Cost of Living Comparison Between Quatre Bornes and Medellin Cost of Living Comparison Between Quatre Bornes and Medellin

🙂 Solo nomad: Quatre Bornes is 16.8% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 15.9% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Quatre Bornes is 9.5% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 14.2% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Quatre Bornes
Medellin
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$3.78 MUR 179
$6.03 COP 22.7K
-37.31%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$21.66 MUR 1,025
$33.17 COP 124.7K
-34.70%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$5.63 MUR 266
$7.29 COP 27.4K
-22.77%
Cappuccino
$2.59 MUR 123
$1.63 COP 6,128
58.90%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.75 MUR 35.31
$1.05 COP 3,944
-28.57%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.32 MUR 15.00
$0.77 COP 2,896
-58.44%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.15 MUR 102
$1.73 COP 6,505
24.28%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.26 MUR 154
$3.18 COP 12.0K
2.52%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Quatre Bornes
Medellin
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.35 MUR 64.1
$1.07 COP 4,012
26.17%
White Bread (500g)
$0.52 MUR 24.66
$1.31 COP 4,931
-60.31%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.33 MUR 62.7
$1.38 COP 5,191
-3.62%
Eggs
$2.06 MUR 97.7
$2.25 COP 8,450
-8.44%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$3.14 MUR 149
$4.48 COP 16.9K
-29.91%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$4.00 MUR 189
$5.74 COP 21.6K
-30.31%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$8.99 MUR 425
$8.86 COP 33.3K
1.47%
Apples (1kg)
$1.77 MUR 83.8
$2.24 COP 8,431
-20.98%
Banana (1kg)
$1.78 MUR 84.2
$1.06 COP 3,985
67.92%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.43 MUR 67.5
$1.51 COP 5,693
-5.30%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.66 MUR 126
$1.36 COP 5,115
95.59%
Potato (1kg)
$1.03 MUR 48.80
$1.12 COP 4,215
-8.04%
Onion (1kg)
$1.01 MUR 47.84
$1.17 COP 4,397
-13.68%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.85 MUR 40.00
$0.90 COP 3,392
-5.56%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.81 MUR 38.47
$0.84 COP 3,147
-3.57%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$6.01 MUR 284
$2.26 COP 8,494
165.93%
Wine (Bottle)
$8.64 MUR 409
$9.97 COP 37.5K
-13.34%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$0.90 MUR 42.37
$1.18 COP 4,448
-23.73%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.40 MUR 66.2
$2.39 COP 8,986
-41.42%
🚌 Getting Around
Quatre Bornes
Medellin
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.75 MUR 35.51
$0.86 COP 3,230
-12.79%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$41.45 COP 155.9K
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.46 MUR 211
$1.47 COP 5,517
203.40%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.72 MUR 129
$1.95 COP 7,317
39.49%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$19.68 MUR 931
$7.76 COP 29.2K
153.61%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.46 MUR 69.0
$0.97 COP 3,637
50.52%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$19.7K MUR 933.0K
$17.9K COP 67.5M
9.89%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$29.0K MUR 1.4M
$26.7K COP 100.5M
8.70%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Quatre Bornes
Medellin
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$43.58 MUR 2,061
$81.1 COP 305.0K
-46.27%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$11.09 MUR 525
$9.40 COP 35.4K
17.98%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$31.91 MUR 1,509
$23.61 COP 88.8K
35.15%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Quatre Bornes
Medellin
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$30.17 MUR 1,427
$25.55 COP 96.0K
18.08%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$8.99 MUR 425
$19.29 COP 72.5K
-53.40%
Cinema Ticket
$5.93 MUR 281
$4.10 COP 15.4K
44.63%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Quatre Bornes
Medellin
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$125 MUR 5,925
$306 COP 1.2M
-59.08%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$3,899 MUR 184.4K
$5,899 COP 22.2M
-33.91%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Quatre Bornes
Medellin
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$86.5 MUR 4,093
$59.8 COP 224.9K
44.67%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$80.3 MUR 3,796
$31.96 COP 120.2K
151.13%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$131 MUR 6,214
$103 COP 386.2K
27.92%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$95.3 MUR 4,509
$108 COP 405.6K
-11.63%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Quatre Bornes
Medellin
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$350 MUR 16.6K
$483 COP 1.8M
-27.49%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$265 MUR 12.5K
$377 COP 1.4M
-29.82%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$589 MUR 27.8K
$822 COP 3.1M
-28.33%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$502 MUR 23.7K
$721 COP 2.7M
-30.38%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,132 MUR 53.5K
$2,784 COP 10.5M
-59.35%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$1,320 COP 5.0M
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Quatre Bornes
Medellin
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$511 MUR 24.2K
$538 COP 2.0M
-4.90%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
6.46
13.43
-51.90%

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Last update for Quatre Bornes: February 28, 2026

Last update for Medellin: March 3, 2026

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