Calgary vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Calgary	Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2079	$1030
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4683	$2487
🏠 One person rent	$1191	$494
🏘️ Family rent	$1928	$843
🍽️ Food expenses	$572	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2977	$552
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	53	66
😀 Quality of life	91	60
🏙️ Population	1.31M	2.53M

The cost of living in Calgary is 102% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 1781st and 5342nd ($2079 vs $1030) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 3rd in Canada and Colombia, respectively. Check Canada vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Calgary compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Calgary ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 160th and 5890th 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	$16.7	$6.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.16	$2.78
☕ Cappuccino	$4.07	$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.01	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1190	$542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2105	$987
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1560	$671
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$55.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$203	$86
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.3	$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.19%	13.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3658	$2220
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3126	$1524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$6.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$9.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$5.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.7	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.5	$40.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.7	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$58	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.5	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$796	$402
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15727	$6383

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1773
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1782
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1632
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1730
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1544
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1648
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1823
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2617
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1949
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2366
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2343
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1759
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2231
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1748
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1973
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2228
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2111
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2490
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1817
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1765
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1913
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1854
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1774
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1625
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2001
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1486
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2219
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1478
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2414
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2080
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2641
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1952
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2057
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2443
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2470
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1887

Cities near Medellin

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Envigado	$950
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Bello	$881
131 km or 82 mi	Manizales	$678
135 km or 84 mi	Quibdo	$708
160 km or 99 mi	Pereira	$730
171 km or 106 mi	Cartago	$679
179 km or 111 mi	Salento	$655
190 km or 118 mi	Armenia	$667
205 km or 127 mi	Ibague	$506
209 km or 130 mi	Facatativa	$722
212 km or 131 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1082
221 km or 137 mi	Zipaquira	$762
232 km or 144 mi	Girardot	$515
239 km or 148 mi	Soacha	$848
242 km or 150 mi	Turbo	$721
246 km or 153 mi	Bogota	$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
410 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$673
438 km or 272 mi	Popayan	$572
448 km or 279 mi	La Grita	$677