Edmonton vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edmonton Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1785
$873
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4092
$2221
🏠 One person rent
$955
$395
🏘️ Family rent
$1589
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3052
$417
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
63
67
😀 Quality of life
89
53
🏙️ Population
1.01M
2.53M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 104% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 2563rd and 6207th ($1785 vs $873) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 100th 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 13th best city to live in Canada vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 172nd and 6039th 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
$14.2
$5.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.3
$24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.36
$1.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.85
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$929
$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$726
$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1576
$864
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1272
$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$45.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$70.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.7
$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.31%
15.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2798
$1473
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2233
$1403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.59
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75
$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.1
$12.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.4
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$5.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$5.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.1
$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.27
$2.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.6
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$4.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.4
$35.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.7
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.8
$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$745
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8270
$6129

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Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi Spruce Grove
$1709
31 km or 19 mi Leduc
$1723
142 km or 88 mi Red Deer
$1727
279 km or 173 mi Calgary
$2149
297 km or 185 mi Banff
$1914
380 km or 236 mi Fort McMurray
$1871
388 km or 241 mi Grande Prairie
$1786
429 km or 267 mi Lethbridge
$1701
435 km or 270 mi Medicine Hat
$1577
483 km or 300 mi Saskatoon
$1793
515 km or 320 mi Prince Albert
$1487
565 km or 351 mi Kamloops
$1854
576 km or 358 mi Kelowna
$2001
610 km or 379 mi Prince George
$1586
616 km or 383 mi Penticton
$1781
622 km or 387 mi Sandpoint
$2523
646 km or 402 mi Moose Jaw
$1408
688 km or 428 mi Great Falls
$2139
689 km or 428 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2275
691 km or 430 mi Post Falls
$2250
698 km or 434 mi Regina
$1678
703 km or 437 mi Spokane Valley
$2156
711 km or 442 mi Spokane
$2150
743 km or 461 mi Missoula
$2011
752 km or 467 mi Whistler
$2469
762 km or 473 mi Chilliwack
$1765
779 km or 484 mi Helena
$2498
789 km or 491 mi Abbotsford
$1976
792 km or 492 mi Maple Ridge
$2243
796 km or 495 mi Moscow
$1642
798 km or 496 mi Coquitlam
$2553
800 km or 497 mi Pullman
$1566
804 km or 499 mi Langley
$1983
809 km or 502 mi Surrey
$2417
809 km or 503 mi Burnaby
$2589
811 km or 504 mi North Vancouver
$2502
818 km or 508 mi Vancouver
$2650
820 km or 510 mi Bellingham
$2278
821 km or 510 mi Delta
$2330
822 km or 511 mi Moses Lake
$1917

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