Edmonton vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edmonton Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1878
$1071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4262
$2607
🏠 One person rent
$1038
$514
🏘️ Family rent
$1712
$888
🍽️ Food expenses
$570
$314
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3113
$536
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
64
65
😀 Quality of life
90
63
🏙️ Population
1.01M
2.53M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 75% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 2524th and 5161st ($1878 vs $1071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th 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 19th best city to live in Canada vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 193rd and 5624th 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
$16.1
$6.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.4
$30.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$8.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.72
$2.38
☕ Cappuccino
$4.01
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.21
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1034
$594
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$807
$390
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1752
$1079
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1381
$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$91.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.7%
11.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2368
$2533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2313
$1334
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.74
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.3
$50.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.03
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.22
$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.71
$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$6.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$6.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.6
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.58
$5.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.44
$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.32
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$4.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.9
$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$17
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.4
$68.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.9
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$762
$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$7264

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Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi Spruce Grove
$1676
31 km or 19 mi Leduc
$1775
142 km or 88 mi Red Deer
$1841
279 km or 173 mi Calgary
$2118
297 km or 185 mi Banff
$1801
380 km or 236 mi Fort McMurray
$1934
388 km or 241 mi Grande Prairie
$1892
429 km or 267 mi Lethbridge
$1761
435 km or 270 mi Medicine Hat
$1620
483 km or 300 mi Saskatoon
$1821
515 km or 320 mi Prince Albert
$1486
565 km or 351 mi Kamloops
$1815
576 km or 358 mi Kelowna
$1993
610 km or 379 mi Prince George
$1672
616 km or 383 mi Penticton
$1773
622 km or 387 mi Sandpoint
$2593
646 km or 402 mi Moose Jaw
$1506
688 km or 428 mi Great Falls
$1956
689 km or 428 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2331
691 km or 430 mi Post Falls
$2315
698 km or 434 mi Regina
$1762
703 km or 437 mi Spokane Valley
$2205
711 km or 442 mi Spokane
$2187
743 km or 461 mi Missoula
$2156
752 km or 467 mi Whistler
$2470
762 km or 473 mi Chilliwack
$1884
779 km or 484 mi Helena
$2544
789 km or 491 mi Abbotsford
$2034
792 km or 492 mi Maple Ridge
$2326
796 km or 495 mi Moscow
$1697
798 km or 496 mi Coquitlam
$2590
800 km or 497 mi Pullman
$1899
804 km or 499 mi Langley
$2054
809 km or 502 mi Surrey
$2237
809 km or 503 mi Burnaby
$2457
811 km or 504 mi North Vancouver
$2478
818 km or 508 mi Vancouver
$2540
820 km or 510 mi Bellingham
$2526
821 km or 510 mi Delta
$2361
822 km or 511 mi Moses Lake
$2009

Cities near Medellin

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$992
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$915
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$717
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$757
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$789
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$738
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$709
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$719
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$529
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$777
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$1040
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$813
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$547
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$919
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$764
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$1062
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$537
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$667
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$703
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$1019
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$754
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$744
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$614
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$825
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$746
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$575
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$829
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$732
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$764
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$572
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$707
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$750
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$592
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$646
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$676
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$673
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$687
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$675
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$606
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$685