Cost of Living Comparison Between Poipet and Medellin Cost of Living Comparison Between Poipet and Medellin

🙂 Solo nomad: Poipet is 21% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 52.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Poipet is 38.5% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 51.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.47 ៛9,883

$6.23 COP 26K

-60.35%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$19.88 ៛79.5K

$32.34 COP 134.8K

-38.53%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.06 ៛24.2K

$7.39 COP 30.8K

-18.00%

Cappuccino

$1.62 ៛6,473

$1.72 COP 7,155

-5.81%

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

$0.72 ៛2,895

$1.1 COP 4,575

-34.55%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.48 ៛1,909

$0.73 COP 3,060

-34.25%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.99 ៛3,943

$1.66 COP 6,916

-40.36%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.92 ៛7,671

$3.2 COP 13.3K

-40.00%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.78 ៛7,139

$1.09 COP 4,552

63.30%

White Bread (500g)

$1.38 ៛5,525

$1.24 COP 5,188

11.29%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.29 ៛5,147

$1.33 COP 5,544

-3.01%

Eggs

$1.57 ៛6,285

$2.22 COP 9,252

-29.28%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$14.55 ៛58.2K

$4.55 COP 19K

219.78%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.56 ៛14.2K

$5.71 COP 23.8K

-37.65%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.45 ៛41.8K

$8.59 COP 35.8K

21.65%

Apples (1kg)

$3.69 ៛14.8K

$2.26 COP 9,410

63.27%

Banana (1kg)

$1.12 ៛4,467

$1.07 COP 4,461

4.67%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.4 ៛13.6K

$1.51 COP 6,293

125.17%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.3 ៛5,203

$1.42 COP 5,911

-8.45%

Potato (1kg)

$1.3 ៛5,209

$1.11 COP 4,619

17.12%

Onion (1kg)

$0.97 ៛3,877

$1.18 COP 4,932

-17.80%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.34 ៛5,372

$0.89 COP 3,718

50.56%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.7 ៛2,819

$0.84 COP 3,507

-16.67%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.87 ៛7,463

$2.35 COP 9,809

-20.43%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.66 ៛26.6K

$9.34 COP 38.9K

-28.69%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.79 ៛3,180

$1.18 COP 4,927

-33.05%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.97 ៛7,869

$2.49 COP 10.4K

-20.88%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.83 COP 3,464

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$41.9 COP 174.7K

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.41 COP 5,899

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.02 ៛4,092

$1.96 COP 8,164

-47.96%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.15 ៛20.6K

$7.85 COP 32.7K

-34.39%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.08 ៛4,302

$1.02 COP 4,265

5.88%

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

$17.6K COP 73.4M

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

$26.2K COP 109.2M

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

$72.8 ៛291.1K

$82.5 COP 344.1K

-11.83%

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

$5.97 ៛23.9K

$9.44 COP 39.4K

-36.76%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$19.68 ៛78.7K

$23.51 COP 98K

-16.29%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$25.68 COP 107.1K

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$19.14 COP 79.8K

Cinema Ticket

$6.61 ៛26.4K

$3.96 COP 16.5K

66.92%

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

$404 ៛1.6M

$305 COP 1.3M

32.42%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,959 ៛19.8M

$5,925 COP 24.7M

-16.30%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$34.38 ៛137.5K

$57.9 COP 241.4K

-40.62%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$18.29 ៛73.1K

$31.59 COP 131.7K

-42.10%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$55.7 ៛222.7K

$103 COP 430.1K

-46.03%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$35.75 ៛143K

$106 COP 440.5K

-66.17%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$489 COP 2M

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$379 COP 1.6M

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$827 COP 3.4M

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$729 COP 3M

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,190 COP 9.1M

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,532 COP 6.4M

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$550 COP 2.3M

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

9.2

13.43

-31.50%

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

Last update for Poipet: October 29, 2025

Last update for Medellin: October 28, 2025

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