Medellin vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Medellin	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$906	$1644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2260	$3738
🏠 One person rent	$408	$834
🏘️ Family rent	$761	$1281
🍽️ Food expenses	$275	$540
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$432	$2588
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	66	38
😀 Quality of life	53	86
🏙️ Population	2.53M	549K

The cost of living in Medellin is 45% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 6005th and 2883rd ($906 vs $1644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 110th 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 1.6 months in Quebec City. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Quebec City ranked 23rd in Canada, while ranked 6049th and 310th 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	$6.13	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.6	$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.21	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$790
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$312	$727
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$851	$1395
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$618	$1101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.3	$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.5	$80
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.9	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.16%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1715	$8350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1447	$3529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.79	$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.1	$66.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$22.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.3	$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$4.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.33	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.41	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.41	$6.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.4	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.85	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.28	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.3	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.57	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$78.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$64	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.4	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$794
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5682	$6012

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Cities near Medellin

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

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1627
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$966
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1449
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1239
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1118
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1368
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1330
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1395
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1468
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1411
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1436
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1457
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1433
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1460
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1106
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1742
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1743
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1764
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1735
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1804
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1829
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1835
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2004
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1857
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1889
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1773
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1900
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1852
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1732