Cost of Living Comparison Between Langkawi and Medellin Cost of Living Comparison Between Langkawi and Medellin

🙂 Solo nomad: Langkawi is 9.7% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 20.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Langkawi is 19.2% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 23.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.49 MYR 14.15

$5.97 COP 21.9K

-41.54%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$21.60 MYR 87.7

$32.40 COP 119.0K

-33.33%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.20 MYR 25.19

$7.13 COP 26.2K

-13.04%

Cappuccino

$1.51 MYR 6.12

$1.65 COP 6,043

-8.48%

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

$0.79 MYR 3.23

$1.06 COP 3,882

-25.47%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.56 MYR 2.28

$0.77 COP 2,839

-27.27%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.50 MYR 14.22

$1.75 COP 6,418

100.00%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.84 MYR 19.67

$3.06 COP 11.2K

58.17%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.54 MYR 6.26

$1.10 COP 4,026

40.00%

White Bread (500g)

$1.16 MYR 4.73

$1.30 COP 4,771

-10.77%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.30 MYR 5.28

$1.34 COP 4,905

-2.99%

Eggs

$2.07 MYR 8.41

$2.26 COP 8,299

-8.41%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$14.86 MYR 60.3

$4.50 COP 16.5K

230.22%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.43 MYR 17.98

$5.80 COP 21.3K

-23.62%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.32 MYR 37.83

$8.96 COP 32.9K

4.02%

Apples (1kg)

$1.90 MYR 7.72

$2.37 COP 8,691

-19.83%

Banana (1kg)

$1.46 MYR 5.92

$1.07 COP 3,939

36.45%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.57 MYR 10.42

$1.48 COP 5,418

73.65%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.37 MYR 5.56

$1.36 COP 5,011

0.74%

Potato (1kg)

$1.20 MYR 4.85

$1.13 COP 4,135

6.19%

Onion (1kg)

$1.32 MYR 5.36

$1.13 COP 4,161

16.81%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.04 MYR 4.21

$0.89 COP 3,274

16.85%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.52 MYR 2.10

$0.85 COP 3,114

-38.82%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.91 MYR 15.86

$2.28 COP 8,361

71.49%

Wine (Bottle)

$18.09 MYR 73.4

$10.15 COP 37.3K

78.23%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.85 MYR 3.45

$1.19 COP 4,359

-28.57%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.93 MYR 11.89

$2.40 COP 8,828

22.08%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.72 MYR 2.93

$0.84 COP 3,074

-14.29%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.66 MYR 47.33

$40.85 COP 150.0K

-71.46%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.21 MYR 4.92

$1.48 COP 5,417

-18.24%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.00 MYR 4.04

$1.89 COP 6,949

-47.09%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.87 MYR 23.85

$8.05 COP 29.5K

-27.08%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.49 MYR 2.00

$0.94 COP 3,455

-47.87%

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

$35.3K MYR 143.3K

$17.7K COP 65.1M

98.91%

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

$31.3K MYR 127.0K

$26.4K COP 96.8M

18.64%

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

$36.03 MYR 146

$81.9 COP 300.7K

-56.00%

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

$9.12 MYR 37.02

$9.54 COP 35.0K

-4.40%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$28.74 MYR 117

$23.68 COP 87.0K

21.37%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$20.95 MYR 85.0

$25.85 COP 94.9K

-18.96%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.96 MYR 24.21

$18.72 COP 68.7K

-68.16%

Cinema Ticket

$4.86 MYR 19.72

$4.05 COP 14.9K

20.00%

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

$185 MYR 752

$316 COP 1.2M

-41.37%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,976 MYR 28.3K

$5,971 COP 21.9M

16.83%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$59.9 MYR 243

$59.0 COP 216.4K

1.58%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$26.99 MYR 110

$32.49 COP 119.3K

-16.93%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$73.5 MYR 298

$99.9 COP 366.7K

-26.40%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$51.3 MYR 208

$108 COP 394.9K

-52.29%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$388 MYR 1,575

$491 COP 1.8M

-21.08%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$269 MYR 1,094

$371 COP 1.4M

-27.42%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$640 MYR 2,597

$821 COP 3.0M

-22.13%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$468 MYR 1,898

$731 COP 2.7M

-36.06%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,670 MYR 6,782

$3,019 COP 11.1M

-44.68%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$815 MYR 3,307

$1,332 COP 4.9M

-38.85%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,021 MYR 8,207

$517 COP 1.9M

290.98%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.07

13.43

-69.69%

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

Last update for Langkawi: January 12, 2026

Last update for Medellin: January 12, 2026

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