Medellin vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Medellin	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$867	$2170
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2196	$4837
🏠 One person rent	$387	$1276
🏘️ Family rent	$760	$1943
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$586
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$412	$2926
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	67	50
😀 Quality of life	54	90
🏙️ Population	2.53M	1.02M

The cost of living in Medellin is 60% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 6140th and 1355th ($867 vs $2170) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 25th 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 1.3 months in Ottawa. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 5994th and 117th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medellin vs Ottawa

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	Medellin	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.65	$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.9	$79.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.44	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$1.76	$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$435	$1239
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$289	$1064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$819	$2077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$629	$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.2	$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.9	$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.2	$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14%	7.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1728	$8889
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1560	$6051
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.75	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.5	$95.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.3	$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.25	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.48	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$2.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$12.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.49	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.1	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.8	$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.3	$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$217	$1090
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6416	$21213

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Cities near Medellin

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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1530
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2220
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1539
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1878
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2014
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1797
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1894
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1757
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1827
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1845
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1808
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1808
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1846
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1813
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1835
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1412
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1856
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1846
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1874
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1746
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1808
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1888
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1821
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1772
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1912
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1962
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1949
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2105
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1882
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1783
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1835
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874