Cost of Living Comparison Between Selangor and Medellin Cost of Living Comparison Between Selangor and Medellin

🙂 Solo nomad: Selangor is 1.4% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 0.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Selangor is 15.5% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 14.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.54 MYR 10.5

$5.91 COP 22.5K

-57.02%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$23.74 MYR 98

$32.19 COP 122.7K

-26.25%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.8 MYR 15.69

$7.21 COP 27.5K

-47.30%

Cappuccino

$2.34 MYR 9.65

$1.65 COP 6,284

41.82%

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

$0.73 MYR 3.01

$1.11 COP 4,224

-34.23%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.33 MYR 1.38

$0.71 COP 2,716

-53.52%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.14 MYR 17.09

$1.74 COP 6,637

137.93%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.4 MYR 22.27

$3.19 COP 12.2K

69.28%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.81 MYR 7.46

$1.1 COP 4,176

64.55%

White Bread (500g)

$1.05 MYR 4.33

$1.3 COP 4,965

-19.23%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.48 MYR 6.09

$1.39 COP 5,302

6.47%

Eggs

$1.89 MYR 7.81

$2.18 COP 8,302

-13.30%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$14.53 MYR 60

$4.54 COP 17.3K

220.04%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.74 MYR 19.55

$5.85 COP 22.3K

-18.97%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.78 MYR 40.34

$8.62 COP 32.8K

13.46%

Apples (1kg)

$2.94 MYR 12.15

$2.24 COP 8,539

31.25%

Banana (1kg)

$1.56 MYR 6.43

$1.07 COP 4,080

45.79%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.64 MYR 10.9

$1.53 COP 5,822

72.55%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.47 MYR 6.07

$1.41 COP 5,377

4.26%

Potato (1kg)

$1.22 MYR 5.02

$1.12 COP 4,269

8.93%

Onion (1kg)

$0.99 MYR 4.09

$1.14 COP 4,343

-13.16%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.12 MYR 4.64

$0.9 COP 3,418

24.44%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.56 MYR 2.3

$0.91 COP 3,481

-38.46%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.32 MYR 17.84

$2.34 COP 8,932

84.62%

Wine (Bottle)

$17.98 MYR 74.2

$9.94 COP 37.9K

80.89%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$3.26 MYR 13.46

$1.15 COP 4,369

183.48%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.23 MYR 17.47

$2.38 COP 9,066

77.73%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.74 MYR 3.06

$0.81 COP 3,069

-8.64%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.91 MYR 49.17

$40.57 COP 154.6K

-70.64%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.16 MYR 4.81

$1.46 COP 5,572

-20.55%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.15 MYR 4.76

$1.99 COP 7,570

-42.21%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.4 MYR 18.14

$7.96 COP 30.3K

-44.72%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.47 MYR 1.92

$1.01 COP 3,844

-53.47%

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

$40K MYR 165.2K

$17.7K COP 67.3M

126.69%

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

$31.6K MYR 130.2K

$26.8K COP 102.1M

17.72%

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

$64.5 MYR 266

$80.8 COP 308K

-20.18%

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

$9.66 MYR 39.86

$9.39 COP 35.8K

2.88%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$26.03 MYR 107

$23.51 COP 89.6K

10.72%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$39.35 MYR 162

$25.61 COP 97.6K

53.65%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$7.38 MYR 30.45

$18.95 COP 72.2K

-61.06%

Cinema Ticket

$5.09 MYR 21

$4.12 COP 15.7K

23.54%

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

$118 MYR 488

$306 COP 1.2M

-61.42%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,239 MYR 17.5K

$5,875 COP 22.4M

-27.84%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$60.5 MYR 249

$58.8 COP 224K

2.81%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$36.63 MYR 151

$31.9 COP 121.5K

14.83%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$75.7 MYR 313

$102 COP 387.4K

-25.51%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$77.4 MYR 319

$108 COP 413K

-28.63%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$450 MYR 1,856

$478 COP 1.8M

-5.84%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$345 MYR 1,424

$375 COP 1.4M

-8.06%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$848 MYR 3,498

$838 COP 3.2M

1.11%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$464 MYR 1,917

$727 COP 2.8M

-36.11%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,528 MYR 10.4K

$2,251 COP 8.6M

12.31%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,215 MYR 5,014

$1,598 COP 6.1M

-23.99%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,027 MYR 4,240

$517 COP 2M

98.66%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.96

13.43

-70.51%

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

Last update for Selangor: December 2, 2025

Last update for Medellin: December 1, 2025

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