Cost of Living Comparison Between Dipolog and Medellin Cost of Living Comparison Between Dipolog and Medellin

🙂 Solo nomad: Dipolog is 10% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 32.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Dipolog is 29% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 31.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.25 ₱73

$5.91 COP 22.5K

-78.85%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$21.44 ₱1,251

$32.19 COP 122.7K

-33.40%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.44 ₱201

$7.21 COP 27.5K

-52.29%

Cappuccino

$2.05 ₱120

$1.65 COP 6,284

24.24%

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

$0.53 ₱30.75

$1.11 COP 4,224

-52.25%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.32 ₱18.8

$0.71 COP 2,716

-54.93%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.99 ₱58

$1.74 COP 6,637

-43.10%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.73 ₱101

$3.19 COP 12.2K

-45.77%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.81 ₱105

$1.1 COP 4,176

64.55%

White Bread (500g)

$1.23 ₱71.7

$1.3 COP 4,965

-5.38%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.95 ₱55.3

$1.39 COP 5,302

-31.65%

Eggs

$2.17 ₱127

$2.18 COP 8,302

-0.46%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$5.79 ₱338

$4.54 COP 17.3K

27.53%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.36 ₱255

$5.85 COP 22.3K

-25.47%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$6.77 ₱395

$8.62 COP 32.8K

-21.46%

Apples (1kg)

$3.74 ₱218

$2.24 COP 8,539

66.96%

Banana (1kg)

$1.15 ₱67.3

$1.07 COP 4,080

7.48%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.29 ₱192

$1.53 COP 5,822

115.03%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.62 ₱94.7

$1.41 COP 5,377

14.89%

Potato (1kg)

$2.68 ₱157

$1.12 COP 4,269

139.29%

Onion (1kg)

$3.01 ₱176

$1.14 COP 4,343

164.04%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.62 ₱94.8

$0.9 COP 3,418

80.00%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.87 ₱50.6

$0.91 COP 3,481

-4.40%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.24 ₱189

$2.34 COP 8,932

38.46%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.96 ₱348

$9.94 COP 37.9K

-40.04%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.28 ₱74.6

$1.15 COP 4,369

11.30%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.4 ₱81.6

$2.38 COP 9,066

-41.18%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.28 ₱16.5

$0.81 COP 3,069

-65.43%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$40.57 COP 154.6K

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.68 ₱39.8

$1.46 COP 5,572

-53.42%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.23 ₱13.39

$1.99 COP 7,570

-88.44%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.63 ₱153

$7.96 COP 30.3K

-66.96%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.08 ₱62.9

$1.01 COP 3,844

6.93%

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

$23.9K ₱1.4M

$17.7K COP 67.3M

35.24%

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

$19.6K ₱1.1M

$26.8K COP 102.1M

-26.78%

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

$66.1 ₱3,858

$80.8 COP 308K

-18.25%

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

$30.59 ₱1,786

$9.39 COP 35.8K

225.77%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$30.25 ₱1,766

$23.51 COP 89.6K

28.67%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$34.11 ₱1,991

$25.61 COP 97.6K

33.19%

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)

$35.12 ₱2,050

$306 COP 1.2M

-88.54%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,314 ₱251.8K

$5,875 COP 22.4M

-26.57%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$46.12 ₱2,692

$58.8 COP 224K

-21.56%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$23.18 ₱1,353

$31.9 COP 121.5K

-27.34%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$63 ₱3,678

$102 COP 387.4K

-38.02%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$26.69 ₱1,558

$108 COP 413K

-75.38%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$265 ₱15.4K

$478 COP 1.8M

-44.62%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$179 ₱10.4K

$375 COP 1.4M

-52.37%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$583 ₱34K

$838 COP 3.2M

-30.46%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$398 ₱23.2K

$727 COP 2.8M

-45.23%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,328 ₱135.9K

$2,251 COP 8.6M

3.45%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,598 COP 6.1M

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$259 ₱15.1K

$517 COP 2M

-49.99%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

13.43

-40.43%

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

Last update for Dipolog: December 1, 2025

Last update for Medellin: December 1, 2025

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