Cities / Americas / Colombia

Medellín

Colombia

One person needs about COP 3,550,578 a month here, renting a 1-bedroom flat in the centre. A family of four needs about COP 10,164,929.

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Renting in the city centre. Built from the prices below. What we count

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Item	Typical	Reports
1-bedroom flat, city centreEstimated	COP 1,750,527	0 reports
1-bedroom flat, outside the centreEstimated	COP 1,260,379	0 reports
3-bedroom flat, city centreEstimated	COP 3,676,107	0 reports
3-bedroom flat, outside the centreEstimated	COP 2,625,791	0 reports

Item	Typical	Reports
Milk, 1 LEstimated	COP 2,191	0 reports
Fresh white bread, 500 gEstimated	COP 6,065	0 reports
White rice, 1 kgEstimated	COP 8,428	0 reports
Eggs, 12Estimated	COP 7,581	0 reports
Local cheese, 1 kgEstimated	COP 25,284	0 reports
Chicken fillets, 1 kgEstimated	COP 21,913	0 reports
Beef, round or similar, 1 kgEstimated	COP 30,341	0 reports
Apples, 1 kgEstimated	COP 8,339	0 reports
Bananas, 1 kgEstimated	COP 3,034	0 reports
Oranges, 1 kgEstimated	COP 7,581	0 reports
Tomatoes, 1 kgEstimated	COP 8,339	0 reports
Potatoes, 1 kgEstimated	COP 5,307	0 reports
Onions, 1 kgEstimated	COP 5,307	0 reports
Lettuce, 1 headEstimated	COP 4,245	0 reports
Bottled water, 1.5 LEstimated	COP 3,708	0 reports
Bottle of mid-range wineEstimated	COP 33,333	0 reports
Local beer, 0.5 L, from a shopEstimated	COP 5,057	0 reports
Cigarettes, pack of 20Estimated	COP 29,983	0 reports

Item	Typical	Reports
Meal at an inexpensive restaurantEstimated	COP 20,074	0 reports
Three-course dinner for two, mid-range restaurantEstimated	COP 80,295	0 reports
Fast-food combo mealEstimated	COP 14,720	0 reports
Cappuccino, regularEstimated	COP 4,910	0 reports
Local draft beer, 0.5 LEstimated	COP 9,930	0 reports
Soft drink, 0.33 L, in a caféEstimated	COP 3,409	0 reports

Item	Typical	Reports
One-way local transit ticketEstimated	COP 3,200	0 reports
Monthly public transport passEstimated	COP 145,644	0 reports
Taxi, starting fareEstimated	COP 3,862	0 reports
Taxi, per kmEstimated	COP 2,096	0 reports
Petrol, 1 LEstimated	COP 2,316	0 reports

Item	Typical	Reports
Electricity, water, heating and cooling for 85 m²Estimated	COP 286,389	0 reports
Mobile plan with calls and 10 GB+ dataEstimated	COP 90,970	0 reports
Home internet, 60 Mbps or fasterEstimated	COP 98,551	0 reports

Item	Typical	What people paid	Reports
Gym membership, monthlyEstimated	COP 110,401		0 reports
Cinema ticketEstimated	COP 22,080		0 reports

Item	Typical	Reports
Jeans, Levi's 501 or similarEstimated	COP 158,744	0 reports
Summer dress from a chain storeEstimated	COP 104,230	0 reports
Running shoes, mid-rangeEstimated	COP 268,642	0 reports

Item	Typical	What people paid	Reports
Private full-day preschool, monthly, one childEstimated	COP 2,053,177		0 reports
International primary school, yearly, one childEstimated	COP 60,393,183		0 reports

Item	Typical	What people paid	Reports
Price per m² to buy a flat, centreEstimated	COP 8,402,530		0 reports
Price per m² to buy a flat, outside the centreEstimated	COP 5,426,634		0 reports

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