Medellin vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Medellin	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1071	$1695
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2607	$3907
🏠 One person rent	$514	$873
🏘️ Family rent	$888	$1435
🍽️ Food expenses	$314	$558
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$536	$2900
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	65	38
😀 Quality of life	63	88
🏙️ Population	2.53M	549K

The cost of living in Medellin is 37% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 5161st and 3269th ($1071 vs $1695) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 113th 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 28th in Canada, while ranked 5624th and 332nd 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	$6.31	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.32	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$5.49
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$594	$863
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$390	$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1079	$1500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$695	$1244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.8	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.9	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.4	$44.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.08%	5.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2533	$8196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1334	$2969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$2.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.8	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.48	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.57	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.98	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.82	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.25	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.39	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.46	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.6	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.48	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.1	$81.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.2	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$463	$719
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7264	$7052

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Cities near Medellin

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Envigado	$992
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Bello	$915
131 km or 82 mi	Manizales	$717
135 km or 84 mi	Quibdo	$757
160 km or 99 mi	Pereira	$789
171 km or 106 mi	Cartago	$738
179 km or 111 mi	Salento	$709
190 km or 118 mi	Armenia	$719
205 km or 127 mi	Ibague	$529
209 km or 130 mi	Facatativa	$777
212 km or 131 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1040
221 km or 137 mi	Zipaquira	$813
232 km or 144 mi	Girardot	$547
239 km or 148 mi	Soacha	$919
242 km or 150 mi	Turbo	$764
246 km or 153 mi	Bogota	$1062
250 km or 155 mi	Tulua	$537
257 km or 160 mi	Tunja	$667
282 km or 175 mi	Monteria	$703
285 km or 177 mi	Duitama	$1019
288 km or 179 mi	Bucaramanga	$754
289 km or 179 mi	Floridablanca	$744
298 km or 185 mi	Sogamoso	$614
308 km or 192 mi	Buenaventura	$825
312 km or 194 mi	Palmira	$746
318 km or 198 mi	Villavicencio	$575
329 km or 204 mi	Cali	$829
331 km or 206 mi	Ocana	$732
334 km or 208 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$764
340 km or 211 mi	Sincelejo	$572
346 km or 215 mi	Magangue	$707
367 km or 228 mi	Yopal	$750
370 km or 230 mi	Neiva	$592
386 km or 240 mi	Cucuta	$646
387 km or 241 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$676
391 km or 243 mi	Rubio	$673
406 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$687
410 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$675
438 km or 272 mi	Popayan	$606
448 km or 279 mi	La Grita	$685

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1685
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1024
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1466
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1180
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1434
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1399
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1451
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1506
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1104
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1254
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1526
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1458
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1341
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1142
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1838
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1846
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1861
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1852
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1897
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1918
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1923
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2080
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1928
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1862
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2047
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1940
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1934