Medellin vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$906
$1857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2260
$4312
🏠 One person rent
$408
$940
🏘️ Family rent
$761
$1577
🍽️ Food expenses
$275
$575
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$432
$2742
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
66
100
😀 Quality of life
53
93
🏙️ Population
2.53M
1.8M

The cost of living in Medellin is 51% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 6005th and 2225th ($906 vs $1857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 51st 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 6049th and 51st 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
$6.13
$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.6
$64.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.21
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$6.26
☕ Cappuccino
$1.92
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$1030
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$807
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$1828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$618
$1371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.3
$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.5
$73.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.9
$40.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.16%
6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1715
$6524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1447
$4131
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.1
$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$17.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$2.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.3
$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.44
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.62
$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.41
$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.41
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.4
$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.3
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.57
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$126
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$64
$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.4
$94.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$292
$639
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5682
$5725

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$897
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$839
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$653
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$705
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$680
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$649
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$605
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$598
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$529
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$674
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$1031
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$709
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$493
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$794
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$664
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$887
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$513
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$563
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$645
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$882
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$657
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$648
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$534
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$742
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$666
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$497
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$748
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$650
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$669
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$524
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$604
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$722
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$557
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$562
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$601
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$599
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$592
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$598
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$477
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$618

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1790
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1773
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1835
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1792
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1803
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2004
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1889
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1804
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1852
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1824
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1810
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1836
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1900
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1800
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1814
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1841
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1819
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1764
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1776
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1829
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1732
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1807
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1743
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1753
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1735
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1768
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1742
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1761
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1769
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1651
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1830
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1690
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1762
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1733
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1562
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1894
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1433
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1106
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1532
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1692