Cost of Living Comparison Between Malang and Medellin Cost of Living Comparison Between Malang and Medellin

🙂 Solo nomad: Malang is 19.9% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 52.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Malang is 31.9% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 51.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.21 Rp 19.7K

$6.23 COP 26K

-80.58%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$12.31 Rp 199.8K

$32.34 COP 134.8K

-61.94%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.14 Rp 51K

$7.39 COP 30.8K

-57.51%

Cappuccino

$1.46 Rp 23.7K

$1.72 COP 7,155

-15.12%

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

$0.59 Rp 9,564

$1.1 COP 4,575

-46.36%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.22 Rp 3,552

$0.73 COP 3,060

-69.86%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.53 Rp 41K

$1.66 COP 6,916

52.41%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.16 Rp 51.3K

$3.2 COP 13.3K

-1.25%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.12 Rp 18.2K

$1.09 COP 4,552

2.75%

White Bread (500g)

$1.5 Rp 24.4K

$1.24 COP 5,188

20.97%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.8 Rp 13K

$1.33 COP 5,544

-39.85%

Eggs

$1.52 Rp 24.7K

$2.22 COP 9,252

-31.53%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.49 Rp 105.4K

$4.55 COP 19K

42.64%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.32 Rp 54K

$5.71 COP 23.8K

-41.86%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$6.98 Rp 113.2K

$8.59 COP 35.8K

-18.74%

Apples (1kg)

$2.38 Rp 38.6K

$2.26 COP 9,410

5.31%

Banana (1kg)

$1.5 Rp 24.4K

$1.07 COP 4,461

40.19%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.67 Rp 27.1K

$1.51 COP 6,293

10.60%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.5 Rp 24.4K

$1.42 COP 5,911

5.63%

Potato (1kg)

$1.33 Rp 21.6K

$1.11 COP 4,619

19.82%

Onion (1kg)

$1.81 Rp 29.4K

$1.18 COP 4,932

53.39%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.54 Rp 8,811

$0.89 COP 3,718

-39.33%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.44 Rp 7,167

$0.84 COP 3,507

-47.62%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.44 Rp 39.6K

$2.35 COP 9,809

3.83%

Wine (Bottle)

$13.77 Rp 223.5K

$9.34 COP 38.9K

47.43%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.79 Rp 29K

$1.18 COP 4,927

51.69%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.15 Rp 51.1K

$2.49 COP 10.4K

26.51%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.63 Rp 10.2K

$0.83 COP 3,464

-24.10%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$6.17 Rp 100.2K

$41.9 COP 174.7K

-85.27%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.44 Rp 7,152

$1.41 COP 5,899

-68.79%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.29 Rp 4,648

$1.96 COP 8,164

-85.20%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.29 Rp 102.1K

$7.85 COP 32.7K

-19.87%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.81 Rp 13.2K

$1.02 COP 4,265

-20.59%

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

$21.2K Rp 343.4M

$17.6K COP 73.4M

20.22%

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

$27.2K Rp 441.2M

$26.2K COP 109.2M

3.75%

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

$34.13 Rp 554K

$82.5 COP 344.1K

-58.65%

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

$2.57 Rp 41.7K

$9.44 COP 39.4K

-72.78%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$19.58 Rp 317.8K

$23.51 COP 98K

-16.72%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$14.63 Rp 237.5K

$25.68 COP 107.1K

-43.03%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.09 Rp 82.6K

$19.14 COP 79.8K

-73.41%

Cinema Ticket

$2.12 Rp 34.4K

$3.96 COP 16.5K

-46.46%

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

$33.56 Rp 544.7K

$305 COP 1.3M

-88.99%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$9,463 Rp 153.6M

$5,925 COP 24.7M

59.72%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$43.12 Rp 700K

$57.9 COP 241.4K

-25.53%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$30.99 Rp 503K

$31.59 COP 131.7K

-1.90%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$60.6 Rp 984.1K

$103 COP 430.1K

-41.23%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.5 Rp 1.4M

$106 COP 440.5K

-20.02%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$162 Rp 2.6M

$489 COP 2M

-66.92%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$48.55 Rp 788.1K

$379 COP 1.6M

-87.19%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$276 Rp 4.5M

$827 COP 3.4M

-66.62%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$91.8 Rp 1.5M

$729 COP 3M

-87.41%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,078 Rp 17.5M

$2,190 COP 9.1M

-50.76%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$699 Rp 11.3M

$1,532 COP 6.4M

-54.42%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$237 Rp 3.8M

$550 COP 2.3M

-56.90%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

13.43

-70.22%

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

Last update for Malang: October 27, 2025

Last update for Medellin: October 28, 2025

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