Cost of Living Comparison Between Medellin and Singapore Cost of Living Comparison Between Medellin and Singapore

🙂 Solo nomad: Medellin is 53% cheaper than Singapore without rent, and 71.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Medellin is 52.1% cheaper than Singapore without rent, and 68.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.97 COP 21.9K

$10.78 SGD 13.91

-44.62%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$32.40 COP 119.0K

$77.1 SGD 99.4

-57.97%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.13 COP 26.2K

$7.59 SGD 9.80

-6.06%

Cappuccino

$1.65 COP 6,043

$5.10 SGD 6.58

-67.65%

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

$1.06 COP 3,882

$1.65 SGD 2.13

-35.76%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.77 COP 2,839

$1.23 SGD 1.59

-37.40%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.75 COP 6,418

$7.72 SGD 9.96

-77.33%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.06 COP 11.2K

$9.45 SGD 12.19

-67.62%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.10 COP 4,026

$2.99 SGD 3.86

-63.21%

White Bread (500g)

$1.30 COP 4,771

$2.35 SGD 3.03

-44.68%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.34 COP 4,905

$2.94 SGD 3.79

-54.42%

Eggs

$2.26 COP 8,299

$3.29 SGD 4.25

-31.31%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.50 COP 16.5K

$19.12 SGD 24.67

-76.46%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.80 COP 21.3K

$11.14 SGD 14.38

-47.94%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.96 COP 32.9K

$23.02 SGD 29.70

-61.08%

Apples (1kg)

$2.37 COP 8,691

$4.45 SGD 5.74

-46.74%

Banana (1kg)

$1.07 COP 3,939

$2.97 SGD 3.83

-63.97%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.48 COP 5,418

$4.99 SGD 6.44

-70.34%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.36 COP 5,011

$2.59 SGD 3.34

-47.49%

Potato (1kg)

$1.13 COP 4,135

$2.48 SGD 3.20

-54.44%

Onion (1kg)

$1.13 COP 4,161

$2.27 SGD 2.92

-50.22%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.89 COP 3,274

$2.05 SGD 2.65

-56.59%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.85 COP 3,114

$1.53 SGD 1.97

-44.44%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.28 COP 8,361

$13.29 SGD 17.15

-82.84%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.15 COP 37.3K

$23.03 SGD 29.71

-55.93%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.19 COP 4,359

$4.14 SGD 5.35

-71.26%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.40 COP 8,828

$5.15 SGD 6.64

-53.40%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.84 COP 3,074

$1.53 SGD 1.98

-45.10%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$40.85 COP 150.0K

$94.0 SGD 121

-56.54%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.48 COP 5,417

$3.48 SGD 4.49

-57.47%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.89 COP 6,949

$0.70 SGD 0.91

170.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$8.05 COP 29.5K

$16.27 SGD 20.99

-50.52%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.94 COP 3,455

$2.19 SGD 2.83

-57.08%

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

$17.7K COP 65.1M

$138.7K SGD 178.9K

-87.21%

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

$26.4K COP 96.8M

$126.5K SGD 163.2K

-79.17%

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

$81.9 COP 300.7K

$156 SGD 201

-47.57%

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

$9.54 COP 35.0K

$18.76 SGD 24.20

-49.15%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$23.68 COP 87.0K

$37.45 SGD 48.31

-36.77%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$25.85 COP 94.9K

$118 SGD 152

-78.10%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.72 COP 68.7K

$12.26 SGD 15.81

52.69%

Cinema Ticket

$4.05 COP 14.9K

$11.55 SGD 14.90

-64.94%

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

$316 COP 1.2M

$1,210 SGD 1,561

-73.89%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,971 COP 21.9M

$29.5K SGD 38.0K

-79.73%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$59.0 COP 216.4K

$82.3 SGD 106

-28.39%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$32.49 COP 119.3K

$43.72 SGD 56.4

-25.69%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$99.9 COP 366.7K

$105 SGD 136

-4.95%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$108 COP 394.9K

$131 SGD 168

-17.66%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$491 COP 1.8M

$3,120 SGD 4,025

-84.25%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$371 COP 1.4M

$2,226 SGD 2,871

-83.33%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$821 COP 3.0M

$6,072 SGD 7,833

-86.47%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$731 COP 2.7M

$3,782 SGD 4,879

-80.67%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,019 COP 11.1M

$23.7K SGD 30.5K

-87.24%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,332 COP 4.9M

$16.6K SGD 21.5K

-91.99%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$517 COP 1.9M

$4,503 SGD 5,809

-88.52%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

13.43

3.19

321.00%

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

Last update for Medellin: January 12, 2026

Last update for Singapore: January 12, 2026

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