Cost of Living Comparison Between Vacoas and Medellin Cost of Living Comparison Between Vacoas and Medellin

🙂 Solo nomad: Vacoas is 27.1% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 24.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Vacoas is 22.7% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 33% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.5 MUR 299

$5.91 COP 22.5K

9.98%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$32.72 MUR 1,505

$32.19 COP 122.7K

1.65%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.86 MUR 224

$7.21 COP 27.5K

-32.59%

Cappuccino

$2.67 MUR 123

$1.65 COP 6,284

61.82%

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

$0.96 MUR 44.08

$1.11 COP 4,224

-13.51%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.6 MUR 27.7

$0.71 COP 2,716

-15.49%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.18 MUR 100

$1.74 COP 6,637

25.29%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.03 MUR 93.3

$3.19 COP 12.2K

-36.36%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.34 MUR 61.5

$1.1 COP 4,176

21.82%

White Bread (500g)

$0.66 MUR 30.58

$1.3 COP 4,965

-49.23%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.32 MUR 60.5

$1.39 COP 5,302

-5.04%

Eggs

$2.18 MUR 100

$2.18 COP 8,302

Local Cheese (1kg)

$2.8 MUR 129

$4.54 COP 17.3K

-38.33%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.89 MUR 133

$5.85 COP 22.3K

-50.60%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5.35 MUR 246

$8.62 COP 32.8K

-37.94%

Apples (1kg)

$1.97 MUR 90.5

$2.24 COP 8,539

-12.05%

Banana (1kg)

$2 MUR 91.8

$1.07 COP 4,080

86.92%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.44 MUR 66.3

$1.53 COP 5,822

-5.88%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.73 MUR 126

$1.41 COP 5,377

93.62%

Potato (1kg)

$0.98 MUR 45.1

$1.12 COP 4,269

-12.50%

Onion (1kg)

$0.99 MUR 45.53

$1.14 COP 4,343

-13.16%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.86 MUR 39.49

$0.9 COP 3,418

-4.44%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.7 MUR 32.13

$0.91 COP 3,481

-23.08%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$5.63 MUR 259

$2.34 COP 8,932

140.60%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.69 MUR 308

$9.94 COP 37.9K

-32.70%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.44 MUR 66

$1.15 COP 4,369

25.22%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.25 MUR 103

$2.38 COP 9,066

-5.46%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.01 MUR 46.67

$0.81 COP 3,069

24.69%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$40.57 COP 154.6K

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.43 MUR 204

$1.46 COP 5,572

203.42%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.63 MUR 121

$1.99 COP 7,570

32.16%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.45 MUR 205

$7.96 COP 30.3K

-44.10%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.46 MUR 67

$1.01 COP 3,844

44.55%

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

$26K MUR 1.2M

$17.7K COP 67.3M

46.95%

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

$28.7K MUR 1.3M

$26.8K COP 102.1M

7.09%

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

$48.64 MUR 2,237

$80.8 COP 308K

-39.83%

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

$11.08 MUR 510

$9.39 COP 35.8K

18.00%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$25.93 MUR 1,193

$23.51 COP 89.6K

10.29%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$26.81 MUR 1,233

$25.61 COP 97.6K

4.69%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.95 COP 72.2K

Cinema Ticket

$5.55 MUR 255

$4.12 COP 15.7K

34.71%

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

$154 MUR 7,072

$306 COP 1.2M

-49.82%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,916 MUR 180.2K

$5,875 COP 22.4M

-33.34%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$29.17 MUR 1,342

$58.8 COP 224K

-50.39%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$28.57 MUR 1,314

$31.9 COP 121.5K

-10.44%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$65.4 MUR 3,009

$102 COP 387.4K

-35.68%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$59.7 MUR 2,748

$108 COP 413K

-44.89%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$264 MUR 12.1K

$478 COP 1.8M

-44.72%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$234 MUR 10.8K

$375 COP 1.4M

-37.63%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$504 MUR 23.2K

$838 COP 3.2M

-39.83%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$325 MUR 14.9K

$727 COP 2.8M

-55.34%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,669 MUR 122.8K

$2,251 COP 8.6M

18.61%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,367 MUR 108.9K

$1,598 COP 6.1M

48.10%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$709 MUR 32.6K

$517 COP 2M

37.03%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.25

13.43

-68.35%

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

Last update for Vacoas: November 30, 2025

Last update for Medellin: December 1, 2025

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