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

🙂 Solo nomad: Toamasina is 40.5% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 58.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Toamasina is 36.1% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 55.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.64 MGA 11.1K

$6.03 COP 22.8K

-56.22%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$15.36 MGA 64.3K

$33.17 COP 125.6K

-53.69%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.32 MGA 18.1K

$7.29 COP 27.6K

-40.74%

Cappuccino

$1.15 MGA 4,830

$1.63 COP 6,170

-29.45%

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

$0.72 MGA 3,025

$1.05 COP 3,971

-31.43%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.69 MGA 2,905

$0.77 COP 2,916

-10.39%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.75 MGA 3,138

$1.73 COP 6,550

-56.65%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.14 MGA 4,787

$3.18 COP 12.0K

-64.15%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.93 MGA 3,915

$1.07 COP 4,040

-13.08%

White Bread (500g)

$0.69 MGA 2,875

$1.31 COP 4,965

-47.33%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.64 MGA 2,671

$1.38 COP 5,227

-53.62%

Eggs

$1.92 MGA 8,046

$2.25 COP 8,509

-14.67%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.42 MGA 43.7K

$4.48 COP 17.0K

132.59%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.58 MGA 27.5K

$5.74 COP 21.7K

14.63%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.99 MGA 20.9K

$8.86 COP 33.6K

-43.68%

Apples (1kg)

$1.41 MGA 5,889

$2.24 COP 8,490

-37.05%

Banana (1kg)

$0.84 MGA 3,523

$1.06 COP 4,012

-20.75%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.35 MGA 5,648

$1.51 COP 5,732

-10.60%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.74 MGA 3,105

$1.36 COP 5,151

-45.59%

Potato (1kg)

$0.49 MGA 2,040

$1.12 COP 4,244

-56.25%

Onion (1kg)

$0.70 MGA 2,918

$1.17 COP 4,427

-40.17%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.32 MGA 1,324

$0.90 COP 3,416

-64.44%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.47 MGA 1,966

$0.84 COP 3,169

-44.05%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.79 MGA 7,491

$2.26 COP 8,553

-20.80%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.97 COP 37.8K

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.91 MGA 3,817

$1.18 COP 4,479

-22.88%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.13 MGA 4,714

$2.39 COP 9,048

-52.72%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.32 MGA 1,325

$0.86 COP 3,253

-62.79%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$41.45 COP 156.9K

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.47 COP 5,555

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.95 COP 7,367

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$7.76 COP 29.4K

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.06 MGA 4,458

$0.97 COP 3,663

9.28%

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

$17.9K COP 68.0M

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

$26.7K COP 101.2M

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

$81.1 COP 307.1K

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

$19.18 MGA 80.4K

$9.40 COP 35.6K

104.04%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$66.7 MGA 279.3K

$23.61 COP 89.4K

182.38%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$22.60 MGA 94.7K

$25.55 COP 96.7K

-11.55%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$19.29 COP 73.0K

Cinema Ticket

$6.54 MGA 27.4K

$4.10 COP 15.5K

59.51%

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

$306 COP 1.2M

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,899 COP 22.3M

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$8.80 MGA 36.9K

$59.8 COP 226.5K

-85.29%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$6.55 MGA 27.4K

$31.96 COP 121.0K

-79.51%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$54.5 MGA 228.5K

$103 COP 388.8K

-46.89%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$37.88 MGA 158.7K

$108 COP 408.4K

-64.88%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$135 MGA 566.8K

$483 COP 1.8M

-72.00%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$55.8 MGA 233.8K

$377 COP 1.4M

-85.21%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$449 MGA 1.9M

$822 COP 3.1M

-45.33%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$131 MGA 548.5K

$721 COP 2.7M

-81.84%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,784 COP 10.5M

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,320 COP 5.0M

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$141 MGA 591.7K

$538 COP 2.0M

-73.72%

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: March 2, 2026

Last update for Medellin: March 3, 2026

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