Medellin vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1071
$1928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2607
$4433
🏠 One person rent
$514
$992
🏘️ Family rent
$888
$1658
🍽️ Food expenses
$314
$585
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$536
$3005
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
65
100
😀 Quality of life
63
96
🏙️ Population
2.53M
1.8M

The cost of living in Medellin is 44% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 5161st and 2284th ($1071 vs $1928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 58th in Colombia and Canada, respectively. Check Colombia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medellin compared to 1.6 months in Montreal. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 5624th and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medellin vs Montreal

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Medellin Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.31
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.2
$65.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.32
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.38
$6.46
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.29
$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$1085
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$390
$852
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1079
$1939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$695
$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.8
$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.9
$79.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.08%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2533
$5305
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1334
$4101
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.8
$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.25
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.39
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.46
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.9
$4.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.6
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.48
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.1
$117
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.2
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7264
$5550

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1875
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1862
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1923
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1876
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1893
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2080
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1897
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1910
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1923
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1918
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$2047
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1891
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1944
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1914
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1920
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1861
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1907
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1918
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1934
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1930
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1846
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1950
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1852
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1948
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1838
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1935
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1857
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1723
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1924
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1800
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1896
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1864
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1642
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1971
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1458
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1142
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1589
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1805