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

🙂 Solo nomad: Langkawi is 0.2% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 19.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Langkawi is 21.7% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 20.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.49 MYR 14.7

$6.23 COP 26K

-43.98%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$21.26 MYR 89.7

$32.34 COP 134.8K

-34.26%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.03 MYR 25.41

$7.39 COP 30.8K

-18.40%

Cappuccino

$1.49 MYR 6.29

$1.72 COP 7,155

-13.37%

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

$0.8 MYR 3.35

$1.1 COP 4,575

-27.27%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.61 MYR 2.57

$0.73 COP 3,060

-16.44%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.46 MYR 14.61

$1.66 COP 6,916

108.43%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.88 MYR 20.57

$3.2 COP 13.3K

52.50%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.49 MYR 6.29

$1.09 COP 4,552

36.70%

White Bread (500g)

$1.12 MYR 4.74

$1.24 COP 5,188

-9.68%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.29 MYR 5.44

$1.33 COP 5,544

-3.01%

Eggs

$2.13 MYR 8.99

$2.22 COP 9,252

-4.05%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$15.11 MYR 63.7

$4.55 COP 19K

232.09%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.4 MYR 18.54

$5.71 COP 23.8K

-22.94%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.17 MYR 38.68

$8.59 COP 35.8K

6.75%

Apples (1kg)

$1.84 MYR 7.74

$2.26 COP 9,410

-18.58%

Banana (1kg)

$1.53 MYR 6.45

$1.07 COP 4,461

42.99%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.56 MYR 10.81

$1.51 COP 6,293

69.54%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.45 MYR 6.12

$1.42 COP 5,911

2.11%

Potato (1kg)

$1.2 MYR 5.04

$1.11 COP 4,619

8.11%

Onion (1kg)

$1.31 MYR 5.54

$1.18 COP 4,932

11.02%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1 MYR 4.22

$0.89 COP 3,718

12.36%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.55 MYR 2.32

$0.84 COP 3,507

-34.52%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.92 MYR 16.52

$2.35 COP 9,809

66.81%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.17 MYR 34.46

$9.34 COP 38.9K

-12.53%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.83 MYR 3.48

$1.18 COP 4,927

-29.66%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.98 MYR 12.56

$2.49 COP 10.4K

19.68%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.69 MYR 2.89

$0.83 COP 3,464

-16.87%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.79 MYR 49.72

$41.9 COP 174.7K

-71.86%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.15 MYR 4.83

$1.41 COP 5,899

-18.44%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.03 MYR 4.33

$1.96 COP 8,164

-47.45%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.83 MYR 24.58

$7.85 COP 32.7K

-25.73%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.47 MYR 1.96

$1.02 COP 4,265

-53.92%

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

$34.8K MYR 146.7K

$17.6K COP 73.4M

97.65%

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

$31.7K MYR 133.6K

$26.2K COP 109.2M

20.89%

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

$35.2 MYR 148

$82.5 COP 344.1K

-57.35%

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

$8.88 MYR 37.43

$9.44 COP 39.4K

-5.93%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$29.1 MYR 123

$23.51 COP 98K

23.78%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$21.36 MYR 90.1

$25.68 COP 107.1K

-16.82%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.74 MYR 24.2

$19.14 COP 79.8K

-70.01%

Cinema Ticket

$5.03 MYR 21.19

$3.96 COP 16.5K

27.02%

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

$189 MYR 795

$305 COP 1.3M

-38.13%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,947 MYR 29.3K

$5,925 COP 24.7M

17.26%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$61.1 MYR 258

$57.9 COP 241.4K

5.49%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$27.8 MYR 117

$31.59 COP 131.7K

-12.00%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$72.6 MYR 306

$103 COP 430.1K

-29.65%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$50.8 MYR 214

$106 COP 440.5K

-51.91%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$385 MYR 1,624

$489 COP 2M

-21.31%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$273 MYR 1,151

$379 COP 1.6M

-28.01%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$649 MYR 2,738

$827 COP 3.4M

-21.50%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$467 MYR 1,968

$729 COP 3M

-35.99%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,149 MYR 4,843

$2,190 COP 9.1M

-47.55%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,004 MYR 4,233

$1,532 COP 6.4M

-34.50%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,992 MYR 8,400

$550 COP 2.3M

262.19%

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: October 29, 2025

Last update for Medellin: October 28, 2025

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