Medellin vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$867
$1821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2196
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$387
$928
🏘️ Family rent
$760
$1624
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$569
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$412
$2722
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
67
100
😀 Quality of life
54
95
🏙️ Population
2.53M
1.76M

The cost of living in Medellin is 52% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 6140th and 2281st ($867 vs $1821) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 76th 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 1st in Canada, while ranked 5994th and 30th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medellin Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.65
$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.9
$69.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.44
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$6.11
☕ Cappuccino
$1.76
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$780
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$819
$1952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$629
$1385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$52
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$81.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$43.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14%
6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1728
$7593
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1560
$4320
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.5
$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.25
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.37
$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$4.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.1
$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.04
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.3
$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$217
$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6416
$7624

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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

Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1869
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1808
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1962
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1821
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1840
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2105
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1949
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1882
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1912
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1888
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1846
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1924
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1835
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1841
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1846
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1835
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1820
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1906
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1813
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1845
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1783
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1808
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1772
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1827
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1816
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1808
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1847
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1659
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1894
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1705
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1797
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1757
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1626
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2014
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1397
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1158
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1558
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1576