Cost of Living Comparison Between Swat and Medellin Cost of Living Comparison Between Swat and Medellin

🙂 Solo nomad: Swat is 57.8% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 56.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Swat is 56.8% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 60.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.8 PKR 784

$5.91 COP 22.5K

-52.62%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$13.88 PKR 3,889

$32.19 COP 122.7K

-56.88%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.18 PKR 1,452

$7.21 COP 27.5K

-28.16%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.78 PKR 500

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.87 PKR 1,083

Cappuccino

$1.97 PKR 553

$1.65 COP 6,284

19.39%

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

$0.42 PKR 119

$1.11 COP 4,224

-62.16%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.24 PKR 67.3

$0.71 COP 2,716

-66.20%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.74 COP 6,637

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.19 COP 12.2K

Milk (1 liter)

$0.73 PKR 205

$1.1 COP 4,176

-33.64%

White Bread (500g)

$0.65 PKR 183

$1.3 COP 4,965

-50.00%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.29 PKR 361

$1.39 COP 5,302

-7.19%

Eggs

$1.27 PKR 355

$2.18 COP 8,302

-41.74%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.34 PKR 1,776

$4.54 COP 17.3K

39.65%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$1.32 PKR 370

$5.85 COP 22.3K

-77.44%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$1.43 PKR 401

$8.62 COP 32.8K

-83.41%

Apples (1kg)

$0.92 PKR 257

$2.24 COP 8,539

-58.93%

Banana (1kg)

$0.36 PKR 102

$1.07 COP 4,080

-66.36%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.55 PKR 155

$1.53 COP 5,822

-64.05%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.41 PKR 114

$1.41 COP 5,377

-70.92%

Potato (1kg)

$0.41 PKR 116

$1.12 COP 4,269

-63.39%

Onion (1kg)

$0.5 PKR 141

$1.14 COP 4,343

-56.14%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.33 PKR 92.7

$0.9 COP 3,418

-63.33%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.4 PKR 113

$0.91 COP 3,481

-56.04%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$1.44 PKR 405

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.92 PKR 257

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.04 PKR 572

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.1 PKR 589

$2.34 COP 8,932

-10.26%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.94 COP 37.9K

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.15 COP 4,369

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.38 COP 9,066

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.16 PKR 44.63

$0.81 COP 3,069

-80.25%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$6.96 PKR 1,949

$40.57 COP 154.6K

-82.84%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.37 PKR 103

$1.46 COP 5,572

-74.66%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.4 PKR 113

$1.99 COP 7,570

-79.90%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.89 PKR 810

$7.96 COP 30.3K

-63.69%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.91 PKR 256

$1.01 COP 3,844

-9.90%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$21.1K PKR 5.9M

$17.7K COP 67.3M

19.74%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$26.5K PKR 7.4M

$26.8K COP 102.1M

-1.27%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$113 PKR 31.7K

$80.8 COP 308K

39.93%

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

$5.45 PKR 1,528

$9.39 COP 35.8K

-41.96%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$12.46 PKR 3,493

$23.51 COP 89.6K

-47.00%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$6.28 PKR 1,761

$25.61 COP 97.6K

-75.48%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.06 PKR 1,699

$18.95 COP 72.2K

-68.02%

Cinema Ticket

$4.32 PKR 1,211

$4.12 COP 15.7K

4.85%

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

$19.7 PKR 5,522

$306 COP 1.2M

-93.57%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,089 PKR 305.2K

$5,875 COP 22.4M

-81.46%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$21.27 PKR 5,962

$58.8 COP 224K

-63.83%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$28.04 PKR 7,860

$31.9 COP 121.5K

-12.10%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$89.5 PKR 25.1K

$102 COP 387.4K

-11.99%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$39.9 PKR 11.2K

$108 COP 413K

-63.19%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$73.8 PKR 20.7K

$478 COP 1.8M

-84.55%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$51.7 PKR 14.5K

$375 COP 1.4M

-86.23%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$170 PKR 47.6K

$838 COP 3.2M

-79.74%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$105 PKR 29.5K

$727 COP 2.8M

-85.52%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$644 PKR 180.5K

$2,251 COP 8.6M

-71.39%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$493 PKR 138.1K

$1,598 COP 6.1M

-69.17%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$517 COP 2M

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

20.2

13.43

50.41%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Swat: December 2, 2025

Last update for Medellin: December 1, 2025

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