Cost of Living Comparison Between Butuan and Medellin Cost of Living Comparison Between Butuan and Medellin

🙂 Solo nomad: Butuan is 26% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 27.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Butuan is 17.5% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 31.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.31 ₱251

$5.91 COP 22.5K

-27.07%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$15.89 ₱928

$32.19 COP 122.7K

-50.64%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$2.44 ₱143

$7.21 COP 27.5K

-66.16%

Cappuccino

$1.6 ₱93.6

$1.65 COP 6,284

-3.03%

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

$0.35 ₱20.58

$1.11 COP 4,224

-68.47%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.31 ₱18.24

$0.71 COP 2,716

-56.34%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.22 ₱71.2

$1.74 COP 6,637

-29.89%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.79 ₱104

$3.19 COP 12.2K

-43.89%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.71 ₱99.8

$1.1 COP 4,176

55.45%

White Bread (500g)

$1.07 ₱62.6

$1.3 COP 4,965

-17.69%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.98 ₱57.5

$1.39 COP 5,302

-29.50%

Eggs

$2.08 ₱121

$2.18 COP 8,302

-4.59%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$5.83 ₱340

$4.54 COP 17.3K

28.41%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.69 ₱215

$5.85 COP 22.3K

-36.92%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.25 ₱423

$8.62 COP 32.8K

-15.89%

Apples (1kg)

$1.44 ₱84.2

$2.24 COP 8,539

-35.71%

Banana (1kg)

$0.56 ₱32.44

$1.07 COP 4,080

-47.66%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.86 ₱50.4

$1.53 COP 5,822

-43.79%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.42 ₱82.6

$1.41 COP 5,377

0.71%

Potato (1kg)

$2.18 ₱127

$1.12 COP 4,269

94.64%

Onion (1kg)

$3.16 ₱184

$1.14 COP 4,343

177.19%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.32 ₱77

$0.9 COP 3,418

46.67%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.53 ₱30.98

$0.91 COP 3,481

-41.76%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.47 ₱144

$2.34 COP 8,932

5.56%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.35 ₱312

$9.94 COP 37.9K

-46.18%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.72 ₱42.12

$1.15 COP 4,369

-37.39%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.86 ₱50.4

$2.38 COP 9,066

-63.87%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.28 ₱16.39

$0.81 COP 3,069

-65.43%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$40.57 COP 154.6K

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.74 ₱43.36

$1.46 COP 5,572

-49.32%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.23 ₱13.37

$1.99 COP 7,570

-88.44%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.17 ₱127

$7.96 COP 30.3K

-72.74%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.1 ₱64.1

$1.01 COP 3,844

8.91%

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

$22.2K ₱1.3M

$17.7K COP 67.3M

25.78%

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

$20.5K ₱1.2M

$26.8K COP 102.1M

-23.46%

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

$106 ₱6,198

$80.8 COP 308K

31.36%

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

$34.17 ₱1,994

$9.39 COP 35.8K

263.90%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$36.68 ₱2,141

$23.51 COP 89.6K

56.02%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$33.69 ₱1,967

$25.61 COP 97.6K

31.55%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.95 COP 72.2K

Cinema Ticket

$4.41 ₱257

$4.12 COP 15.7K

7.04%

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

$72.1 ₱4,207

$306 COP 1.2M

-76.47%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,753 ₱102.3K

$5,875 COP 22.4M

-70.16%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$46.44 ₱2,710

$58.8 COP 224K

-21.02%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$10.09 ₱589

$31.9 COP 121.5K

-68.37%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$69.7 ₱4,069

$102 COP 387.4K

-31.44%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$68 ₱3,967

$108 COP 413K

-37.30%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$266 ₱15.5K

$478 COP 1.8M

-44.38%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$173 ₱10.1K

$375 COP 1.4M

-53.83%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$587 ₱34.3K

$838 COP 3.2M

-29.96%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$390 ₱22.7K

$727 COP 2.8M

-46.40%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,106 ₱122.9K

$2,251 COP 8.6M

-6.43%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,598 COP 6.1M

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$110 ₱6,395

$517 COP 2M

-78.81%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

9.56

13.43

-28.82%

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

Last update for Butuan: November 30, 2025

Last update for Medellin: December 1, 2025

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