Hamilton vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamilton Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2244
$867
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4752
$2196
🏠 One person rent
$1423
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$2066
$760
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$143
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3156
$412
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
73
67
😀 Quality of life
89
54
🏙️ Population
569K
2.53M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 159% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 1178th and 6140th ($2244 vs $867) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 3rd in Canada and Colombia, respectively. Check Canada vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hamilton compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Hamilton ranked 11th best city to live in Canada vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 143rd and 5994th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs Medellin

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Hamilton Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.8
$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$6.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.96
$1.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.64
$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.85
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1295
$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1240
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2062
$819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1776
$629
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$45.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$69.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.4
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.88%
14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16988
$1728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5141
$1560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.37
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.7
$45.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.9
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.46
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.08
$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$5.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.04
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.44
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.8
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.35
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.4
$29.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.9
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.3
$53.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.7
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1101
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21895
$6416

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Burlington
$2293
26 km or 16 mi Oakville
$2192
32 km or 20 mi Brantford
$1949
38 km or 23 mi Cambridge
$2125
42 km or 26 mi Mississauga
$2600
42 km or 26 mi Halton Hills
$2114
45 km or 28 mi Guelph
$2218
48 km or 30 mi Brampton
$2128
52 km or 32 mi St. Catharines
$2032
54 km or 34 mi Kitchener
$2084
57 km or 36 mi Waterloo
$2217
60 km or 37 mi Welland
$1734
60 km or 37 mi Toronto
$2576
67 km or 42 mi Niagara Falls
$1862
71 km or 44 mi Vaughan
$2390
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1510
76 km or 47 mi Orangeville
$2073
78 km or 49 mi Richmond Hill
$2622
79 km or 49 mi Grand Island
$1821
85 km or 53 mi North Tonawanda
$1879
86 km or 53 mi Markham
$2358
90 km or 56 mi Stratford
$1816
92 km or 57 mi Buffalo
$2194
92 km or 57 mi Amherst
$2072
92 km or 57 mi New Tecumseth
$2082
95 km or 59 mi Ajax
$2578
97 km or 60 mi Lockport
$1915
98 km or 61 mi West Seneca
$2156
99 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2127
100 km or 62 mi Hamburg
$2085
107 km or 67 mi Orchard Park
$2097
108 km or 67 mi Lancaster
$2074
108 km or 67 mi Clarence
$2031
109 km or 68 mi Oshawa
$1598
116 km or 72 mi London
$2067
127 km or 79 mi Erie
$1529
127 km or 79 mi Barrie
$1408
139 km or 86 mi Jamestown
$2048
154 km or 96 mi Orillia
$2004
169 km or 105 mi Owen Sound
$1738

Cities near Medellin

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$812
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$778
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$727
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$649
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$639
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$639
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$567
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$551
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$525
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$433
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$592
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$645
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$416
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$724
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$624
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$883
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$493
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$511
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$633
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$617
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$649
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$612
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$597
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$552
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$648
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$530
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$720
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$612
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$573
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$536
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$582
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$594
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$507
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$708
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$595
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$593
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$589
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$592
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$455
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$617