Cost of Living Comparison Between Pasay and Medellin Cost of Living Comparison Between Pasay and Medellin

🙂 Solo nomad: Pasay is 20.7% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 8.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Pasay is 19.3% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 19.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.92 ₱274

$6.23 COP 26K

-21.03%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$21.36 ₱1,189

$32.34 COP 134.8K

-33.95%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.09 ₱172

$7.39 COP 30.8K

-58.19%

Cappuccino

$2.11 ₱118

$1.72 COP 7,155

22.67%

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

$0.58 ₱32.25

$1.1 COP 4,575

-47.27%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.34 ₱19.06

$0.73 COP 3,060

-53.42%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.04 ₱58.1

$1.66 COP 6,916

-37.35%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.53 ₱85

$3.2 COP 13.3K

-52.19%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.93 ₱108

$1.09 COP 4,552

77.06%

White Bread (500g)

$1.22 ₱67.8

$1.24 COP 5,188

-1.61%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.98 ₱54.7

$1.33 COP 5,544

-26.32%

Eggs

$1.92 ₱107

$2.22 COP 9,252

-13.51%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.81 ₱268

$4.55 COP 19K

5.71%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.16 ₱231

$5.71 COP 23.8K

-27.15%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5.64 ₱314

$8.59 COP 35.8K

-34.34%

Apples (1kg)

$4.44 ₱247

$2.26 COP 9,410

96.46%

Banana (1kg)

$1.55 ₱86.1

$1.07 COP 4,461

44.86%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.43 ₱135

$1.51 COP 6,293

60.93%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.64 ₱91.2

$1.42 COP 5,911

15.49%

Potato (1kg)

$2.8 ₱156

$1.11 COP 4,619

152.25%

Onion (1kg)

$4.16 ₱232

$1.18 COP 4,932

252.54%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.44 ₱80

$0.89 COP 3,718

61.80%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.98 ₱54.8

$0.84 COP 3,507

16.67%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.24 ₱181

$2.35 COP 9,809

37.87%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.86 ₱437

$9.34 COP 38.9K

-15.85%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.99 ₱55.1

$1.18 COP 4,927

-16.10%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.2 ₱67

$2.49 COP 10.4K

-51.81%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.22 ₱12.25

$0.83 COP 3,464

-73.49%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$41.9 COP 174.7K

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.73 ₱40.87

$1.41 COP 5,899

-48.23%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.27 ₱15.12

$1.96 COP 8,164

-86.22%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.16 ₱120

$7.85 COP 32.7K

-72.48%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.1 ₱61.4

$1.02 COP 4,265

7.84%

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

$12.2K ₱681.7K

$17.6K COP 73.4M

-30.43%

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

$15.8K ₱880.5K

$26.2K COP 109.2M

-39.64%

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

$114 ₱6,325

$82.5 COP 344.1K

37.65%

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

$32.96 ₱1,835

$9.44 COP 39.4K

249.15%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$29.78 ₱1,658

$23.51 COP 98K

26.67%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$35.08 ₱1,953

$25.68 COP 107.1K

36.60%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$19.14 COP 79.8K

Cinema Ticket

$6 ₱334

$3.96 COP 16.5K

51.52%

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

$81.1 ₱4,514

$305 COP 1.3M

-73.40%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,812 ₱156.6K

$5,925 COP 24.7M

-52.54%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$31.52 ₱1,755

$57.9 COP 241.4K

-45.56%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$17.8 ₱991

$31.59 COP 131.7K

-43.65%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$83.9 ₱4,670

$103 COP 430.1K

-18.69%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$70.9 ₱3,945

$106 COP 440.5K

-32.94%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$391 ₱21.8K

$489 COP 2M

-20.04%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$304 ₱16.9K

$379 COP 1.6M

-19.91%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,482 ₱82.5K

$827 COP 3.4M

79.24%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$404 ₱22.5K

$729 COP 3M

-44.59%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,982 ₱110.3K

$2,190 COP 9.1M

-9.51%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$625 ₱34.8K

$1,532 COP 6.4M

-59.24%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$554 ₱30.8K

$550 COP 2.3M

0.72%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

13.43

-40.43%

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

Last update for Pasay: October 29, 2025

Last update for Medellin: October 28, 2025

Similar cities

Ubud

🇮🇩 Indonesia

Kyiv

🇺🇦 Ukraine

Minsk

🇧🇾 Belarus

Tashkent

🇺🇿 Uzbekistan

Jakarta

🇮🇩 Indonesia

Tunis

🇹🇳 Tunisia

Bishkek

🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan

Colombo

🇱🇰 Sri Lanka