Cost of Living Comparison Between Toamasina and Medellin Cost of Living Comparison Between Toamasina and Medellin

🙂 Solo nomad: Toamasina is 32% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 55.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Toamasina is 37.4% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 56.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.58 MGA 11.6K

$5.91 COP 22.5K

-56.35%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$15.6 MGA 69.8K

$32.19 COP 122.7K

-51.54%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.56 MGA 20.4K

$7.21 COP 27.5K

-36.75%

Cappuccino

$1.2 MGA 5,389

$1.65 COP 6,284

-27.27%

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

$0.67 MGA 3,000

$1.11 COP 4,224

-39.64%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.69 MGA 3,102

$0.71 COP 2,716

-2.82%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.81 MGA 3,617

$1.74 COP 6,637

-53.45%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.08 MGA 4,828

$3.19 COP 12.2K

-66.14%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.91 MGA 4,083

$1.1 COP 4,176

-17.27%

White Bread (500g)

$0.65 MGA 2,930

$1.3 COP 4,965

-50.00%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.69 MGA 3,107

$1.39 COP 5,302

-50.36%

Eggs

$1.92 MGA 8,609

$2.18 COP 8,302

-11.93%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.54 MGA 47.2K

$4.54 COP 17.3K

132.16%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.49 MGA 29K

$5.85 COP 22.3K

10.94%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5.02 MGA 22.5K

$8.62 COP 32.8K

-41.76%

Apples (1kg)

$1.42 MGA 6,366

$2.24 COP 8,539

-36.61%

Banana (1kg)

$0.84 MGA 3,764

$1.07 COP 4,080

-21.50%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.37 MGA 6,113

$1.53 COP 5,822

-10.46%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.81 MGA 3,625

$1.41 COP 5,377

-42.55%

Potato (1kg)

$0.52 MGA 2,334

$1.12 COP 4,269

-53.57%

Onion (1kg)

$0.69 MGA 3,068

$1.14 COP 4,343

-39.47%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.32 MGA 1,410

$0.9 COP 3,418

-64.44%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.47 MGA 2,083

$0.91 COP 3,481

-48.35%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.78 MGA 7,979

$2.34 COP 8,932

-23.93%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.94 COP 37.9K

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.85 MGA 3,807

$1.15 COP 4,369

-26.09%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.1 MGA 4,913

$2.38 COP 9,066

-53.78%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.32 MGA 1,426

$0.81 COP 3,069

-60.49%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$40.57 COP 154.6K

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.46 COP 5,572

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.99 COP 7,570

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$7.96 COP 30.3K

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.11 MGA 4,953

$1.01 COP 3,844

9.90%

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

$17.7K COP 67.3M

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

$26.8K COP 102.1M

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

$80.8 COP 308K

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

$19 MGA 85K

$9.39 COP 35.8K

102.34%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$65.6 MGA 293.4K

$23.51 COP 89.6K

178.86%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$22.03 MGA 98.6K

$25.61 COP 97.6K

-13.98%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.95 COP 72.2K

Cinema Ticket

$6.69 MGA 29.9K

$4.12 COP 15.7K

62.38%

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

$306 COP 1.2M

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,875 COP 22.4M

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$9 MGA 40.3K

$58.8 COP 224K

-84.69%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$6.62 MGA 29.6K

$31.9 COP 121.5K

-79.25%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$55.1 MGA 246.6K

$102 COP 387.4K

-45.81%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$37.87 MGA 169.5K

$108 COP 413K

-65.06%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$135 MGA 602.4K

$478 COP 1.8M

-71.82%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$55.6 MGA 248.9K

$375 COP 1.4M

-85.17%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$444 MGA 2M

$838 COP 3.2M

-47.07%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$132 MGA 591.3K

$727 COP 2.8M

-81.83%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,251 COP 8.6M

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,598 COP 6.1M

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$133 MGA 596.2K

$517 COP 2M

-74.24%

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 Toamasina: November 30, 2025

Last update for Medellin: December 1, 2025

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