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Cost of Living Comparison Between Soroca and Medellin Cost of Living Comparison Between Soroca and Medellin

🙂 Solo nomad: Soroca is 5.5% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 28.7% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Soroca is 4.7% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 30.6% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Soroca
Medellin
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$9 MDL 151
$5.91 COP 22.5K
52.28%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$36.64 MDL 615
$32.19 COP 122.7K
13.82%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.66 MDL 129
$7.21 COP 27.5K
6.24%
Cappuccino
$1.85 MDL 31.09
$1.65 COP 6,284
12.12%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.93 MDL 15.52
$1.11 COP 4,224
-16.22%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.69 MDL 11.57
$0.71 COP 2,716
-2.82%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.79 MDL 29.98
$1.74 COP 6,637
2.87%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.29 MDL 38.39
$3.19 COP 12.2K
-28.21%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Soroca
Medellin
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.23 MDL 20.6
$1.1 COP 4,176
11.82%
White Bread (500g)
$0.56 MDL 9.46
$1.3 COP 4,965
-56.92%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.52 MDL 25.45
$1.39 COP 5,302
9.35%
Eggs
$2.6 MDL 43.55
$2.18 COP 8,302
19.27%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$10.22 MDL 171
$4.54 COP 17.3K
125.11%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$5.34 MDL 89.7
$5.85 COP 22.3K
-8.72%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$8.81 MDL 148
$8.62 COP 32.8K
2.20%
Apples (1kg)
$0.9 MDL 15.13
$2.24 COP 8,539
-59.82%
Banana (1kg)
$1.84 MDL 30.82
$1.07 COP 4,080
71.96%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.77 MDL 29.64
$1.53 COP 5,822
15.69%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.13 MDL 35.81
$1.41 COP 5,377
51.06%
Potato (1kg)
$0.82 MDL 13.8
$1.12 COP 4,269
-26.79%
Onion (1kg)
$0.59 MDL 9.96
$1.14 COP 4,343
-48.25%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.3 MDL 21.79
$0.9 COP 3,418
44.44%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.84 MDL 14.04
$0.91 COP 3,481
-7.69%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.14 MDL 52.8
$2.34 COP 8,932
34.19%
Wine (Bottle)
$5.36 MDL 90
$9.94 COP 37.9K
-46.08%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.21 MDL 20.26
$1.15 COP 4,369
5.22%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.89 MDL 31.76
$2.38 COP 9,066
-20.59%
🚌 Getting Around
Soroca
Medellin
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.28 MDL 4.65
$0.81 COP 3,069
-65.43%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$40.57 COP 154.6K
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$2 MDL 33.55
$1.46 COP 5,572
36.99%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.27 MDL 4.56
$1.99 COP 7,570
-86.43%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$5.28 MDL 88.7
$7.96 COP 30.3K
-33.67%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.43 MDL 23.95
$1.01 COP 3,844
41.58%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$32.5K MDL 544.8K
$17.7K COP 67.3M
83.84%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$30.8K MDL 517.2K
$26.8K COP 102.1M
15.00%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Soroca
Medellin
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$174 MDL 2,914
$80.8 COP 308K
114.82%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$7.61 MDL 128
$9.39 COP 35.8K
-18.96%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$10.87 MDL 182
$23.51 COP 89.6K
-53.76%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Soroca
Medellin
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
-
$25.61 COP 97.6K
-
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$18.95 COP 72.2K
-
Cinema Ticket
$7.82 MDL 131
$4.12 COP 15.7K
89.81%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Soroca
Medellin
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$393 MDL 6,590
$306 COP 1.2M
28.19%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$7,574 MDL 127.1K
$5,875 COP 22.4M
28.93%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Soroca
Medellin
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$67.1 MDL 1,126
$58.8 COP 224K
14.15%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$53.7 MDL 901
$31.9 COP 121.5K
68.24%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$111 MDL 1,862
$102 COP 387.4K
9.12%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$121 MDL 2,035
$108 COP 413K
11.85%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Soroca
Medellin
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
-
$478 COP 1.8M
-
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
-
$375 COP 1.4M
-
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
-
$838 COP 3.2M
-
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
-
$727 COP 2.8M
-
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$2,251 COP 8.6M
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$1,598 COP 6.1M
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Soroca
Medellin
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$517 COP 2M
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
9.24
13.43
-31.20%

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Last update for Soroca: December 1, 2025

Last update for Medellin: December 1, 2025

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