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

🙂 Solo nomad: Waling is 50.8% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 58.6% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Waling is 36.4% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 56% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Waling
Medellin
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$1.79 NPR 262
$6.03 COP 22.7K
-70.32%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$18.55 NPR 2,720
$33.17 COP 124.8K
-44.08%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$6.74 NPR 989
$7.29 COP 27.4K
-7.54%
Cappuccino
$1.90 NPR 279
$1.63 COP 6,134
16.56%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.54 NPR 79.4
$1.05 COP 3,948
-48.57%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.17 NPR 24.41
$0.77 COP 2,899
-77.92%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.62 NPR 384
$1.73 COP 6,511
51.45%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.61 NPR 530
$3.18 COP 12.0K
13.52%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Waling
Medellin
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.87 NPR 127
$1.07 COP 4,016
-18.69%
White Bread (500g)
$0.52 NPR 76.6
$1.31 COP 4,935
-60.31%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.02 NPR 149
$1.38 COP 5,196
-26.09%
Eggs
$1.47 NPR 216
$2.25 COP 8,458
-34.67%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$7.35 NPR 1,078
$4.48 COP 16.9K
64.06%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$2.84 NPR 417
$5.74 COP 21.6K
-50.52%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$3.71 NPR 543
$8.86 COP 33.4K
-58.13%
Apples (1kg)
$2.28 NPR 334
$2.24 COP 8,440
1.79%
Banana (1kg)
$0.83 NPR 122
$1.06 COP 3,989
-21.70%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.19 NPR 175
$1.51 COP 5,698
-21.19%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.64 NPR 94.4
$1.36 COP 5,120
-52.94%
Potato (1kg)
$0.42 NPR 61.0
$1.12 COP 4,219
-62.50%
Onion (1kg)
$0.46 NPR 67.5
$1.17 COP 4,401
-60.68%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.53 NPR 78.2
$0.90 COP 3,396
-41.11%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.21 NPR 30.71
$0.84 COP 3,150
-75.00%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.83 NPR 415
$2.26 COP 8,502
25.22%
Wine (Bottle)
$5.37 NPR 787
$9.97 COP 37.5K
-46.14%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.30 NPR 337
$1.18 COP 4,452
94.92%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.37 NPR 494
$2.39 COP 8,995
41.00%
🚌 Getting Around
Waling
Medellin
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.22 NPR 32.49
$0.86 COP 3,234
-74.42%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$41.45 COP 156.0K
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$2.14 NPR 313
$1.47 COP 5,522
45.58%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.09 NPR 160
$1.95 COP 7,324
-44.10%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$3.53 NPR 518
$7.76 COP 29.2K
-54.51%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.28 NPR 187
$0.97 COP 3,641
31.96%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$31.6K NPR 4.6M
$17.9K COP 67.6M
76.14%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$41.3K NPR 6.1M
$26.7K COP 100.6M
54.69%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Waling
Medellin
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$32.40 NPR 4,750
$81.1 COP 305.2K
-60.05%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$5.02 NPR 736
$9.40 COP 35.4K
-46.60%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$9.89 NPR 1,450
$23.61 COP 88.8K
-58.11%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Waling
Medellin
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$18.48 NPR 2,709
$25.55 COP 96.1K
-27.67%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$19.29 COP 72.6K
-
Cinema Ticket
$3.25 NPR 476
$4.10 COP 15.4K
-20.73%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Waling
Medellin
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$90.8 NPR 13.3K
$306 COP 1.2M
-70.33%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$3,797 NPR 556.7K
$5,899 COP 22.2M
-35.63%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Waling
Medellin
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$25.31 NPR 3,710
$59.8 COP 225.1K
-57.69%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$27.84 NPR 4,082
$31.96 COP 120.3K
-12.89%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$57.6 NPR 8,442
$103 COP 386.5K
-43.93%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$39.35 NPR 5,770
$108 COP 406.0K
-63.52%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Waling
Medellin
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$106 NPR 15.5K
$483 COP 1.8M
-78.15%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$64.3 NPR 9,423
$377 COP 1.4M
-82.97%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$206 NPR 30.2K
$822 COP 3.1M
-74.95%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$145 NPR 21.2K
$721 COP 2.7M
-79.91%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,106 NPR 162.2K
$2,784 COP 10.5M
-60.27%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,325 NPR 194.2K
$1,320 COP 5.0M
0.35%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Waling
Medellin
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$538 COP 2.0M
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
12.08
13.43
-10.05%

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Last update for Waling: February 28, 2026

Last update for Medellin: March 3, 2026

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