Medellin vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Medellin | Singapore City | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Medellin is 71% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 6140th and 133rd ($867 vs $3007) 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 1.5 months in Singapore City. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 5994th and 4th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
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| 135 km or 84 mi | Quibdo | |
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| 171 km or 106 mi | Cartago | |
| 179 km or 111 mi | Salento | |
| 190 km or 118 mi | Armenia | |
| 205 km or 127 mi | Ibague | |
| 209 km or 130 mi | Facatativa | |
| 212 km or 131 mi | Barrancabermeja | |
| 221 km or 137 mi | Zipaquira | |
| 232 km or 144 mi | Girardot | |
| 239 km or 148 mi | Soacha | |
| 242 km or 150 mi | Turbo | |
| 246 km or 153 mi | Bogota | |
| 250 km or 155 mi | Tulua | |
| 257 km or 160 mi | Tunja | |
| 282 km or 175 mi | Monteria | |
| 285 km or 177 mi | Duitama | |
| 288 km or 179 mi | Bucaramanga | |
| 289 km or 179 mi | Floridablanca | |
| 298 km or 185 mi | Sogamoso | |
| 308 km or 192 mi | Buenaventura | |
| 312 km or 194 mi | Palmira | |
| 318 km or 198 mi | Villavicencio | |
| 329 km or 204 mi | Cali | |
| 331 km or 206 mi | Ocana | |
| 334 km or 208 mi | Santa Cruz de Lorica | |
| 340 km or 211 mi | Sincelejo | |
| 346 km or 215 mi | Magangue | |
| 367 km or 228 mi | Yopal | |
| 370 km or 230 mi | Neiva | |
| 386 km or 240 mi | Cucuta | |
| 387 km or 241 mi |  San Antonio del Tachira | |
| 391 km or 243 mi | Rubio | |
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| 410 km or 255 mi | Tariba | |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 3.3 km or 2.1 mi |  Bukit Merah | |
| 18 km or 11 mi |  Johor Bahru | |
| 35 km or 22 mi |  Batam | |
| 84 km or 52 mi | Tanjung Pinang | |
| 98 km or 61 mi | Kluang | |
| 114 km or 71 mi | Batu Pahat | |
| 161 km or 100 mi | Muar | |
| 199 km or 123 mi | Malacca | |
| 261 km or 162 mi | Seremban | |
| 264 km or 164 mi | Dumai | |
| 275 km or 171 mi | Pekanbaru | |
| 285 km or 177 mi | Kuantan | |
| 296 km or 184 mi | Putrajaya | |
| 299 km or 186 mi | Cyberjaya | |
| 311 km or 193 mi | Kuala Lumpur | |
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| 316 km or 196 mi | Petaling Jaya | |
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| 322 km or 200 mi | Jambi | |
| 325 km or 202 mi | Klang | |
| 328 km or 204 mi | Chukai | |
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| 454 km or 282 mi | Kuala Terengganu | |
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| 476 km or 296 mi | Ipoh | |
| 482 km or 299 mi | Tanjungbalai | |
| 488 km or 303 mi | Palembang | |
| 504 km or 313 mi | Padangsidempuan | |
| 521 km or 324 mi | Taiping | |
| 522 km or 324 mi | Lubuklinggau | |
| 528 km or 328 mi | Prabumulih | |
| 558 km or 347 mi | Pematangsiantar | |
| 562 km or 349 mi | Tebing Tinggi | |
| 564 km or 351 mi | Kota Bharu | |
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| 594 km or 369 mi | Butterworth | |
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| 598 km or 372 mi | George Town | |
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