Cost of Living Comparison Between Serowe and Medellin Cost of Living Comparison Between Serowe and Medellin

🙂 Solo nomad: Serowe is 86.1% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 91.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Serowe is 86.4% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 90.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.23 COP 26K

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$32.34 COP 134.8K

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.39 COP 30.8K

Cappuccino

$1.72 COP 7,155

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

$1.1 COP 4,575

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.73 COP 3,060

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.66 COP 6,916

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.2 COP 13.3K

Milk (1 liter)

$1.37 P 18.31

$1.09 COP 4,552

25.69%

White Bread (500g)

$1.1 P 14.7

$1.24 COP 5,188

-11.29%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.33 COP 5,544

Eggs

$1.82 P 24.2

$2.22 COP 9,252

-18.02%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.55 COP 19K

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.71 COP 23.8K

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.2 P 56

$8.59 COP 35.8K

-51.11%

Apples (1kg)

$1.32 P 17.61

$2.26 COP 9,410

-41.59%

Banana (1kg)

$1.09 P 14.56

$1.07 COP 4,461

1.87%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.51 COP 6,293

Tomato (1kg)

$1.65 P 22.04

$1.42 COP 5,911

16.20%

Potato (1kg)

$1.52 P 20.22

$1.11 COP 4,619

36.94%

Onion (1kg)

$1.38 P 18.34

$1.18 COP 4,932

16.95%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.89 COP 3,718

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.73 P 9.76

$0.84 COP 3,507

-13.10%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.35 COP 9,809

Wine (Bottle)

$9.34 COP 38.9K

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.18 COP 4,927

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.49 COP 10.4K

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.83 COP 3,464

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$41.9 COP 174.7K

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.41 COP 5,899

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.96 COP 8,164

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$7.85 COP 32.7K

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.02 COP 4,265

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)

$82.5 COP 344.1K

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

$9.44 COP 39.4K

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$23.51 COP 98K

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$25.68 COP 107.1K

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$19.14 COP 79.8K

Cinema Ticket

$3.96 COP 16.5K

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

$114 P 1,514

$305 COP 1.3M

-62.74%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,792 P 23.9K

$5,925 COP 24.7M

-69.76%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$57.9 COP 241.4K

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$31.59 COP 131.7K

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$103 COP 430.1K

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$106 COP 440.5K

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$489 COP 2M

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$379 COP 1.6M

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$827 COP 3.4M

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$729 COP 3M

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,190 COP 9.1M

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 Serowe: October 27, 2025

Last update for Medellin: October 28, 2025

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