Cost of Living Comparison Between Tacna and Medellin Cost of Living Comparison Between Tacna and Medellin

🙂 Solo nomad: Tacna is 49.2% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 66.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Tacna is 58.1% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 73.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.92 PEN 6.92

$6.22 COP 25.9K

-69.13%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$33.25 COP 138.6K

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.47 COP 31.1K

Cappuccino

$2.55 PEN 9.22

$1.7 COP 7,097

50.00%

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

$1.11 COP 4,617

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.27 PEN 0.96

$0.73 COP 3,023

-63.01%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.71 COP 7,131

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.1 COP 12.9K

Milk (1 liter)

$0.86 PEN 3.12

$1.09 COP 4,560

-21.10%

White Bread (500g)

$1.38 PEN 4.97

$1.27 COP 5,292

8.66%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.89 PEN 3.2

$1.38 COP 5,774

-35.51%

Eggs

$1.42 PEN 5.12

$2.19 COP 9,120

-35.16%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.21 PEN 15.22

$4.35 COP 18.1K

-3.22%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.55 PEN 12.81

$5.83 COP 24.3K

-39.11%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.44 PEN 30.48

$8.61 COP 35.9K

-1.97%

Apples (1kg)

$2.33 COP 9,718

Banana (1kg)

$1.12 COP 4,674

Oranges (1kg)

$1.53 COP 6,394

Tomato (1kg)

$1.38 COP 5,741

Potato (1kg)

$0.54 PEN 1.96

$1.11 COP 4,642

-51.35%

Onion (1kg)

$0.4 PEN 1.46

$1.17 COP 4,868

-65.81%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.29 PEN 1.06

$0.88 COP 3,672

-67.05%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.66 PEN 2.38

$0.92 COP 3,850

-28.26%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.15 PEN 15.01

$2.29 COP 9,533

81.22%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.65 PEN 24.02

$9.44 COP 39.4K

-29.56%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.43 PEN 8.78

$1.2 COP 4,991

102.50%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.47 COP 10.3K

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.27 PEN 0.97

$0.8 COP 3,337

-66.25%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$40.56 COP 169.1K

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.42 PEN 5.12

$1.47 COP 6,140

-3.40%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.95 COP 8,124

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$7.96 COP 33.2K

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.03 COP 4,288

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

$18K COP 75.1M

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

$26.2K COP 109.4M

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

$81.3 COP 339.1K

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

$19.4 PEN 70.1

$9.49 COP 39.6K

104.43%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$25.18 PEN 91

$23.99 COP 100K

4.96%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$28.2 PEN 102

$25.2 COP 105K

11.90%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.85 COP 78.6K

Cinema Ticket

$2.46 PEN 8.88

$3.95 COP 16.5K

-37.72%

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

$55 PEN 199

$313 COP 1.3M

-82.43%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,023 COP 25.1M

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$19.5 PEN 70.4

$59.4 COP 247.5K

-67.15%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$19.64 PEN 70.9

$32.15 COP 134K

-38.91%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$102 COP 426.2K

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$24.92 PEN 90

$107 COP 446K

-76.71%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$479 COP 2M

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$66.6 PEN 241

$375 COP 1.6M

-82.25%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$834 COP 3.5M

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$723 COP 3M

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,181 COP 9.1M

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,515 COP 6.3M

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$466 PEN 1,683

$561 COP 2.3M

-16.92%

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 Tacna: November 4, 2025

Last update for Medellin: November 5, 2025

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