Cost of Living Comparison Between General Trias and Medellin Cost of Living Comparison Between General Trias and Medellin

🙂 Solo nomad: General Trias is 9.7% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 25.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: General Trias is 20.2% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 24.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.35 ₱254

$5.91 COP 22.5K

-26.40%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$20.32 ₱1,186

$32.19 COP 122.7K

-36.87%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$2.84 ₱166

$7.21 COP 27.5K

-60.61%

Cappuccino

$2.19 ₱128

$1.65 COP 6,284

32.73%

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

$0.43 ₱25.08

$1.11 COP 4,224

-61.26%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.36 ₱21.2

$0.71 COP 2,716

-49.30%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.27 ₱74.3

$1.74 COP 6,637

-27.01%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.72 ₱100

$3.19 COP 12.2K

-46.08%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.12 ₱124

$1.1 COP 4,176

92.73%

White Bread (500g)

$1.2 ₱70.2

$1.3 COP 4,965

-7.69%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.03 ₱60.1

$1.39 COP 5,302

-25.90%

Eggs

$1.95 ₱114

$2.18 COP 8,302

-10.55%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.89 ₱402

$4.54 COP 17.3K

51.76%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.18 ₱244

$5.85 COP 22.3K

-28.55%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.02 ₱410

$8.62 COP 32.8K

-18.56%

Apples (1kg)

$4.5 ₱263

$2.24 COP 8,539

100.89%

Banana (1kg)

$1.55 ₱90.4

$1.07 COP 4,080

44.86%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.92 ₱171

$1.53 COP 5,822

90.85%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.66 ₱96.6

$1.41 COP 5,377

17.73%

Potato (1kg)

$2.81 ₱164

$1.12 COP 4,269

150.89%

Onion (1kg)

$4.16 ₱243

$1.14 COP 4,343

264.91%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.63 ₱95

$0.9 COP 3,418

81.11%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1 ₱58.6

$0.91 COP 3,481

9.89%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.2 ₱187

$2.34 COP 8,932

36.75%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.81 ₱456

$9.94 COP 37.9K

-21.43%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.62 ₱94.5

$1.15 COP 4,369

40.87%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.02 ₱118

$2.38 COP 9,066

-15.13%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.28 ₱16.47

$0.81 COP 3,069

-65.43%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$40.57 COP 154.6K

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.77 ₱44.96

$1.46 COP 5,572

-47.26%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.22 ₱12.8

$1.99 COP 7,570

-88.94%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.11 ₱123

$7.96 COP 30.3K

-73.49%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.14 ₱66.6

$1.01 COP 3,844

12.87%

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

$12.9K ₱752K

$17.7K COP 67.3M

-27.04%

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

$20.4K ₱1.2M

$26.8K COP 102.1M

-23.73%

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

$35.69 ₱2,083

$80.8 COP 308K

-55.85%

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

$33.5 ₱1,955

$9.39 COP 35.8K

256.76%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$23.99 ₱1,400

$23.51 COP 89.6K

2.04%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$34.32 ₱2,003

$25.61 COP 97.6K

34.01%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.95 COP 72.2K

Cinema Ticket

$6.98 ₱407

$4.12 COP 15.7K

69.42%

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

$81.6 ₱4,764

$306 COP 1.2M

-73.36%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,737 ₱159.7K

$5,875 COP 22.4M

-53.41%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$32.27 ₱1,883

$58.8 COP 224K

-45.12%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$29.2 ₱1,704

$31.9 COP 121.5K

-8.46%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$97.4 ₱5,684

$102 COP 387.4K

-4.22%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$95.5 ₱5,571

$108 COP 413K

-11.95%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$107 ₱6,242

$478 COP 1.8M

-77.61%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$176 ₱10.3K

$375 COP 1.4M

-53.10%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$179 ₱10.4K

$838 COP 3.2M

-78.66%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$391 ₱22.8K

$727 COP 2.8M

-46.20%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,689 ₱157K

$2,251 COP 8.6M

19.49%

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 General Trias: December 1, 2025

Last update for Medellin: December 1, 2025

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