Cost of living comparison

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Medellin vs. Bogota Cost of Living Summary

Medellin is 2.9% more expensive than Bogota.

Restaurants: pay 16.3% more in Medellin
Groceries: pay 3.2% less in Medellin
Transportation: pay 5.0% more in Medellin
Housing: pay 5.3% more in Medellin
Childcare: pay 3.6% less in Medellin
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.3% less in Medellin
Clothing: pay 3.5% more in Medellin

The cost of restaurants, housing, transportation, and clothing in Medellin are more expensive than in Bogota. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Medellin.

Medellin vs. Bogota Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Medellin instead of Bogota, you would:

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pay 16.3% more for restaurants

	Bogota	Medellin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.12 COP18,824.89	$6.40 COP23,534.79	+25.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.68 COP28,237.33	$7.68 COP28,241.74
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.09 COP4,011.27	$1.16 COP4,276.91	+6.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.69 COP2,526.36	$0.81 COP2,963.51	+17.3%
Average			+16.3%

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pay 3.2% less for groceries

	Bogota	Medellin
Bread 1 loaf	$1.50 COP5,518.17	$1.42 COP5,231.87	-5.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.64 COP9,699.65	$2.26 COP8,313.26	-14.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.93 COP18,114.61	$4.18 COP15,360.62	-15.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.19 COP8,041.65	$2.36 COP8,668.79	+7.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.56 COP9,429.18	$2.61 COP9,582.68	+1.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 COP5,025.88	$1.13 COP4,159.70	-17.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 COP1,773.01	$0.48 COP1,781.61	+0.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.69 COP2,545.64	$0.79 COP2,921.96	+14.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 COP2,249.90	$0.65 COP2,372.27	+5.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 COP2,190.12	$0.58 COP2,146.90	-2.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 COP2,126.69	$0.51 COP1,884.17	-11.4%
Average			-3.2%

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pay 5.0% more for transportation

	Bogota	Medellin
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.02 COP14,799.98	$3.94 COP14,489.44	-2.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$43.77 COP161K	$43.52 COP160K	-0.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,277.24 COP64M	$18,943.94 COP70M	+9.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.87 COP58,357.15	$17.92 COP65,897.40	+12.9%
Average			+5.0%

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pay 5.3% more for housing

	Bogota	Medellin
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.12 COP103K	$25.49 COP93,720.75	-9.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$468.73 COP2M	$532.59 COP2M	+13.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$349.03 COP1M	$400.83 COP1M	+14.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$65.10 COP239K	$66.50 COP245K	+2.2%
Average			+5.3%

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pay 3.6% less for childcare

	Bogota	Medellin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$323.97 COP1M	$400.53 COP1M	+23.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,101.91 COP33M	$6,297.58 COP23M	-30.8%
Average			-3.6%

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pay 3.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Bogota	Medellin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.28 COP4,706.22	$1.79 COP6,589.74	+40.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.90 COP7,003.97	$1.76 COP6,470.12	-7.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.99 COP10,989.03	$2.30 COP8,472.52	-22.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.93 COP99,026.75	$26.71 COP98,218.51	-0.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.12 COP18,824.89	$3.84 COP14,120.87	-25.0%
Average			-3.3%

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pay 3.5% more for clothing

	Bogota	Medellin
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.64 COP234K	$66.24 COP244K	+4.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.73 COP164K	$37.24 COP137K	-16.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.65 COP381K	$108.25 COP398K	+4.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.70 COP334K	$110.81 COP407K	+22.2%
Average			+3.5%

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