Medellin vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$873
$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2221
$4616
🏠 One person rent
$395
$986
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$1716
🍽️ Food expenses
$264
$608
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$417
$2805
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
67
100
😀 Quality of life
53
93
🏙️ Population
2.53M
1.76M

The cost of living in Medellin is 55% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 6207th and 2002nd ($873 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 54th 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 1.4 months in Montreal. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 6039th and 60th 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
$5.77
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$6.72
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$300
$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$864
$2012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.7
$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.3
$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.7
$42.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.54%
6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1473
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1403
$4431
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43
$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$4.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.18
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.89
$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.13
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.3
$121
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$32.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.2
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.7
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$239
$669
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6129
$6957

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1873
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1861
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1896
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1871
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1890
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2057
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1878
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1927
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1912
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1912
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1912
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1996
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1884
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1898
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1964
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1908
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1845
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1849
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1901
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1751
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1897
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1823
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1821
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1839
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1836
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1799
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1843
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1740
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1921
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1773
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1828
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1805
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1657
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2002
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1540
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1187
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1624
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1610