Medellin vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1030
$3201
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2487
$6971
🏠 One person rent
$494
$2218
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$3750
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$556
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$268
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$552
$4609
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
66
89
😀 Quality of life
60
98
🏙️ Population
2.53M
5.87M

The cost of living in Medellin is 68% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 5342nd and 109th ($1030 vs $3201) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Colombia and Singapore, respectively. Check Colombia vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medellin compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 5890th and 7th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medellin vs Singapore City

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Medellin Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.21
$8.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.9
$64.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.86
$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.78
$7.77
☕ Cappuccino
$2.07
$5.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$542
$2659
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$383
$1943
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$987
$4723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$671
$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.7
$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23
$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.1%
2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2220
$22654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1524
$7935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.3
$87.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.53
$3.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.11
$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.06
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$4.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.78
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$4.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.8
$115
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.66
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.3
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$31.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$63
$85.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$402
$1206
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6383
$29519

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$655
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$667
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$506
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$722
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$1082
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$762
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$515
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$848
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$721
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$976
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$511
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$637
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$663
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$960
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$693
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$686
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$581
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$782
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$693
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$546
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$759
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$704
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$715
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$547
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$667
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$777
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$565
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$620
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$673
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$671
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$684
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$673
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$572
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$677

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$2909
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$789
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$542
84 km or 52 mi Tanjung Pinang
$502
98 km or 61 mi Kluang
$771
114 km or 71 mi Batu Pahat
$788
161 km or 100 mi Muar
$771
199 km or 123 mi Malacca
$689
261 km or 162 mi Seremban
$643
264 km or 164 mi Dumai
$519
275 km or 171 mi Pekanbaru
$503
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$552
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$584
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$609
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$866
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$789
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$731
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$681
322 km or 200 mi Jambi
$444
325 km or 202 mi Klang
$704
328 km or 204 mi Chukai
$598
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$654
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$534
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$864
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$657
482 km or 299 mi Tanjungbalai
$488
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$390
504 km or 313 mi Padangsidempuan
$563
521 km or 324 mi Taiping
$552
522 km or 324 mi Lubuklinggau
$443
528 km or 328 mi Prabumulih
$411
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$472
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$461
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$517
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$420
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$701
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$448
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$754
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