

-21.86%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.01 COP 3,831

$1.01 COP 3,844

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

$17.8K COP 67.8M

$17.7K COP 67.3M

0.70%

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

$25.5K COP 97.2M

$26.8K COP 102.1M

-4.78%

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

$81.8 COP 311.5K

$80.8 COP 308K

1.14%

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

$8.85 COP 33.7K

$9.39 COP 35.8K

-5.75%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$22.88 COP 87.2K

$23.51 COP 89.6K

-2.68%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$23.03 COP 87.8K

$25.61 COP 97.6K

-10.07%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.95 COP 72.2K

Cinema Ticket

$3.83 COP 14.6K

$4.12 COP 15.7K

-7.04%

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

$238 COP 908.3K

$306 COP 1.2M

-22.19%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,884 COP 22.4M

$5,875 COP 22.4M

0.15%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.6 COP 223.2K

$58.8 COP 224K

-0.37%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$32.76 COP 124.8K

$31.9 COP 121.5K

2.70%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$84 COP 320.1K

$102 COP 387.4K

-17.37%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$72.1 COP 274.6K

$108 COP 413K

-33.51%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$273 COP 1M

$478 COP 1.8M

-42.76%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$238 COP 905.4K

$375 COP 1.4M

-36.67%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$536 COP 2M

$838 COP 3.2M

-36.11%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$411 COP 1.6M

$727 COP 2.8M

-43.48%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,436 COP 5.5M

$2,251 COP 8.6M

-36.22%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,045 COP 4M

$1,598 COP 6.1M

-34.59%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$517 COP 2M

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

13.06

13.43

-2.76%

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

Last update for Pasto: December 2, 2025

Last update for Medellin: December 1, 2025

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