Calgary vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Calgary	Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2118	$1071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4745	$2607
🏠 One person rent	$1202	$514
🏘️ Family rent	$1911	$888
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$314
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3199	$536
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	53	65
😀 Quality of life	90	63
🏙️ Population	1.31M	2.53M

The cost of living in Calgary is 98% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 1716th and 5161st ($2118 vs $1071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 2nd in Canada and Colombia, respectively. Check Canada vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 209th and 5624th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Medellin

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	Calgary	Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$6.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$30.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$8.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$2.38
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1224	$594
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$390
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$1079
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1544	$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$91.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.55%	11.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3738	$2533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$1334
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.94	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.1	$50.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$6.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$6.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$5.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.4	$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$4.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.1	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.2	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$68.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$830	$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15430	$7264

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1801
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1841
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1775
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1878
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1993
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2315
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1773
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1815
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1956
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2187
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2156
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2544
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1697
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1899
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1701
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2241
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2470
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2046
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2677
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2054
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2074
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2526
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2460
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934

Cities near Medellin

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Envigado	$992
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Bello	$915
131 km or 82 mi	Manizales	$717
135 km or 84 mi	Quibdo	$757
160 km or 99 mi	Pereira	$789
171 km or 106 mi	Cartago	$738
179 km or 111 mi	Salento	$709
190 km or 118 mi	Armenia	$719
205 km or 127 mi	Ibague	$529
209 km or 130 mi	Facatativa	$777
212 km or 131 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1040
221 km or 137 mi	Zipaquira	$813
232 km or 144 mi	Girardot	$547
239 km or 148 mi	Soacha	$919
242 km or 150 mi	Turbo	$764
246 km or 153 mi	Bogota	$1062
250 km or 155 mi	Tulua	$537
257 km or 160 mi	Tunja	$667
282 km or 175 mi	Monteria	$703
285 km or 177 mi	Duitama	$1019
288 km or 179 mi	Bucaramanga	$754
289 km or 179 mi	Floridablanca	$744
298 km or 185 mi	Sogamoso	$614
308 km or 192 mi	Buenaventura	$825
312 km or 194 mi	Palmira	$746
318 km or 198 mi	Villavicencio	$575
329 km or 204 mi	Cali	$829
331 km or 206 mi	Ocana	$732
334 km or 208 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$764
340 km or 211 mi	Sincelejo	$572
346 km or 215 mi	Magangue	$707
367 km or 228 mi	Yopal	$750
370 km or 230 mi	Neiva	$592
386 km or 240 mi	Cucuta	$646
387 km or 241 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$676
391 km or 243 mi	Rubio	$673
406 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$687
410 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$675
438 km or 272 mi	Popayan	$606
448 km or 279 mi	La Grita	$685