Calgary vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Calgary	Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2149	$873
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4908	$2221
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$395
🏘️ Family rent	$2067	$782
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$264
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3509	$417
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	53	67
😀 Quality of life	90	53
🏙️ Population	1.31M	2.53M

The cost of living in Calgary is 146% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 1473rd and 6207th ($2149 vs $873) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 2nd in Canada and Colombia, respectively. Check Canada vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Calgary compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 131st and 6039th 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	$16.9	$5.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.6	$24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.43	$1.83
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1277	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1002	$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$864
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1707	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$45.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$70.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.9	$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	15.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3298	$1473
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3114	$1403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.8	$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$12.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$5.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$5.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$2.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53	$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$4.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.5	$35.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.4	$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans	$55	$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.7	$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$984	$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19196	$6129

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1914
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1727
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1701
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1723
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1577
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1709
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1785
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2523
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$2001
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2275
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2250
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1781
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2156
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1854
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2139
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2150
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2011
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2498
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1793
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1642
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1566
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1786
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1830
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1610
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$1917
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1408
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2322
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1487
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2469
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2010
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2484
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1983
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2042
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2278
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2169
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

Cities near Medellin

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Envigado	$871
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Bello	$789
131 km or 82 mi	Manizales	$653
135 km or 84 mi	Quibdo	$661
160 km or 99 mi	Pereira	$641
171 km or 106 mi	Cartago	$619
179 km or 111 mi	Salento	$562
190 km or 118 mi	Armenia	$541
205 km or 127 mi	Ibague	$501
209 km or 130 mi	Facatativa	$641
212 km or 131 mi	Barrancabermeja	$573
221 km or 137 mi	Zipaquira	$681
232 km or 144 mi	Girardot	$483
239 km or 148 mi	Soacha	$748
242 km or 150 mi	Turbo	$634
246 km or 153 mi	Bogota	$868
250 km or 155 mi	Tulua	$477
257 km or 160 mi	Tunja	$526
282 km or 175 mi	Monteria	$620
285 km or 177 mi	Duitama	$851
288 km or 179 mi	Bucaramanga	$642
289 km or 179 mi	Floridablanca	$584
298 km or 185 mi	Sogamoso	$523
308 km or 192 mi	Buenaventura	$718
312 km or 194 mi	Palmira	$652
318 km or 198 mi	Villavicencio	$475
329 km or 204 mi	Cali	$733
331 km or 206 mi	Ocana	$590
334 km or 208 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$638
340 km or 211 mi	Sincelejo	$506
346 km or 215 mi	Magangue	$582
367 km or 228 mi	Yopal	$687
370 km or 230 mi	Neiva	$520
386 km or 240 mi	Cucuta	$552
387 km or 241 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
391 km or 243 mi	Rubio	$598
406 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$592
410 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$598
438 km or 272 mi	Popayan	$462
448 km or 279 mi	La Grita	$617