Cost of Living Comparison Between Piura and Medellin Cost of Living Comparison Between Piura and Medellin

🙂 Solo nomad: Piura is 12.1% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 37.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Piura is 33.4% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 31.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.79 PEN 10.09

$6.23 COP 26K

-55.22%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$10.99 PEN 39.7

$32.34 COP 134.8K

-66.02%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.58 PEN 20.16

$7.39 COP 30.8K

-24.49%

Cappuccino

$3.43 PEN 12.39

$1.72 COP 7,155

99.42%

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

$1.69 PEN 6.1

$1.1 COP 4,575

53.64%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.49 PEN 1.78

$0.73 COP 3,060

-32.88%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.16 PEN 7.82

$1.66 COP 6,916

30.12%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.73 PEN 9.86

$3.2 COP 13.3K

-14.69%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.1 PEN 3.96

$1.09 COP 4,552

0.92%

White Bread (500g)

$3.11 PEN 11.23

$1.24 COP 5,188

150.81%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.37 PEN 4.96

$1.33 COP 5,544

3.01%

Eggs

$2.05 PEN 7.39

$2.22 COP 9,252

-7.66%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$8.28 PEN 29.93

$4.55 COP 19K

81.98%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.93 PEN 25.04

$5.71 COP 23.8K

21.37%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.41 PEN 33.98

$8.59 COP 35.8K

9.55%

Apples (1kg)

$1.3 PEN 4.7

$2.26 COP 9,410

-42.48%

Banana (1kg)

$0.79 PEN 2.87

$1.07 COP 4,461

-26.17%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.8 PEN 2.9

$1.51 COP 6,293

-47.02%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.08 PEN 3.92

$1.42 COP 5,911

-23.94%

Potato (1kg)

$1.22 PEN 4.4

$1.11 COP 4,619

9.91%

Onion (1kg)

$0.55 PEN 1.97

$1.18 COP 4,932

-53.39%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.54 PEN 1.96

$0.89 COP 3,718

-39.33%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.8 PEN 2.9

$0.84 COP 3,507

-4.76%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$8.3 PEN 29.99

$2.35 COP 9,809

253.19%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.99 PEN 39.71

$9.34 COP 38.9K

17.67%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.8 PEN 6.52

$1.18 COP 4,927

52.54%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.71 PEN 9.8

$2.49 COP 10.4K

8.84%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.43 PEN 1.56

$0.83 COP 3,464

-48.19%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$41.9 COP 174.7K

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.65 PEN 5.96

$1.41 COP 5,899

17.02%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.6 PEN 5.77

$1.96 COP 8,164

-18.37%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.68 PEN 20.53

$7.85 COP 32.7K

-27.64%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.4 PEN 5.05

$1.02 COP 4,265

37.25%

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

$17.6K COP 73.4M

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

$26.2K COP 109.2M

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

$38.96 PEN 141

$82.5 COP 344.1K

-52.79%

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

$8.18 PEN 29.54

$9.44 COP 39.4K

-13.35%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$23.51 COP 98K

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$27.82 PEN 101

$25.68 COP 107.1K

8.33%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$19.14 COP 79.8K

Cinema Ticket

$2.21 PEN 7.98

$3.96 COP 16.5K

-44.19%

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

$185 PEN 667

$305 COP 1.3M

-39.43%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,200 PEN 7,949

$5,925 COP 24.7M

-62.86%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$42.26 PEN 153

$57.9 COP 241.4K

-27.01%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$12.55 PEN 45.34

$31.59 COP 131.7K

-60.27%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$55.4 PEN 200

$103 COP 430.1K

-46.26%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$69.6 PEN 251

$106 COP 440.5K

-34.16%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$140 PEN 506

$489 COP 2M

-71.39%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$123 PEN 444

$379 COP 1.6M

-67.55%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$327 PEN 1,182

$827 COP 3.4M

-60.42%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$392 PEN 1,416

$729 COP 3M

-46.26%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,842 PEN 13.9K

$2,190 COP 9.1M

75.46%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,532 COP 6.4M

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$550 COP 2.3M

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

13.43

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

Last update for Piura: October 28, 2025

Last update for Medellin: October 28, 2025

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