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

🙂 Solo nomad: Langkawi is 13.5% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 20.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Langkawi is 23.5% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 22.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.50 MYR 13.82

$6.03 COP 22.8K

-41.96%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$21.35 MYR 84.3

$33.17 COP 125.6K

-35.63%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.24 MYR 24.63

$7.29 COP 27.6K

-14.40%

Cappuccino

$1.57 MYR 6.20

$1.63 COP 6,170

-3.68%

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

$0.80 MYR 3.15

$1.05 COP 3,971

-23.81%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.57 MYR 2.24

$0.77 COP 2,916

-25.97%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.56 MYR 14.06

$1.73 COP 6,550

105.78%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.93 MYR 19.48

$3.18 COP 12.0K

55.03%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.51 MYR 5.97

$1.07 COP 4,040

41.12%

White Bread (500g)

$1.15 MYR 4.55

$1.31 COP 4,965

-12.21%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.26 MYR 4.96

$1.38 COP 5,227

-8.70%

Eggs

$2.14 MYR 8.46

$2.25 COP 8,509

-4.89%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$15.29 MYR 60.4

$4.48 COP 17.0K

241.29%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.34 MYR 17.15

$5.74 COP 21.7K

-24.39%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.21 MYR 36.38

$8.86 COP 33.6K

3.95%

Apples (1kg)

$1.87 MYR 7.40

$2.24 COP 8,490

-16.52%

Banana (1kg)

$1.53 MYR 6.05

$1.06 COP 4,012

44.34%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.57 MYR 10.16

$1.51 COP 5,732

70.20%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.44 MYR 5.68

$1.36 COP 5,151

5.88%

Potato (1kg)

$1.20 MYR 4.72

$1.12 COP 4,244

7.14%

Onion (1kg)

$1.27 MYR 5.01

$1.17 COP 4,427

8.55%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.99 MYR 3.92

$0.90 COP 3,416

10.00%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.56 MYR 2.20

$0.84 COP 3,169

-33.33%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.93 MYR 15.53

$2.26 COP 8,553

73.89%

Wine (Bottle)

$18.68 MYR 73.8

$9.97 COP 37.8K

87.36%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.90 MYR 3.55

$1.18 COP 4,479

-23.73%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.87 MYR 11.32

$2.39 COP 9,048

20.08%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.70 MYR 2.75

$0.86 COP 3,253

-18.60%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.93 MYR 47.11

$41.45 COP 156.9K

-71.22%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.15 MYR 4.56

$1.47 COP 5,555

-21.77%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.98 MYR 3.87

$1.95 COP 7,367

-49.74%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.00 MYR 23.69

$7.76 COP 29.4K

-22.68%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.50 MYR 1.96

$0.97 COP 3,663

-48.45%

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

$35.1K MYR 138.5K

$17.9K COP 68.0M

95.39%

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

$31.4K MYR 124.0K

$26.7K COP 101.2M

17.49%

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

$36.01 MYR 142

$81.1 COP 307.1K

-55.60%

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

$9.10 MYR 35.95

$9.40 COP 35.6K

-3.19%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$28.86 MYR 114

$23.61 COP 89.4K

22.24%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$21.43 MYR 84.6

$25.55 COP 96.7K

-16.13%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.91 MYR 23.35

$19.29 COP 73.0K

-69.36%

Cinema Ticket

$5.03 MYR 19.88

$4.10 COP 15.5K

22.68%

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

$187 MYR 739

$306 COP 1.2M

-38.87%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$7,030 MYR 27.8K

$5,899 COP 22.3M

19.17%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$61.7 MYR 244

$59.8 COP 226.5K

3.21%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$27.29 MYR 108

$31.96 COP 121.0K

-14.61%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$74.3 MYR 294

$103 COP 388.8K

-27.65%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$51.5 MYR 203

$108 COP 408.4K

-52.29%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$391 MYR 1,546

$483 COP 1.8M

-19.00%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$266 MYR 1,050

$377 COP 1.4M

-29.55%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$644 MYR 2,544

$822 COP 3.1M

-21.61%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$469 MYR 1,854

$721 COP 2.7M

-34.90%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,777 MYR 7,019

$2,784 COP 10.5M

-36.17%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$788 MYR 3,114

$1,320 COP 5.0M

-40.27%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,086 MYR 8,238

$538 COP 2.0M

287.92%

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: March 2, 2026

Last update for Medellin: March 3, 2026

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