Cost of Living Comparison Between Lipa and Medellin Cost of Living Comparison Between Lipa and Medellin

🙂 Solo nomad: Lipa is 23.6% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 36.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Lipa is 21.3% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 34.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.64 ₱213

$5.91 COP 22.5K

-38.41%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$17.9 ₱1,045

$32.19 COP 122.7K

-44.39%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.19 ₱186

$7.21 COP 27.5K

-55.76%

Cappuccino

$2.28 ₱133

$1.65 COP 6,284

38.18%

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

$0.43 ₱25.08

$1.11 COP 4,224

-61.26%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.33 ₱19.29

$0.71 COP 2,716

-53.52%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.74 ₱43.32

$1.74 COP 6,637

-57.47%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.72 ₱159

$3.19 COP 12.2K

-14.73%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.34 ₱78

$1.1 COP 4,176

21.82%

White Bread (500g)

$1.17 ₱68.3

$1.3 COP 4,965

-10.00%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.11 ₱64.7

$1.39 COP 5,302

-20.14%

Eggs

$1.9 ₱111

$2.18 COP 8,302

-12.84%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.9 ₱403

$4.54 COP 17.3K

51.98%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.3 ₱251

$5.85 COP 22.3K

-26.50%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.22 ₱421

$8.62 COP 32.8K

-16.24%

Apples (1kg)

$1.76 ₱103

$2.24 COP 8,539

-21.43%

Banana (1kg)

$1.61 ₱93.7

$1.07 COP 4,080

50.47%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.75 ₱102

$1.53 COP 5,822

14.38%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.27 ₱74.2

$1.41 COP 5,377

-9.93%

Potato (1kg)

$0.9 ₱52.6

$1.12 COP 4,269

-19.64%

Onion (1kg)

$1.07 ₱62.6

$1.14 COP 4,343

-6.14%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.51 ₱29.88

$0.9 COP 3,418

-43.33%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.02 ₱59.5

$0.91 COP 3,481

12.09%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.2 ₱187

$2.34 COP 8,932

36.75%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.56 ₱441

$9.94 COP 37.9K

-23.94%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.92 ₱53.8

$1.15 COP 4,369

-20.00%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.96 ₱114

$2.38 COP 9,066

-17.65%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.24 ₱14.02

$0.81 COP 3,069

-70.37%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$40.57 COP 154.6K

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.78 ₱45.5

$1.46 COP 5,572

-46.58%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.22 ₱12.81

$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)

$1.09 ₱63.7

$1.01 COP 3,844

7.92%

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

$25.8K ₱1.5M

$17.7K COP 67.3M

46.04%

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

$20.7K ₱1.2M

$26.8K COP 102.1M

-22.58%

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

$82.7 ₱4,828

$80.8 COP 308K

2.33%

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

$32.69 ₱1,908

$9.39 COP 35.8K

248.14%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$29.51 ₱1,722

$23.51 COP 89.6K

25.52%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$26.69 ₱1,558

$25.61 COP 97.6K

4.22%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.95 COP 72.2K

Cinema Ticket

$5.71 ₱333

$4.12 COP 15.7K

38.59%

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

$80.2 ₱4,683

$306 COP 1.2M

-73.81%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,754 ₱160.7K

$5,875 COP 22.4M

-53.12%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$32.5 ₱1,897

$58.8 COP 224K

-44.73%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$29.13 ₱1,700

$31.9 COP 121.5K

-8.68%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$99.1 ₱5,784

$102 COP 387.4K

-2.54%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$94.7 ₱5,527

$108 COP 413K

-12.65%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$88 ₱5,138

$478 COP 1.8M

-81.57%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$67.6 ₱3,945

$375 COP 1.4M

-81.99%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$279 ₱16.3K

$838 COP 3.2M

-66.70%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$250 ₱14.6K

$727 COP 2.8M

-65.66%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,251 COP 8.6M

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,598 COP 6.1M

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$213 ₱12.4K

$517 COP 2M

-58.84%

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 Lipa: November 29, 2025

Last update for Medellin: December 1, 2025

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