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

🙂 Solo nomad: Toamasina is 32.6% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 58.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Toamasina is 46.3% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 56.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.59 MGA 12.0K

$5.97 COP 21.9K

-56.62%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$15.41 MGA 71.2K

$32.40 COP 119.0K

-52.44%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.43 MGA 20.5K

$7.13 COP 26.2K

-37.87%

Cappuccino

$1.20 MGA 5,547

$1.65 COP 6,043

-27.27%

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

$0.72 MGA 3,310

$1.06 COP 3,882

-32.08%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.69 MGA 3,184

$0.77 COP 2,839

-10.39%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.76 MGA 3,499

$1.75 COP 6,419

-56.57%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.14 MGA 5,257

$3.06 COP 11.2K

-62.75%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.97 MGA 4,503

$1.10 COP 4,026

-11.82%

White Bread (500g)

$0.65 MGA 2,983

$1.30 COP 4,771

-50.00%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.65 MGA 3,007

$1.34 COP 4,906

-51.49%

Eggs

$1.90 MGA 8,785

$2.26 COP 8,300

-15.93%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.48 MGA 48.4K

$4.50 COP 16.5K

132.89%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.51 MGA 30.1K

$5.80 COP 21.3K

12.24%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5.01 MGA 23.2K

$8.96 COP 32.9K

-44.08%

Apples (1kg)

$1.46 MGA 6,748

$2.37 COP 8,692

-38.40%

Banana (1kg)

$0.80 MGA 3,684

$1.07 COP 3,940

-25.23%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.34 MGA 6,212

$1.48 COP 5,419

-9.46%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.75 MGA 3,471

$1.36 COP 5,012

-44.85%

Potato (1kg)

$0.49 MGA 2,255

$1.13 COP 4,136

-56.64%

Onion (1kg)

$0.74 MGA 3,424

$1.13 COP 4,161

-34.51%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.34 MGA 1,589

$0.89 COP 3,275

-61.80%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.46 MGA 2,110

$0.85 COP 3,114

-45.88%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.79 MGA 8,266

$2.28 COP 8,361

-21.49%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.15 COP 37.3K

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.84 MGA 3,873

$1.19 COP 4,359

-29.41%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.09 MGA 5,022

$2.40 COP 8,829

-54.58%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.32 MGA 1,459

$0.84 COP 3,075

-61.90%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$40.85 COP 150.0K

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.48 COP 5,417

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.89 COP 6,950

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$8.05 COP 29.5K

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.08 MGA 4,968

$0.94 COP 3,455

14.89%

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

$17.7K COP 65.2M

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

$26.4K COP 96.8M

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

$81.9 COP 300.7K

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

$18.70 MGA 86.4K

$9.54 COP 35.0K

96.02%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$67.6 MGA 312.2K

$23.68 COP 87.0K

185.30%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$22.56 MGA 104.2K

$25.85 COP 94.9K

-12.73%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.72 COP 68.7K

Cinema Ticket

$6.64 MGA 30.7K

$4.05 COP 14.9K

63.95%

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

$316 COP 1.2M

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,971 COP 21.9M

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$8.84 MGA 40.9K

$59.0 COP 216.5K

-85.00%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$6.71 MGA 31.0K

$32.49 COP 119.3K

-79.35%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$54.9 MGA 253.5K

$99.9 COP 366.7K

-45.07%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$36.57 MGA 169.0K

$108 COP 394.9K

-65.99%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$133 MGA 615.1K

$491 COP 1.8M

-72.91%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$54.5 MGA 251.8K

$371 COP 1.4M

-85.32%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$450 MGA 2.1M

$821 COP 3.0M

-45.20%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$135 MGA 622.7K

$731 COP 2.7M

-81.57%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,019 COP 11.1M

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,332 COP 4.9M

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$129 MGA 597.6K

$517 COP 1.9M

-74.98%

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: January 11, 2026

Last update for Medellin: January 12, 2026

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