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

🙂 Solo nomad: Vacoas is 23.6% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 28.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Vacoas is 8.8% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 32.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.53 MUR 301

$5.97 COP 21.9K

9.38%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$33.64 MUR 1,553

$32.40 COP 119.0K

3.83%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.90 MUR 226

$7.13 COP 26.2K

-31.28%

Cappuccino

$2.67 MUR 123

$1.65 COP 6,043

61.82%

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

$1.01 MUR 46.60

$1.06 COP 3,882

-4.72%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.60 MUR 27.63

$0.77 COP 2,839

-22.08%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.25 MUR 104

$1.75 COP 6,419

28.57%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.92 MUR 88.8

$3.06 COP 11.2K

-37.25%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.33 MUR 61.5

$1.10 COP 4,026

20.91%

White Bread (500g)

$0.71 MUR 32.69

$1.30 COP 4,771

-45.38%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.27 MUR 58.8

$1.34 COP 4,906

-5.22%

Eggs

$2.12 MUR 98.0

$2.26 COP 8,300

-6.19%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$2.83 MUR 131

$4.50 COP 16.5K

-37.11%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.02 MUR 140

$5.80 COP 21.3K

-47.93%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5.38 MUR 248

$8.96 COP 32.9K

-39.96%

Apples (1kg)

$1.97 MUR 90.7

$2.37 COP 8,692

-16.88%

Banana (1kg)

$2.04 MUR 94.0

$1.07 COP 3,940

90.65%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.45 MUR 66.9

$1.48 COP 5,419

-2.03%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.67 MUR 123

$1.36 COP 5,012

96.32%

Potato (1kg)

$0.98 MUR 45.25

$1.13 COP 4,136

-13.27%

Onion (1kg)

$0.93 MUR 42.91

$1.13 COP 4,161

-17.70%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.84 MUR 38.77

$0.89 COP 3,275

-5.62%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.74 MUR 34.16

$0.85 COP 3,114

-12.94%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$5.86 MUR 270

$2.28 COP 8,361

157.02%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.39 MUR 295

$10.15 COP 37.3K

-37.04%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.40 MUR 64.8

$1.19 COP 4,359

17.65%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.22 MUR 103

$2.40 COP 8,829

-7.50%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.95 MUR 43.85

$0.84 COP 3,075

13.10%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$40.85 COP 150.0K

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.36 MUR 201

$1.48 COP 5,417

194.59%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.69 MUR 124

$1.89 COP 6,950

42.33%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.53 MUR 209

$8.05 COP 29.5K

-43.73%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.39 MUR 64.2

$0.94 COP 3,455

47.87%

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

$26.6K MUR 1.2M

$17.7K COP 65.2M

49.83%

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

$29.2K MUR 1.3M

$26.4K COP 96.8M

10.67%

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

$49.81 MUR 2,299

$81.9 COP 300.7K

-39.17%

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

$11.17 MUR 515

$9.54 COP 35.0K

17.09%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$26.02 MUR 1,201

$23.68 COP 87.0K

9.88%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$26.27 MUR 1,212

$25.85 COP 94.9K

1.62%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.72 COP 68.7K

Cinema Ticket

$5.65 MUR 261

$4.05 COP 14.9K

39.51%

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

$153 MUR 7,076

$316 COP 1.2M

-51.48%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,953 MUR 182.5K

$5,971 COP 21.9M

-33.80%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$29.78 MUR 1,374

$59.0 COP 216.5K

-49.48%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$28.76 MUR 1,328

$32.49 COP 119.3K

-11.48%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$65.1 MUR 3,003

$99.9 COP 366.7K

-34.86%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$59.6 MUR 2,749

$108 COP 394.9K

-44.62%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$269 MUR 12.4K

$491 COP 1.8M

-45.24%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$238 MUR 11.0K

$371 COP 1.4M

-35.85%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$517 MUR 23.8K

$821 COP 3.0M

-37.11%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$328 MUR 15.1K

$731 COP 2.7M

-55.11%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,673 MUR 123.4K

$3,019 COP 11.1M

-11.46%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,382 MUR 110.0K

$1,332 COP 4.9M

78.84%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$714 MUR 32.9K

$517 COP 1.9M

38.05%

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: January 12, 2026

Last update for Medellin: January 12, 2026

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