Cost of Living Comparison Between Tongi and Medellin Cost of Living Comparison Between Tongi and Medellin

🙂 Solo nomad: Tongi is 54.5% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 68.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Tongi is 49.3% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 66.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.61 ৳197

$5.95 COP 22.7K

-72.94%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$10.08 ৳1,230

$33.1 COP 126.1K

-69.55%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.98 ৳608

$7.42 COP 28.3K

-32.88%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.02 ৳491

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.61 ৳563

Cappuccino

$1.48 ৳180

$1.69 COP 6,451

-12.43%

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

$0.32 ৳38.59

$1.06 COP 4,055

-69.81%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.17 ৳21.09

$0.72 COP 2,730

-76.39%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.66 COP 6,313

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.18 COP 12.1K

Milk (1 liter)

$0.66 ৳81.1

$1.1 COP 4,202

-40.00%

White Bread (500g)

$0.59 ৳72.2

$1.29 COP 4,918

-54.26%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.6 ৳73.3

$1.4 COP 5,320

-57.14%

Eggs

$1.17 ৳142

$2.25 COP 8,554

-48.00%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.85 ৳836

$4.46 COP 17K

53.59%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.44 ৳297

$5.68 COP 21.6K

-57.04%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5.35 ৳653

$8.84 COP 33.7K

-39.48%

Apples (1kg)

$2.2 ৳268

$2.35 COP 8,944

-6.38%

Banana (1kg)

$1 ৳122

$1.07 COP 4,065

-6.54%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.03 ৳248

$1.51 COP 5,771

34.44%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.63 ৳76.5

$1.37 COP 5,210

-54.01%

Potato (1kg)

$0.26 ৳31.39

$1.17 COP 4,473

-77.78%

Onion (1kg)

$0.41 ৳49.5

$1.16 COP 4,437

-64.66%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.33 ৳39.89

$0.89 COP 3,397

-62.92%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.26 ৳31.46

$0.84 COP 3,212

-69.05%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$10 ৳1,221

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.25 ৳274

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.83 ৳589

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.83 ৳346

$2.34 COP 8,899

20.94%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.02 COP 38.2K

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.2 COP 4,572

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.51 COP 9,561

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.2 ৳24.37

$0.86 COP 3,272

-76.74%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$10.27 ৳1,254

$41.69 COP 158.8K

-75.37%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.8 ৳97.1

$1.42 COP 5,427

-43.66%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.42 ৳51.7

$1.9 COP 7,246

-77.89%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.11 ৳257

$7.83 COP 29.8K

-73.05%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1 ৳123

$0.95 COP 3,635

5.26%

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

$28.4K ৳3.5M

$18K COP 68.6M

57.68%

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

$27.7K ৳3.4M

$27K COP 103M

2.37%

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

$29.53 ৳3,605

$83.5 COP 317.9K

-64.61%

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

$4.63 ৳565

$9.94 COP 37.9K

-53.42%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$9.16 ৳1,118

$24.34 COP 92.7K

-62.37%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$13.47 ৳1,645

$25.63 COP 97.6K

-47.44%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$12.02 ৳1,467

$19.22 COP 73.2K

-37.46%

Cinema Ticket

$4.21 ৳514

$4.06 COP 15.5K

3.69%

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

$27.26 ৳3,328

$311 COP 1.2M

-91.24%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$931 ৳113.6K

$5,954 COP 22.7M

-84.37%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$16.25 ৳1,984

$58.3 COP 222.3K

-72.15%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$17.8 ৳2,173

$31.67 COP 120.7K

-43.80%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$33.08 ৳4,038

$100 COP 382.6K

-67.06%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$36.21 ৳4,420

$107 COP 407K

-66.10%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$70.2 ৳8,563

$475 COP 1.8M

-85.23%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$41.02 ৳5,007

$377 COP 1.4M

-89.13%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$162 ৳19.7K

$825 COP 3.1M

-80.43%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$95.4 ৳11.6K

$732 COP 2.8M

-86.97%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$508 ৳62K

$2,223 COP 8.5M

-77.13%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$362 ৳44.2K

$1,553 COP 5.9M

-76.70%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$559 COP 2.1M

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

10.29

13.43

-23.38%

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

Last update for Tongi: November 23, 2025

Last update for Medellin: November 24, 2025

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