Cost of Living Comparison Between Qena and Medellin Cost of Living Comparison Between Qena and Medellin

🙂 Solo nomad: Qena is 34.6% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 51.8% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Qena is 37% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 44.3% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Qena
Medellin
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.07 E£202
$6.23 COP 26K
-34.67%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$39.11 E£1,945
$32.34 COP 134.8K
20.93%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$5.94 E£295
$7.39 COP 30.8K
-19.62%
Cappuccino
$1.66 E£82.4
$1.72 COP 7,155
-3.49%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.38 E£18.66
$1.1 COP 4,575
-65.45%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.16 E£7.76
$0.73 COP 3,060
-78.08%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.04 E£101
$1.66 COP 6,916
22.89%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.63 E£131
$3.2 COP 13.3K
-17.81%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Qena
Medellin
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.93 E£46.36
$1.09 COP 4,552
-14.68%
White Bread (500g)
$0.62 E£30.64
$1.24 COP 5,188
-50.00%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.67 E£33.22
$1.33 COP 5,544
-49.62%
Eggs
$2.17 E£108
$2.22 COP 9,252
-2.25%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$3.44 E£171
$4.55 COP 19K
-24.40%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$6.3 E£313
$5.71 COP 23.8K
10.33%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$10.11 E£502
$8.59 COP 35.8K
17.69%
Apples (1kg)
$1.33 E£66.3
$2.26 COP 9,410
-41.15%
Banana (1kg)
$0.44 E£21.77
$1.07 COP 4,461
-58.88%
Oranges (1kg)
$0.4 E£19.7
$1.51 COP 6,293
-73.51%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.61 E£30.3
$1.42 COP 5,911
-57.04%
Potato (1kg)
$0.49 E£24.59
$1.11 COP 4,619
-55.86%
Onion (1kg)
$0.58 E£28.7
$1.18 COP 4,932
-50.85%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.3 E£15
$0.89 COP 3,718
-66.29%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.2 E£9.77
$0.84 COP 3,507
-76.19%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$1.97 E£97.9
$2.35 COP 9,809
-16.17%
Wine (Bottle)
$7.42 E£369
$9.34 COP 38.9K
-20.56%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.28 E£63.5
$1.18 COP 4,927
8.47%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.75 E£87
$2.49 COP 10.4K
-29.72%
🚌 Getting Around
Qena
Medellin
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.17 E£8.46
$0.83 COP 3,464
-79.52%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$41.9 COP 174.7K
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.41 E£20.54
$1.41 COP 5,899
-70.92%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.14 E£6.99
$1.96 COP 8,164
-92.86%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$2.04 E£101
$7.85 COP 32.7K
-74.01%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$0.36 E£17.65
$1.02 COP 4,265
-64.71%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$17.4K E£866.9K
$17.6K COP 73.4M
-0.93%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$32.6K E£1.6M
$26.2K COP 109.2M
24.31%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Qena
Medellin
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$26.53 E£1,319
$82.5 COP 344.1K
-67.85%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$6.23 E£310
$9.44 COP 39.4K
-34.00%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$12.81 E£637
$23.51 COP 98K
-45.51%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Qena
Medellin
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$21.78 E£1,083
$25.68 COP 107.1K
-15.19%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$19.14 COP 79.8K
-
Cinema Ticket
$3.4 E£169
$3.96 COP 16.5K
-14.14%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Qena
Medellin
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$97.5 E£4,845
$305 COP 1.3M
-68.03%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$589 E£29.3K
$5,925 COP 24.7M
-90.07%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Qena
Medellin
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$11.21 E£558
$57.9 COP 241.4K
-80.64%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$19.64 E£976
$31.59 COP 131.7K
-37.83%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$109 E£5,436
$103 COP 430.1K
5.98%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$51.4 E£2,557
$106 COP 440.5K
-51.34%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Qena
Medellin
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$186 E£9,272
$489 COP 2M
-61.89%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$100 E£4,984
$379 COP 1.6M
-73.55%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$312 E£15.5K
$827 COP 3.4M
-62.22%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$177 E£8,780
$729 COP 3M
-75.78%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$858 E£42.7K
$2,190 COP 9.1M
-60.80%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$435 E£21.6K
$1,532 COP 6.4M
-71.62%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Qena
Medellin
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$550 COP 2.3M
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
10
13.43
-25.54%

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Last update for Qena: October 29, 2025

Last update for Medellin: October 28, 2025

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