City comparison
Cost of living in Buenos Aires vs Medellín
One person needs about €936 a month in Buenos Aires and €968 in Medellín, rent included — Buenos Aires is 3% cheaper overall.
Salary you'd need to keep the same lifestyle
Enter your current net monthly pay. We scale it by the full cost basket — rent, groceries, transport, utilities, eating out and internet.
To live in Medellín the way you live in Buenos Aires on €3,000, you need
€3,103/ month net
3% more than today (+€103)
- Buenos Aires today
- Basket €936 · left over €2,064 (69%)
- Medellín at the matched salary
- Basket €968 · left over €2,135 (69%)
Local pay context: average tech net pay covers the basket 134% over in Medellín (adequate) vs 150% in Buenos Aires. Purchasing power index · How we calculate this
🇦🇷 Buenos Aires
Very cheap in hard currency, with prices that move week to week.
Monthly budget: €936
Sources: Eurostat, Harmonised price indices (2025) · 0 community reports
🇨🇴 Medellín
Spring weather year-round and the cheapest nomad hub in the Americas.
Monthly budget: €968
Sources: Eurostat, Harmonised price indices (2025) · 0 community reports
Should you move to Buenos Aires or Medellín?
On salary, Buenos Aires pays more for tech roles (€1,400 versus €1,300 a month), so the money left over after costs is €464 in Buenos Aires at the top end.
Rent drives most of the gap: €550 in Buenos Aires against €600 in Medellín. Groceries, transport and utilities move far less between the two.
For remote workers, the nomad index scores Buenos Aires at 72 and Medellín at 76 — see the full nomad index and our data methodology.