City comparison
Cost of living in Medellín vs Buenos Aires
One person needs about €968 a month in Medellín and €936 in Buenos Aires, 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 Buenos Aires the way you live in Medellín on €3,000, you need
€2,901/ month net
3% less than today (-€99)
- Medellín today
- Basket €968 · left over €2,032 (68%)
- Buenos Aires at the matched salary
- Basket €936 · left over €1,965 (68%)
Local pay context: average tech net pay covers the basket 150% over in Buenos Aires (adequate) vs 134% in Medellín. Purchasing power index · How we calculate this
🇨🇴 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
🇦🇷 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
Should you move to Medellín or Buenos Aires?
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: €600 in Medellín against €550 in Buenos Aires. Groceries, transport and utilities move far less between the two.
For remote workers, the nomad index scores Medellín at 76 and Buenos Aires at 72 — see the full nomad index and our data methodology.