Medellin vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1162
$1901
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2810
$4422
🏠 One person rent
$579
$984
🏘️ Family rent
$997
$1684
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$567
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$193
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$535
$2928
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
65
100
😀 Quality of life
64
93
🏙️ Population
2.53M
1.9M

The cost of living in Medellin is 39% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 4852nd and 2370th ($1162 vs $1901) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 64th 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 1.5 months in Montreal. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 5346th and 49th 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
$6.47
$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.22
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$6.08
☕ Cappuccino
$2.65
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$689
$1096
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$446
$842
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1244
$1985
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$792
$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.3
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.9
$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.36%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2880
$5122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1250
$3877
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$2.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58.3
$75.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.23
$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.57
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.38
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.5
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.63
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.8
$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$99.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$533
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8196
$6432

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$1041
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$1012
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$737
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$802
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$862
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$769
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$749
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$749
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$537
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$816
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$1001
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$858
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$559
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$958
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$797
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$1106
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$563
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$680
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$733
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$1045
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$816
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$795
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$630
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$856
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$788
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$593
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$850
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$765
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$789
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$586
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$727
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$740
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$606
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$674
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$678
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$678
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$685
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$678
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$631
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$687

Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1856
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1828
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1874
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1852
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1870
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2051
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1937
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1861
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1921
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1905
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1917
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1892
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$2058
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1875
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1918
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1905
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1915
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1829
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1863
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1892
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1913
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1914
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1817
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1928
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1828
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1926
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1816
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1903
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1850
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1702
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1906
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1772
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1864
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1832
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1675
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1942
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1421
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1199
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1575
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1828