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

🙂 Solo nomad: Taiping is 20.3% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 33.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Taiping is 21.5% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 32.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.87 MYR 7.61

$5.97 COP 21.9K

-68.68%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$23.40 MYR 95.0

$32.40 COP 119.0K

-27.78%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.79 MYR 15.38

$7.13 COP 26.2K

-46.84%

Cappuccino

$1.43 MYR 5.79

$1.65 COP 6,043

-13.33%

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

$0.57 MYR 2.31

$1.06 COP 3,882

-46.23%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.25 MYR 1.02

$0.77 COP 2,839

-67.53%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.77 MYR 11.25

$1.75 COP 6,419

58.29%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.80 MYR 19.50

$3.06 COP 11.2K

56.86%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.51 MYR 6.13

$1.10 COP 4,026

37.27%

White Bread (500g)

$0.86 MYR 3.49

$1.30 COP 4,771

-33.85%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.59 MYR 2.39

$1.34 COP 4,906

-55.97%

Eggs

$1.29 MYR 5.25

$2.26 COP 8,300

-42.92%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.09 MYR 77.5

$4.50 COP 16.5K

324.22%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.50 MYR 18.28

$5.80 COP 21.3K

-22.41%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.87 MYR 31.93

$8.96 COP 32.9K

-12.17%

Apples (1kg)

$2.68 MYR 10.88

$2.37 COP 8,692

13.08%

Banana (1kg)

$1.79 MYR 7.27

$1.07 COP 3,940

67.29%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.53 MYR 10.26

$1.48 COP 5,419

70.95%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.64 MYR 6.66

$1.36 COP 5,012

20.59%

Potato (1kg)

$1.08 MYR 4.37

$1.13 COP 4,136

-4.42%

Onion (1kg)

$1.01 MYR 4.09

$1.13 COP 4,161

-10.62%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.69 MYR 2.82

$0.89 COP 3,275

-22.47%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.46 MYR 1.85

$0.85 COP 3,114

-45.88%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.27 MYR 17.35

$2.28 COP 8,361

87.28%

Wine (Bottle)

$17.76 MYR 72.1

$10.15 COP 37.3K

74.98%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$3.71 MYR 15.06

$1.19 COP 4,359

211.76%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.48 MYR 22.24

$2.40 COP 8,829

128.33%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.98 MYR 3.99

$0.84 COP 3,075

16.67%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$8.27 MYR 33.59

$40.85 COP 150.0K

-79.76%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.08 MYR 4.38

$1.48 COP 5,417

-27.03%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.23 MYR 0.93

$1.89 COP 6,950

-87.83%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.35 MYR 17.65

$8.05 COP 29.5K

-45.96%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.50 MYR 2.04

$0.94 COP 3,455

-46.81%

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

$32.4K MYR 131.6K

$17.7K COP 65.2M

82.73%

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

$27.5K MYR 111.5K

$26.4K COP 96.8M

4.18%

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

$75.2 MYR 305

$81.9 COP 300.7K

-8.21%

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

$5.05 MYR 20.49

$9.54 COP 35.0K

-47.06%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$27.35 MYR 111

$23.68 COP 87.0K

15.50%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$17.90 MYR 72.7

$25.85 COP 94.9K

-30.75%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$2.31 MYR 9.36

$18.72 COP 68.7K

-87.66%

Cinema Ticket

$4.36 MYR 17.71

$4.05 COP 14.9K

7.65%

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

$116 MYR 472

$316 COP 1.2M

-63.21%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,265 MYR 17.3K

$5,971 COP 21.9M

-28.58%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$46.93 MYR 191

$59.0 COP 216.5K

-20.39%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$29.61 MYR 120

$32.49 COP 119.3K

-8.86%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$53.4 MYR 217

$99.9 COP 366.7K

-46.56%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$46.44 MYR 189

$108 COP 394.9K

-56.82%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$118 MYR 480

$491 COP 1.8M

-75.94%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$117 MYR 475

$371 COP 1.4M

-68.51%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$333 MYR 1,352

$821 COP 3.0M

-59.47%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$255 MYR 1,035

$731 COP 2.7M

-65.12%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,632 MYR 6,625

$3,019 COP 11.1M

-45.96%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$880 MYR 3,574

$1,332 COP 4.9M

-33.92%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$577 MYR 2,342

$517 COP 1.9M

11.57%

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: January 11, 2026

Last update for Medellin: January 12, 2026

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