Cost of Living Comparison Between Pondicherry and Medellin Cost of Living Comparison Between Pondicherry and Medellin

🙂 Solo nomad: Pondicherry is 49% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 62.3% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Pondicherry is 53.9% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 63.2% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Pondicherry
Medellin
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$1.78 ₹152
$6.23 COP 26K
-71.43%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$9.13 ₹781
$32.34 COP 134.8K
-71.77%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$3.96 ₹338
$7.39 COP 30.8K
-46.41%
Cappuccino
$1.71 ₹146
$1.72 COP 7,155
-0.58%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.39 ₹33.59
$1.1 COP 4,575
-64.55%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.15 ₹12.79
$0.73 COP 3,060
-79.45%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.03 ₹87.8
$1.66 COP 6,916
-37.95%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.94 ₹166
$3.2 COP 13.3K
-39.38%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Pondicherry
Medellin
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.55 ₹46.75
$1.09 COP 4,552
-49.54%
White Bread (500g)
$0.44 ₹37.47
$1.24 COP 5,188
-64.52%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.77 ₹65.5
$1.33 COP 5,544
-42.11%
Eggs
$0.81 ₹69.7
$2.22 COP 9,252
-63.51%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$4.09 ₹350
$4.55 COP 19K
-10.11%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$2.8 ₹239
$5.71 COP 23.8K
-50.96%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
-
$8.59 COP 35.8K
-
Apples (1kg)
$1.95 ₹166
$2.26 COP 9,410
-13.72%
Banana (1kg)
$0.87 ₹74
$1.07 COP 4,461
-18.69%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.37 ₹117
$1.51 COP 6,293
-9.27%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.54 ₹46.61
$1.42 COP 5,911
-61.97%
Potato (1kg)
$0.29 ₹24.61
$1.11 COP 4,619
-73.87%
Onion (1kg)
$0.44 ₹37.7
$1.18 COP 4,932
-62.71%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.36 ₹30.84
$0.89 COP 3,718
-59.55%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.34 ₹28.78
$0.84 COP 3,507
-59.52%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.87 ₹331
$2.35 COP 9,809
64.68%
Wine (Bottle)
$9.02 ₹772
$9.34 COP 38.9K
-3.43%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.34 ₹114
$1.18 COP 4,927
13.56%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.5 ₹214
$2.49 COP 10.4K
0.40%
Buffalo Round (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) (1kg)
$6.59 ₹564
-
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🚌 Getting Around
Pondicherry
Medellin
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.15 ₹13.09
$0.83 COP 3,464
-81.93%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$9.32 ₹797
$41.9 COP 174.7K
-77.76%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.98 ₹83.9
$1.41 COP 5,899
-30.50%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
-
$1.96 COP 8,164
-
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$1.19 ₹102
$7.85 COP 32.7K
-84.84%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.2 ₹103
$1.02 COP 4,265
17.65%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$12.9K ₹1.1M
$17.6K COP 73.4M
-26.75%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$22.9K ₹2M
$26.2K COP 109.2M
-12.71%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Pondicherry
Medellin
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$31.74 ₹2,714
$82.5 COP 344.1K
-61.54%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$3.91 ₹334
$9.44 COP 39.4K
-58.58%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$7.35 ₹629
$23.51 COP 98K
-68.74%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Pondicherry
Medellin
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$8.23 ₹704
$25.68 COP 107.1K
-67.95%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$4.19 ₹358
$19.14 COP 79.8K
-78.11%
Cinema Ticket
$1.93 ₹165
$3.96 COP 16.5K
-51.26%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Pondicherry
Medellin
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$41.47 ₹3,547
$305 COP 1.3M
-86.39%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$1,511 ₹129.3K
$5,925 COP 24.7M
-74.49%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Pondicherry
Medellin
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$23.61 ₹2,019
$57.9 COP 241.4K
-59.22%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$25.82 ₹2,209
$31.59 COP 131.7K
-18.27%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$47.61 ₹4,072
$103 COP 430.1K
-53.85%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$35.82 ₹3,064
$106 COP 440.5K
-66.10%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Pondicherry
Medellin
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$240 ₹20.5K
$489 COP 2M
-51.00%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$93.8 ₹8,020
$379 COP 1.6M
-75.26%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$234 ₹20K
$827 COP 3.4M
-71.70%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$152 ₹13K
$729 COP 3M
-79.14%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,066 ₹91.2K
$2,190 COP 9.1M
-51.32%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$364 ₹31.2K
$1,532 COP 6.4M
-76.23%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Pondicherry
Medellin
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$306 ₹26.1K
$550 COP 2.3M
-44.41%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
8.25
13.43
-38.57%

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Last update for Pondicherry: October 28, 2025

Last update for Medellin: October 28, 2025

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