Cost of Living in Medellín

This page summarises typical cost of living in Medellín, Colombia, expressed in COP. A single person can expect to budget around 2,990,000 COP per month before rent-driven variation, with an affordability score of 78/100 (higher means more affordable). On that scale Medellín is relatively affordable relative to other cities in the dataset. These are deterministic planning estimates derived from a country cost baseline adjusted for the city's affordability and size — they are not live market prices, not a ranking, and should be verified against current local sources before relocation or travel decisions.

Currency: COP. Data year 2025; last updated 2026-05-16.

Medellín has an affordability score of 78/100, which places it in the relatively affordable range relative to other indexed cities. Because every city profile uses the same scale, this score is the most reliable cross-city comparison — local-currency totals above are not directly comparable between countries.

In Medellín a single-person monthly budget is around 2,990,000 COP and a one-bedroom rent around 1,590,000 COP. Use the affordability score (78/100) to compare across countries, since amounts are shown in each city's local currency.

• Cost of living in Bogotá — affordability 80/100
• Cost of living in Lima — affordability 78/100
• Cost of living in Quito — affordability 80/100