Medellin vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Medellin	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1162	$1648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2810	$3908
🏠 One person rent	$579	$829
🏘️ Family rent	$997	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$535	$2878
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	65	38
😀 Quality of life	64	87
🏙️ Population	2.53M	574K

The cost of living in Medellin is 29% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 4852nd and 3402nd ($1162 vs $1648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 116th 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 1.7 months in Quebec City. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Quebec City ranked 21st in Canada, while ranked 5346th and 327th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medellin vs Quebec City

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	Medellin	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.47	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33	$66.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.22	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$5.34
☕ Cappuccino	$2.65	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.43	$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$689	$907
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$446	$680
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1244	$1526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$792	$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.4	$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.3	$89.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.9	$45.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.36%	4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2880	$6977
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1250	$2884
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.03	$2.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.3	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.2	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$4.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.76	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$4.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.23	$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.57	$6.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.38	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.02	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.5	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.63	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.7	$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.8	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$533	$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8196	$8149

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Cities near Medellin

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Envigado	$1041
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Bello	$1012
131 km or 82 mi	Manizales	$737
135 km or 84 mi	Quibdo	$802
160 km or 99 mi	Pereira	$862
171 km or 106 mi	Cartago	$769
179 km or 111 mi	Salento	$749
190 km or 118 mi	Armenia	$749
205 km or 127 mi	Ibague	$537
209 km or 130 mi	Facatativa	$816
212 km or 131 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1001
221 km or 137 mi	Zipaquira	$858
232 km or 144 mi	Girardot	$559
239 km or 148 mi	Soacha	$958
242 km or 150 mi	Turbo	$797
246 km or 153 mi	Bogota	$1106
250 km or 155 mi	Tulua	$563
257 km or 160 mi	Tunja	$680
282 km or 175 mi	Monteria	$733
285 km or 177 mi	Duitama	$1045
288 km or 179 mi	Bucaramanga	$816
289 km or 179 mi	Floridablanca	$795
298 km or 185 mi	Sogamoso	$630
308 km or 192 mi	Buenaventura	$856
312 km or 194 mi	Palmira	$788
318 km or 198 mi	Villavicencio	$593
329 km or 204 mi	Cali	$850
331 km or 206 mi	Ocana	$765
334 km or 208 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$789
340 km or 211 mi	Sincelejo	$586
346 km or 215 mi	Magangue	$727
367 km or 228 mi	Yopal	$740
370 km or 230 mi	Neiva	$606
386 km or 240 mi	Cucuta	$674
387 km or 241 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$678
391 km or 243 mi	Rubio	$678
406 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$685
410 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$678
438 km or 272 mi	Popayan	$631
448 km or 279 mi	La Grita	$687

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1638
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1002
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1457
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1238
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1219
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1441
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1365
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1421
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1504
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1122
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1289
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1533
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1421
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1384
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1199
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1816
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1817
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1829
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1828
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1861
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1892
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1874
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2051
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1901
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1937
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1828
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2058
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1921
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1913