Cost of Living Comparison Between Tehran and Medellin Cost of Living Comparison Between Tehran and Medellin

🙂 Solo nomad: Tehran is 38.8% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 29.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Tehran is 36.1% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 24.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.04 COP 16.9K

$6.23 $6.23

-35.15%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$17.97 COP 74.9K

$32.34 $32.34

-44.43%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.08 COP 21.2K

$7.39 $7.39

-31.26%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.67 COP 2,801

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1 COP 4,170

Cappuccino

$1.25 COP 5,226

$1.72 $1.72

-27.33%

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

$0.42 COP 1,759

$1.1 $1.1

-61.82%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.08 COP 4,483

$0.73 $0.73

47.95%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.66 $1.66

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.2 $3.2

Milk (1 liter)

$0.59 COP 2,474

$1.09 $1.09

-45.87%

White Bread (500g)

$0.53 COP 2,219

$1.24 $1.24

-57.26%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.93 COP 8,026

$1.33 $1.33

45.11%

Eggs

$1.21 COP 5,063

$2.22 $2.22

-45.50%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.44 COP 14.3K

$4.55 $4.55

-24.40%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.29 COP 13.7K

$5.71 $5.71

-42.38%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.79 COP 45K

$8.59 $8.59

25.61%

Apples (1kg)

$0.91 COP 3,791

$2.26 $2.26

-59.73%

Banana (1kg)

$1.47 COP 6,140

$1.07 $1.07

37.38%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.83 COP 3,477

$1.51 $1.51

-45.03%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.63 COP 2,619

$1.42 $1.42

-55.63%

Potato (1kg)

$0.5 COP 2,102

$1.11 $1.11

-54.95%

Onion (1kg)

$0.5 COP 2,065

$1.18 $1.18

-57.63%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.58 COP 2,429

$0.89 $0.89

-34.83%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.25 COP 1,049

$0.84 $0.84

-70.24%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$0.98 COP 4,066

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.55 COP 2,279

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.62 COP 6,762

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.54 COP 10.6K

$2.35 $2.35

8.09%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.34 $9.34

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.18 $1.18

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.49 $2.49

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.24 COP 995

$0.83 $0.83

-71.08%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$9.87 COP 41.1K

$41.9 $41.9

-76.44%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.48 COP 2,001

$1.41 $1.41

-65.96%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.29 COP 1,205

$1.96 $1.96

-85.20%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$3.07 COP 12.8K

$7.85 $7.85

-60.89%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.73 COP 3,030

$1.02 $1.02

-28.43%

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

$79.6K COP 332M

$17.6K $17.6K

352.56%

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

$53.9K COP 224.6M

$26.2K $26.2K

105.57%

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

$15.88 COP 66.2K

$82.5 $82.5

-80.76%

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

$2.16 COP 8,993

$9.44 $9.44

-77.12%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$5.63 COP 23.5K

$23.51 $23.51

-76.05%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$23.24 COP 96.9K

$25.68 $25.68

-9.50%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$12.11 COP 50.5K

$19.14 $19.14

-36.73%

Cinema Ticket

$1.54 COP 6,401

$3.96 $3.96

-61.11%

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

$128 COP 533.2K

$305 $305

-58.05%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,984 COP 8.3M

$5,925 $5,925

-66.52%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$31.22 COP 130.2K

$57.9 $57.9

-46.08%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$33.5 COP 139.7K

$31.59 $31.59

6.05%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$123 COP 514.8K

$103 $103

19.69%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$69.2 COP 288.6K

$106 $106

-34.49%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$484 COP 2M

$489 $489

-1.11%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$335 COP 1.4M

$379 $379

-11.61%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,003 COP 4.2M

$827 $827

21.33%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$692 COP 2.9M

$729 $729

-5.06%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,541 COP 6.4M

$2,190 $2,190

-29.62%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$963 COP 4M

$1,532 $1,532

-37.16%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$242 COP 1M

$550 $550

-55.97%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

25.07

13.43

86.67%

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

Last update for Tehran: October 26, 2025

Last update for Medellin: October 28, 2025

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