Colombia vs Malaysia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Colombia Malaysia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$757
$652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1890
$1575
🏠 One person rent
$322
$299
🏘️ Family rent
$565
$517
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$40.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$398
$879
💸 GDP per capita
$6947
$11379
😃 Human freedom index
6.95
7.06
❤️ Life expectancy
73.7
76.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
39
50
🌐 English speaking %
4.2%
57.3%
🎓 Higher education
77
79
😀 Quality of life
36
60
🏙️ Population
52.3M
32.4M

The average cost of living in Colombia ($757) is 16% more expensive than in Malaysia ($652). Colombia ranked 129th vs 154th for Malaysia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Colombia compared to 1.3 months in Malaysia. Ranked 129th and 58th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Colombia vs Malaysia

We calculate prices for Colombia and Malaysia as a population-weighted mean of 50 and 34 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Colombia Malaysia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.61
$3.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.3
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.19
$4.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$3.68
 Cappuccino
$2.03
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$593
$627
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$428
$402
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$28.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.7
$43.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.6
$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.38%
4.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1453
$1609
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1150
$946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.4
$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.5
$6.96
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$0.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$0.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.18
$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.77
$8.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.65
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$2.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.36
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.63
$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.14
$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.7
$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.15
$4.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.8
$20.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.59
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.3
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.5
$63.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$179
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5870
$6426

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Colombia

City Cost of living Population
Bogota
$887
8.03M
Medellin
$906
2.53M
Cali
$748
2.47M
Barranquilla
$773
1.33M
Cartagena
$760
915K
Cucuta
$562
806K
Soacha
$794
783K
Soledad
$741
676K
Pereira
$680
591K
Bucaramanga
$657
615K
Manizales
$653
454K
Bello
$839
562K
Villavicencio
$497
664K
Valledupar
$565
544K
Buenaventura
$742
424K
Ibague
$529
541K
Santa Marta
$837
516K
Pasto
$514
411K
Monteria
$645
400K
Palmira
$666
359K
Neiva
$557
380K
Barrancabermeja
$1031
300K
Floridablanca
$648
267K
Envigado
$897
229K
Armenia
$598
301K
Popayan
$477
301K
Sincelejo
$524
287K
Tulua
$513
219K
Tumaco
$571
213K
Zipaquira
$709
196K

In Malaysia

City Cost of living Population
Kuala Lumpur
$810
1.98M
George Town
$620
794K
Shah Alam
$645
741K
Johor Bahru
$759
798K
Petaling Jaya
$701
639K
Ipoh
$628
867K
Klang
$670
878K
Subang Jaya
$714
708K
Kuantan
$529
608K
Malacca
$669
455K
Sandakan
$523
396K
Kota Kinabalu
$661
452K
Teluk Intan
$631
233K
Seremban
$604
420K
Kuching
$631
325K
Miri
$546
235K
Chukai
$565
256K
Alor Setar
$490
217K
Muar
$682
315K
Sungai Petani
$605
545K
Kluang
$679
205K
Taiping
$695
245K
Kota Bharu
$485
491K
Lahad Datu
$538
200K
Putrajaya
$532
109K
Sibu
$567
248K
Kuala Terengganu
$501
255K
Batu Pahat
$703
140K
Langkawi
$560
85.6K
Cyberjaya
$585
49.3K