Medellin vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$873
$2236
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2221
$4945
🏠 One person rent
$395
$1327
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$2038
🍽️ Food expenses
$264
$603
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$417
$3150
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
67
50
😀 Quality of life
53
89
🏙️ Population
2.53M
1.02M

The cost of living in Medellin is 61% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 6207th and 1290th ($873 vs $2236) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 23rd 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 Ottawa. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Ottawa ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 6039th and 167th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medellin Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.77
$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$5.89
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$1288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$300
$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$864
$2131
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$1732
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.7
$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.3
$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.7
$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.54%
6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1473
$5242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1403
$4784
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43
$94.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.18
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.89
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.13
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.3
$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.2
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.7
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$239
$1037
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6129
$20100

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$871
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$789
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$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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$1542
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$2336
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$1677
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$2004
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2002
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1828
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1921
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1805
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1839
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1897
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1799
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1908
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1751
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1898
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1791
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1828
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1912
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1964
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1996
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1773
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1890
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1871
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1686
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1849
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1861
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1912
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$1954
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1821
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1873
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1927
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1896
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1960
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$2057
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1878
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1823
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1845
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$1740
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$1912
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$1884