Edmonton vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edmonton Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1823
$1030
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4109
$2487
🏠 One person rent
$1004
$494
🏘️ Family rent
$1648
$843
🍽️ Food expenses
$548
$297
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2739
$552
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
63
66
😀 Quality of life
91
60
🏙️ Population
1.01M
2.53M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 77% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 2644th and 5342nd ($1823 vs $1030) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 74th and 3rd in Canada and Colombia, respectively. Check Canada vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Edmonton compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Edmonton ranked 16th best city to live in Canada vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 171st and 5890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Edmonton Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$6.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.7
$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$2.78
☕ Cappuccino
$3.83
$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1030
$542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$784
$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1651
$987
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1356
$671
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$55.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$86
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.6
$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.56%
13.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2399
$2220
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2239
$1524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.6
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.2
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.03
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.23
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$6.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$9.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$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
$3.61
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.6
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$5.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.35
$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.25
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.4
$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.5
$40.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.3
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.3
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$669
$402
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8796
$6383

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Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi Spruce Grove
$1648
31 km or 19 mi Leduc
$1730
142 km or 88 mi Red Deer
$1782
279 km or 173 mi Calgary
$2079
297 km or 185 mi Banff
$1773
380 km or 236 mi Fort McMurray
$1887
388 km or 241 mi Grande Prairie
$1854
429 km or 267 mi Lethbridge
$1632
435 km or 270 mi Medicine Hat
$1544
483 km or 300 mi Saskatoon
$1817
515 km or 320 mi Prince Albert
$1478
565 km or 351 mi Kamloops
$1748
576 km or 358 mi Kelowna
$1949
610 km or 379 mi Prince George
$1618
616 km or 383 mi Penticton
$1759
622 km or 387 mi Sandpoint
$2617
646 km or 402 mi Moose Jaw
$1486
688 km or 428 mi Great Falls
$1973
689 km or 428 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2366
691 km or 430 mi Post Falls
$2343
698 km or 434 mi Regina
$1675
703 km or 437 mi Spokane Valley
$2231
711 km or 442 mi Spokane
$2228
743 km or 461 mi Missoula
$2111
752 km or 467 mi Whistler
$2414
762 km or 473 mi Chilliwack
$1842
779 km or 484 mi Helena
$2490
789 km or 491 mi Abbotsford
$1987
792 km or 492 mi Maple Ridge
$2361
796 km or 495 mi Moscow
$1765
798 km or 496 mi Coquitlam
$2488
800 km or 497 mi Pullman
$1913
804 km or 499 mi Langley
$1952
809 km or 502 mi Surrey
$2297
809 km or 503 mi Burnaby
$2412
811 km or 504 mi North Vancouver
$2379
818 km or 508 mi Vancouver
$2457
820 km or 510 mi Bellingham
$2443
821 km or 510 mi Delta
$2325
822 km or 511 mi Moses Lake
$2001

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