Cost of Living Comparison Between Alabang and Medellin Cost of Living Comparison Between Alabang and Medellin

🙂 Solo nomad: Alabang is 4.8% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 31% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Alabang is 31.5% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 30.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.04 ₱236

$5.91 COP 22.5K

-31.64%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$21.04 ₱1,228

$32.19 COP 122.7K

-34.64%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$2.25 ₱131

$7.21 COP 27.5K

-68.79%

Cappuccino

$2.59 ₱151

$1.65 COP 6,284

56.97%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.95 ₱55.4

$1.11 COP 4,224

-14.41%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.38 ₱22.04

$0.71 COP 2,716

-46.48%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.26 ₱73.3

$1.74 COP 6,637

-27.59%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.59 ₱151

$3.19 COP 12.2K

-18.81%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.54 ₱89.9

$1.1 COP 4,176

40.00%

White Bread (500g)

$1.21 ₱70.7

$1.3 COP 4,965

-6.92%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.74 ₱43.43

$1.39 COP 5,302

-46.76%

Eggs

$1.95 ₱114

$2.18 COP 8,302

-10.55%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.23 ₱422

$4.54 COP 17.3K

59.25%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.99 ₱175

$5.85 COP 22.3K

-48.89%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$6.71 ₱392

$8.62 COP 32.8K

-22.16%

Apples (1kg)

$2.22 ₱130

$2.24 COP 8,539

-0.89%

Banana (1kg)

$1.38 ₱80.8

$1.07 COP 4,080

28.97%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.56 ₱91.1

$1.53 COP 5,822

1.96%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.58 ₱92.5

$1.41 COP 5,377

12.06%

Potato (1kg)

$1.22 ₱71.5

$1.12 COP 4,269

8.93%

Onion (1kg)

$3.21 ₱187

$1.14 COP 4,343

181.58%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.58 ₱92.3

$0.9 COP 3,418

75.56%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.7 ₱40.83

$0.91 COP 3,481

-23.08%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.08 ₱122

$2.34 COP 8,932

-11.11%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.54 ₱440

$9.94 COP 37.9K

-24.14%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.22 ₱71.4

$1.15 COP 4,369

6.09%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.79 ₱105

$2.38 COP 9,066

-24.79%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.28 ₱16.45

$0.81 COP 3,069

-65.43%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$40.57 COP 154.6K

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.82 ₱48.01

$1.46 COP 5,572

-43.84%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.22 ₱12.81

$1.99 COP 7,570

-88.94%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.16 ₱126

$7.96 COP 30.3K

-72.86%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.15 ₱67.1

$1.01 COP 3,844

13.86%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$26K ₱1.5M

$17.7K COP 67.3M

47.29%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$20.2K ₱1.2M

$26.8K COP 102.1M

-24.76%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$46.64 ₱2,722

$80.8 COP 308K

-42.31%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$32.57 ₱1,901

$9.39 COP 35.8K

246.86%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$29.62 ₱1,729

$23.51 COP 89.6K

25.99%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$33.79 ₱1,972

$25.61 COP 97.6K

31.94%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.95 COP 72.2K

Cinema Ticket

$3.51 ₱205

$4.12 COP 15.7K

-14.81%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$67.6 ₱3,944

$306 COP 1.2M

-77.94%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,781 ₱162.3K

$5,875 COP 22.4M

-52.66%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$31.35 ₱1,830

$58.8 COP 224K

-46.68%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$17.4 ₱1,016

$31.9 COP 121.5K

-45.45%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$98.8 ₱5,767

$102 COP 387.4K

-2.82%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$53.6 ₱3,128

$108 COP 413K

-50.55%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$251 ₱14.7K

$478 COP 1.8M

-47.39%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$177 ₱10.3K

$375 COP 1.4M

-52.75%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$588 ₱34.3K

$838 COP 3.2M

-29.84%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$401 ₱23.4K

$727 COP 2.8M

-44.82%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,251 COP 8.6M

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,598 COP 6.1M

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$517 COP 2M

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

8.13

13.43

-39.46%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Alabang: December 1, 2025

Last update for Medellin: December 1, 2025

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