Edmonton vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Edmonton	Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1769	$906
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4094	$2260
🏠 One person rent	$948	$408
🏘️ Family rent	$1630	$761
🍽️ Food expenses	$540	$275
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2961	$432
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	63	66
😀 Quality of life	89	53
🏙️ Population	1.01M	2.53M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 95% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 2475th and 6005th ($1769 vs $906) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 84th and 2nd in Canada and Colombia, respectively. Check Canada vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Edmonton compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Edmonton ranked 12th best city to live in Canada vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 181st and 6049th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs Medellin

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	Edmonton	Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$6.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.1	$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$7.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.07	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.91	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$961	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$711	$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1601	$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1315	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$73.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.2	$22.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.25%	14.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2901	$1715
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2327	$1447
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.47	$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70.2	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.6	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$5.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$5.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$9.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.73	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.31	$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.1	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.3	$29.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.6	$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$64
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$689	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7826	$5682

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1588
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1656
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1676
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2077
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1743
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1778
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1614
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1487
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1786
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1446
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1770
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1886
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1491
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1638
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2568
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$2007
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2299
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2284
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1540
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2174
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2163
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2054
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2023
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2327
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1792
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1612
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2021
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2280
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2495
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2388
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2488
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2466
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2317
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2009

Cities near Medellin

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Envigado	$897
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Bello	$839
131 km or 82 mi	Manizales	$653
135 km or 84 mi	Quibdo	$705
160 km or 99 mi	Pereira	$680
171 km or 106 mi	Cartago	$649
179 km or 111 mi	Salento	$605
190 km or 118 mi	Armenia	$598
205 km or 127 mi	Ibague	$529
209 km or 130 mi	Facatativa	$674
212 km or 131 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
221 km or 137 mi	Zipaquira	$709
232 km or 144 mi	Girardot	$493
239 km or 148 mi	Soacha	$794
242 km or 150 mi	Turbo	$664
246 km or 153 mi	Bogota	$887
250 km or 155 mi	Tulua	$513
257 km or 160 mi	Tunja	$563
282 km or 175 mi	Monteria	$645
285 km or 177 mi	Duitama	$882
288 km or 179 mi	Bucaramanga	$657
289 km or 179 mi	Floridablanca	$648
298 km or 185 mi	Sogamoso	$534
308 km or 192 mi	Buenaventura	$742
312 km or 194 mi	Palmira	$666
318 km or 198 mi	Villavicencio	$497
329 km or 204 mi	Cali	$748
331 km or 206 mi	Ocana	$650
334 km or 208 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$669
340 km or 211 mi	Sincelejo	$524
346 km or 215 mi	Magangue	$604
367 km or 228 mi	Yopal	$722
370 km or 230 mi	Neiva	$557
386 km or 240 mi	Cucuta	$562
387 km or 241 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
391 km or 243 mi	Rubio	$599
406 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$592
410 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$598
438 km or 272 mi	Popayan	$477
448 km or 279 mi	La Grita	$618