Cost of Living Comparison Between Waling and Medellin Cost of Living Comparison Between Waling and Medellin

🙂 Solo nomad: Waling is 44.5% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 57.1% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Waling is 41.4% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 54.4% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Waling
Medellin
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$1.81 NPR 247
$6.23 COP 26K
-70.95%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$19.1 NPR 2,616
$32.34 COP 134.8K
-40.94%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$6.59 NPR 902
$7.39 COP 30.8K
-10.83%
Cappuccino
$1.89 NPR 259
$1.72 COP 7,155
9.88%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.5 NPR 68.4
$1.1 COP 4,575
-54.55%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.19 NPR 26.4
$0.73 COP 3,060
-73.97%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.65 NPR 362
$1.66 COP 6,916
59.64%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.54 NPR 485
$3.2 COP 13.3K
10.62%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Waling
Medellin
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.82 NPR 112
$1.09 COP 4,552
-24.77%
White Bread (500g)
$0.53 NPR 71.9
$1.24 COP 5,188
-57.26%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.93 NPR 127
$1.33 COP 5,544
-30.08%
Eggs
$1.42 NPR 195
$2.22 COP 9,252
-36.04%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$7.29 NPR 998
$4.55 COP 19K
60.22%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$2.99 NPR 409
$5.71 COP 23.8K
-47.64%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$3.68 NPR 504
$8.59 COP 35.8K
-57.16%
Apples (1kg)
$2.28 NPR 312
$2.26 COP 9,410
0.88%
Banana (1kg)
$0.83 NPR 114
$1.07 COP 4,461
-22.43%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.21 NPR 165
$1.51 COP 6,293
-19.87%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.65 NPR 88.7
$1.42 COP 5,911
-54.23%
Potato (1kg)
$0.41 NPR 56.4
$1.11 COP 4,619
-63.06%
Onion (1kg)
$0.43 NPR 58.6
$1.18 COP 4,932
-63.56%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.52 NPR 71.2
$0.89 COP 3,718
-41.57%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.21 NPR 28.73
$0.84 COP 3,507
-75.00%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.97 NPR 407
$2.35 COP 9,809
26.38%
Wine (Bottle)
$5.68 NPR 778
$9.34 COP 38.9K
-39.19%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.29 NPR 313
$1.18 COP 4,927
94.07%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.27 NPR 447
$2.49 COP 10.4K
31.33%
🚌 Getting Around
Waling
Medellin
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.22 NPR 30.4
$0.83 COP 3,464
-73.49%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$41.9 COP 174.7K
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$2.13 NPR 292
$1.41 COP 5,899
51.06%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.09 NPR 149
$1.96 COP 8,164
-44.39%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$3.63 NPR 497
$7.85 COP 32.7K
-53.76%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.28 NPR 175
$1.02 COP 4,265
25.49%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$31.5K NPR 4.3M
$17.6K COP 73.4M
78.85%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$41.3K NPR 5.7M
$26.2K COP 109.2M
57.54%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Waling
Medellin
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$32.75 NPR 4,485
$82.5 COP 344.1K
-60.32%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$4.78 NPR 654
$9.44 COP 39.4K
-49.36%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$9.67 NPR 1,325
$23.51 COP 98K
-58.87%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Waling
Medellin
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$18.51 NPR 2,534
$25.68 COP 107.1K
-27.92%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$19.14 COP 79.8K
-
Cinema Ticket
$3.35 NPR 459
$3.96 COP 16.5K
-15.40%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Waling
Medellin
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$92 NPR 12.6K
$305 COP 1.3M
-69.83%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$3,821 NPR 523.2K
$5,925 COP 24.7M
-35.51%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Waling
Medellin
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$24.68 NPR 3,380
$57.9 COP 241.4K
-57.37%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$27.54 NPR 3,770
$31.59 COP 131.7K
-12.82%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$57.7 NPR 7,906
$103 COP 430.1K
-44.03%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$39.5 NPR 5,409
$106 COP 440.5K
-62.62%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Waling
Medellin
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$106 NPR 14.5K
$489 COP 2M
-78.31%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$64.5 NPR 8,831
$379 COP 1.6M
-82.99%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$204 NPR 28K
$827 COP 3.4M
-75.31%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$146 NPR 20K
$729 COP 3M
-79.93%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,158 NPR 158.5K
$2,190 COP 9.1M
-47.13%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,380 NPR 189K
$1,532 COP 6.4M
-9.94%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Waling
Medellin
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$550 COP 2.3M
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
12.08
13.43
-10.05%

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Last update for Waling: October 27, 2025

Last update for Medellin: October 28, 2025

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