Cost of living in Medellin, Colombia

The cost of living in Medellin, Colombia is approximately 873 $ per month for a single person, including rent.

For a family of four, it's around 2221 $, also including rent.

Cost of living in Medellin

Cost of Living, one person, including rent
873 $
Without Rent
478 $
Rent & Utilities
395 $
Food
264 $
Transport
130 $
Monthly Salary, after tax
417 $
GDP per Capita
6,980 $
Freedom Index
6.54
Lifespan
74 years
Speak English
4%
Population
2.5M

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Restaurants

Lunch menu, inexpensive restaurant 5.77 $
Dinner 24 $
Fast food, McDonalds or KFC 6.82 $
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz 1.83 $
Capuccino 1.96 $
Coke, 330ml 0.98 $

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Markets

Milk, 1 L or 1 qt 1.06 $
Bread, 0.5 kg or 1 lb 1.28 $
Rice, 1 kg or 2 lb 1.18 $
Eggs, 12 pack 2.21 $
Cheese, 1 kg or 2 lb 5.4 $
Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2 lb 5.4 $
Round Steak, 1 kg or 2 lb 10.2 $
Apples, 1 kg or 2 lb 2.22 $
Banana, 1 kg or 2 lb 0.92 $
Oranges, 1 kg or 2 lb 1.26 $
Tomato, 1 kg or 2 lb 1.18 $
Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 1.07 $
Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 1.14 $
Water, 1 L or 1 qt 0.53 $
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz 1.59 $
Wine, 750 mL bottle 10.7 $
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz 1.05 $
Cigarette pack 2.18 $

Transportation

One-way Ticket 0.72 $
Monthly Pass 43 $
Gas or Petrol, 1l or 0.26 gal 0.98 $
Taxi, 8 km 12.7 $

Personal Care

Doctor Visit, private clinic 35.3 $
Cold medicine, for 1 week 5.27 $
Hair Shampoo, 400 ml or 12 oz. 4.2 $
Toilet paper, 4 rolls 2.89 $
Toothpaste, 1 tube 2.22 $

Utilities per Month

1 person, electricity, heating, water & garbage 46 $
Family of 4, electricity, heating, water & garbage 70 $
Internet plan, +60 Mbps 21.7 $

Rent per Month

1 Bedroom Apartment, outside of center, 40 sq.m 300 $
3 Bedroom Apartment, outside of center, 85 sq.m 646 $
1 Bedroom Apartment, in city center, 40 sq.m 436 $
3 Bedroom Apartment, in city center, 85 sq.m 864 $

Buy Apartment Price

Price per Square Meter to Buy Apartment, in city center 1,473 $
Price per Square Meter to Buy House, in suburbs 1,403 $

Salaries and Financing

Average Monthly Net Salary, after tax 417 $
Mortgage Interest Rate, for 20 years fixed-rate 15.54%

Sports and Leisure

Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult 27 $
Cinema, 1 seat 4.13 $
Haircut 8.07 $

Clothing and Shoes

Brand Sneakers, mid-range, Nike or similar 91.7 $
Brand Jeans, Levis 501 56.2 $

Childcare

Preschool, full day, monthly for 1 child 239 $
International Primary School, yearly for 1 child 6,129 $

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Trinidad And Tobago
Medellin vs Chaguanas (Chaguanas is 23% more expensive) Medellin vs Port of Spain (Port of Spain is 34% more expensive) Medellin vs San Fernando (San Fernando is 10% more expensive) Medellin vs Scarborough (Scarborough is 26% more expensive) Medellin vs San Juan (San Juan is 33% more expensive)
Chile
Medellin vs Santiago (Santiago is 37% more expensive) Medellin vs Puente Alto (Puente Alto is 10% more expensive) Medellin vs Antofagasta (Antofagasta is 21% more expensive) Medellin vs Vina del Mar (Vina del Mar is 7% more expensive) Medellin vs San Bernardo (San Bernardo is 2% less expensive) Medellin vs Valparaiso (Valparaiso is 10% more expensive) Medellin vs Temuco (Temuco is 0% more expensive) Medellin vs Rancagua (Rancagua is 3% less expensive) Medellin vs Concepcion (Concepcion is 6% more expensive) Medellin vs Talca (Talca is 3% less expensive)
Guyana
Medellin vs Georgetown (Georgetown is 13% more expensive) Medellin vs Linden (Linden is 16% more expensive) Medellin vs New Amsterdam (New Amsterdam is 16% more expensive)
Mexico
Medellin vs Mexico City (Mexico City is 36% more expensive) Medellin vs Tijuana (Tijuana is 20% more expensive) Medellin vs Ecatepec de Morelos (Ecatepec de Morelos is 16% less expensive) Medellin vs Leon (Leon is 18% less expensive) Medellin vs Zapopan (Zapopan is 16% more expensive) Medellin vs Guadalajara (Guadalajara is 13% more expensive) Medellin vs Puebla (Puebla is 8% more expensive) Medellin vs Ciudad Juarez (Ciudad Juarez is 12% more expensive) Medellin vs Monterrey (Monterrey is 44% more expensive) Medellin vs Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl (Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl is 17% less expensive)
Suriname
Medellin vs Paramaribo (Paramaribo is 0% less expensive) Medellin vs Nieuw Nickerie (Nieuw Nickerie is 3% less expensive)
Ecuador
Medellin vs Guayaquil (Guayaquil is 4% more expensive) Medellin vs Quito (Quito is 3% more expensive) Medellin vs Cuenca (Cuenca is 12% less expensive) Medellin vs Santo Domingo (Santo Domingo is 32% less expensive) Medellin vs Duran (Duran is 7% less expensive) Medellin vs Machala (Machala is 32% less expensive) Medellin vs Manta (Manta is 0% less expensive) Medellin vs Portoviejo (Portoviejo is 13% less expensive) Medellin vs Loja (Loja is 29% less expensive) Medellin vs Quevedo (Quevedo is 25% less expensive)
Peru
Medellin vs Lima (Lima is 13% more expensive) Medellin vs Arequipa (Arequipa is 36% less expensive) Medellin vs Trujillo (Trujillo is 20% less expensive) Medellin vs Chiclayo (Chiclayo is 41% less expensive) Medellin vs Callao (Callao is 11% less expensive) Medellin vs Piura (Piura is 35% less expensive) Medellin vs Cusco (Cusco is 26% less expensive) Medellin vs Chimbote (Chimbote is 43% less expensive) Medellin vs Huancayo (Huancayo is 32% less expensive) Medellin vs Iquitos (Iquitos is 22% less expensive)
Venezuela
Medellin vs Caracas (Caracas is 20% more expensive) Medellin vs Maracaibo (Maracaibo is 19% less expensive) Medellin vs Valencia (Valencia is 10% less expensive) Medellin vs Maracay (Maracay is 17% less expensive) Medellin vs Barquisimeto (Barquisimeto is 18% less expensive) Medellin vs Barinas (Barinas is 8% less expensive) Medellin vs Ciudad Guayana (Ciudad Guayana is 2% more expensive) Medellin vs Catia La Mar (Catia La Mar is 8% more expensive) Medellin vs Ciudad Bolivar (Ciudad Bolivar is 0% less expensive) Medellin vs Santa Teresa del Tuy (Santa Teresa del Tuy is 4% more expensive)
Colombia
Medellin vs Bogota (Bogota is 1% less expensive) Medellin vs Medellin (Medellin has similar costs) Medellin vs Cali (Cali is 16% less expensive) Medellin vs Barranquilla (Barranquilla is 10% less expensive) Medellin vs Cartagena (Cartagena is 14% less expensive) Medellin vs Cucuta (Cucuta is 37% less expensive) Medellin vs Soacha (Soacha is 14% less expensive) Medellin vs Soledad (Soledad is 4% less expensive) Medellin vs Villavicencio (Villavicencio is 46% less expensive) Medellin vs Bucaramanga (Bucaramanga is 26% less expensive)
Brazil
Medellin vs Sao Paulo (Sao Paulo is 16% more expensive) Medellin vs Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro is 9% more expensive) Medellin vs Brasilia (Brasilia is 8% less expensive) Medellin vs Fortaleza (Fortaleza is 18% less expensive) Medellin vs Salvador (Salvador is 15% less expensive) Medellin vs Belo Horizonte (Belo Horizonte is 10% less expensive) Medellin vs Manaus (Manaus is 9% less expensive) Medellin vs Curitiba (Curitiba is 12% less expensive) Medellin vs Recife (Recife is 11% less expensive) Medellin vs Goiania (Goiania is 25% less expensive)
Argentina
Medellin vs Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires is 4% more expensive) Medellin vs Cordoba (Cordoba is 6% more expensive) Medellin vs Rosario (Rosario is 28% less expensive) Medellin vs San Miguel de Tucuman (San Miguel de Tucuman is 20% less expensive) Medellin vs Mar del Plata (Mar del Plata is 14% less expensive) Medellin vs Salta (Salta is 16% less expensive) Medellin vs San Juan (San Juan is 25% less expensive) Medellin vs Lanus (Lanus is 7% less expensive) Medellin vs Santiago del Estero (Santiago del Estero is 56% less expensive) Medellin vs Santa Fe (Santa Fe is 19% less expensive)
Bolivia
Medellin vs Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Santa Cruz de la Sierra is 13% less expensive) Medellin vs La Paz (La Paz is 23% less expensive) Medellin vs El Alto (El Alto is 27% less expensive) Medellin vs Cochabamba (Cochabamba is 39% less expensive) Medellin vs Sucre (Sucre is 25% less expensive) Medellin vs Oruro (Oruro is 31% less expensive) Medellin vs Potosi (Potosi is 43% less expensive) Medellin vs Tarija (Tarija is 28% less expensive) Medellin vs Sacaba (Sacaba is 39% less expensive) Medellin vs Trinidad (Trinidad is 12% less expensive)
Paraguay
Medellin vs Asuncion (Asuncion is 24% less expensive) Medellin vs Ciudad del Este (Ciudad del Este is 39% less expensive) Medellin vs Luque (Luque is 31% less expensive) Medellin vs San Lorenzo (San Lorenzo is 29% less expensive) Medellin vs Pedro Juan Caballero (Pedro Juan Caballero is 40% less expensive) Medellin vs Caaguazu (Caaguazu is 53% less expensive) Medellin vs Encarnacion (Encarnacion is 41% less expensive) Medellin vs Coronel Oviedo (Coronel Oviedo is 39% less expensive) Medellin vs Concepcion (Concepcion is 38% less expensive)