Cost of Living Comparison Between Taiping and Medellin Cost of Living Comparison Between Taiping and Medellin

🙂 Solo nomad: Taiping is 12.9% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 30% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Taiping is 4.6% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 28.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.9 MYR 8.03

$6.23 COP 26K

-69.50%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$23.88 MYR 101

$32.34 COP 134.8K

-26.16%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.79 MYR 15.99

$7.39 COP 30.8K

-48.71%

Cappuccino

$1.38 MYR 5.83

$1.72 COP 7,155

-19.77%

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

$0.6 MYR 2.54

$1.1 COP 4,575

-45.45%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.25 MYR 1.06

$0.73 COP 3,060

-65.75%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.79 MYR 11.75

$1.66 COP 6,916

68.07%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.65 MYR 19.62

$3.2 COP 13.3K

45.31%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.48 MYR 6.26

$1.09 COP 4,552

35.78%

White Bread (500g)

$0.79 MYR 3.33

$1.24 COP 5,188

-36.29%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.58 MYR 2.46

$1.33 COP 5,544

-56.39%

Eggs

$1.33 MYR 5.62

$2.22 COP 9,252

-40.09%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$18.55 MYR 78.2

$4.55 COP 19K

307.69%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.46 MYR 18.81

$5.71 COP 23.8K

-21.89%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.55 MYR 31.85

$8.59 COP 35.8K

-12.11%

Apples (1kg)

$2.74 MYR 11.57

$2.26 COP 9,410

21.24%

Banana (1kg)

$1.72 MYR 7.25

$1.07 COP 4,461

60.75%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.43 MYR 10.26

$1.51 COP 6,293

60.93%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.7 MYR 7.16

$1.42 COP 5,911

19.72%

Potato (1kg)

$1.09 MYR 4.59

$1.11 COP 4,619

-1.80%

Onion (1kg)

$1 MYR 4.21

$1.18 COP 4,932

-15.25%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.73 MYR 3.08

$0.89 COP 3,718

-17.98%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.45 MYR 1.91

$0.84 COP 3,507

-46.43%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.29 MYR 18.09

$2.35 COP 9,809

82.55%

Wine (Bottle)

$30.07 MYR 127

$9.34 COP 38.9K

221.95%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$3.7 MYR 15.59

$1.18 COP 4,927

213.56%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.41 MYR 22.8

$2.49 COP 10.4K

117.27%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.95 MYR 4.01

$0.83 COP 3,464

14.46%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$8.44 MYR 35.61

$41.9 COP 174.7K

-79.86%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.07 MYR 4.53

$1.41 COP 5,899

-24.11%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.21 MYR 0.88

$1.96 COP 8,164

-89.29%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.26 MYR 17.95

$7.85 COP 32.7K

-45.73%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.46 MYR 1.94

$1.02 COP 4,265

-54.90%

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

$32.5K MYR 136.8K

$17.6K COP 73.4M

84.39%

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

$27.5K MYR 116.1K

$26.2K COP 109.2M

5.08%

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

$74.2 MYR 313

$82.5 COP 344.1K

-10.09%

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

$5.32 MYR 22.44

$9.44 COP 39.4K

-43.64%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$27.41 MYR 116

$23.51 COP 98K

16.59%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$17.71 MYR 74.7

$25.68 COP 107.1K

-31.04%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$2.32 MYR 9.77

$19.14 COP 79.8K

-87.88%

Cinema Ticket

$4.44 MYR 18.72

$3.96 COP 16.5K

12.12%

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

$117 MYR 493

$305 COP 1.3M

-61.64%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,357 MYR 18.4K

$5,925 COP 24.7M

-26.46%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$46.24 MYR 195

$57.9 COP 241.4K

-20.14%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$29.48 MYR 124

$31.59 COP 131.7K

-6.68%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$53.7 MYR 226

$103 COP 430.1K

-47.94%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$47.86 MYR 202

$106 COP 440.5K

-54.71%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$116 MYR 488

$489 COP 2M

-76.35%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$116 MYR 488

$379 COP 1.6M

-69.46%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$330 MYR 1,390

$827 COP 3.4M

-60.13%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$258 MYR 1,090

$729 COP 3M

-64.55%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,760 MYR 7,423

$2,190 COP 9.1M

-19.62%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,145 MYR 4,829

$1,532 COP 6.4M

-25.27%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$558 MYR 2,352

$550 COP 2.3M

1.42%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.95

13.43

-70.59%

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

Last update for Taiping: October 27, 2025

Last update for Medellin: October 28, 2025

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