Colombia vs Malaysia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Colombia Malaysia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$928
$818
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2272
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$411
$385
🏘️ Family rent
$687
$618
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$288
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$539
$919
💸 GDP per capita
$7919
$11874
😃 Human freedom index
6.91
7.11
❤️ Life expectancy
77.7
76.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
52
🌐 English speaking %
4.2%
57.3%
🎓 Higher education
76
78
😀 Quality of life
48
68
🏙️ Population
52.9M
35.6M

The average cost of living in Colombia ($928) is 13% more expensive than in Malaysia ($818). Colombia ranked 110th vs 127th 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 0.6 months in Colombia compared to 1.1 months in Malaysia. Ranked 106th and 55th 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
$6.28
$3.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.5
$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.34
$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$4.35
 Cappuccino
$2.39
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$437
$474
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$300
$288
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$885
$830
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$574
$483
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.6
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.7
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25
$27.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.61%
4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1929
$2250
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1320
$1191
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$15.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$8.29
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.18
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$4.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.11
$9.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.7
$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.19
$2.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.95
$4.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.25
$4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.85
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28
$40.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.82
$4.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$24.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.45
$7.71
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.6
$62.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$80.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$233
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7215
$8255

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Cities Comparison in Colombia vs Malaysia

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Colombia

City Cost of living Population
Bogota
$1106
8.03M
Medellin
$1162
2.53M
Cali
$850
2.47M
Barranquilla
$931
1.33M
Soacha
$958
783K
Cartagena
$1186
915K
Cucuta
$674
806K
Manizales
$737
454K
Soledad
$967
676K
Bucaramanga
$816
615K
Pereira
$862
591K
Bello
$1012
562K
Ibague
$537
546K
Villavicencio
$593
664K
Valledupar
$698
544K
Buenaventura
$856
424K
Santa Marta
$973
506K
Pasto
$675
411K
Palmira
$788
359K
Barrancabermeja
$1001
300K
Neiva
$606
380K
Popayan
$631
301K
Monteria
$733
400K
Armenia
$749
301K
Floridablanca
$795
267K
Envigado
$1041
229K
Tulua
$563
219K
Riohacha
$815
223K
Tumaco
$694
213K
Sincelejo
$586
287K

In Malaysia

City Cost of living Population
Kuala Lumpur
$992
9M
Shah Alam
$741
741K
Johor Bahru
$843
798K
George Town
$762
794K
Ipoh
$677
867K
Klang
$743
878K
Subang Jaya
$798
708K
Petaling Jaya
$783
639K
Kuantan
$576
608K
Sandakan
$583
396K
Kota Bharu
$531
491K
Seremban
$617
420K
Sungai Petani
$637
545K
Kota Kinabalu
$718
452K
Chukai
$621
256K
Muar
$759
357K
Teluk Intan
$678
233K
Malacca
$707
455K
Kuching
$698
325K
Miri
$688
235K
Kluang
$717
205K
Lahad Datu
$620
200K
Alor Setar
$545
217K
Taiping
$555
245K
Putrajaya
$610
109K
Kuala Terengganu
$550
255K
Sibu
$614
248K
Batu Pahat
$737
140K
Butterworth
$720
80.4K
Bintulu
$588
114K