Medellin vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$873
$1791
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2221
$4030
🏠 One person rent
$395
$919
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$1392
🍽️ Food expenses
$264
$591
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$417
$2544
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
67
39
😀 Quality of life
53
86
🏙️ Population
2.53M
549K

The cost of living in Medellin is 51% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 6207th and 2544th ($873 vs $1791) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 95th 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 Quebec City. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Quebec City ranked 26th in Canada, while ranked 6039th and 316th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medellin Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.77
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$72.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$6.62
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$4.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$837
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$300
$788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$864
$1444
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$1178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.7
$71.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.3
$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.7
$50.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.54%
7.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1473
$8764
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1403
$3034
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$2.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43
$69.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$3.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$4.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$3.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$4.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.18
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$5.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$3.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.89
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.13
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.3
$82.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.2
$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.7
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$239
$850
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6129
$6253

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$871
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$789
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$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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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Levis
$1766
80 km or 50 mi Thetford Mines
$1462
89 km or 55 mi Saint-Georges
$1509
102 km or 64 mi Victoriaville
$1211
114 km or 71 mi Trois-Rivieres
$1082
120 km or 74 mi Shawinigan
$1410
142 km or 88 mi Drummondville
$1645
166 km or 103 mi Sherbrooke
$1449
169 km or 105 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1624
170 km or 106 mi Riviere-du-Loup
$1613
178 km or 111 mi Saguenay
$1544
180 km or 112 mi Chicoutimi
$1566
187 km or 116 mi Magog
$1539
188 km or 117 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1657
192 km or 120 mi Joliette
$1540
195 km or 121 mi Alma
$1582
196 km or 122 mi Granby
$1187
201 km or 125 mi L'Assomption
$1740
206 km or 128 mi Beloeil
$1836
210 km or 131 mi Repentigny
$1823
211 km or 131 mi Varennes
$1845
212 km or 132 mi Sainte-Julie
$1884
217 km or 135 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1912
218 km or 135 mi Mascouche
$1821
218 km or 136 mi Boucherville
$1878
220 km or 136 mi Chambly
$1901
223 km or 138 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1773
223 km or 139 mi Terrebonne
$1849
227 km or 141 mi Longueuil
$1896
228 km or 142 mi Brossard
$2057
229 km or 142 mi Saint-Lambert
$1873
229 km or 143 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1843
231 km or 144 mi Montreal
$1954
234 km or 146 mi La Prairie
$1960
236 km or 146 mi Westmount
$1861
236 km or 146 mi Mount Royal
$1871
238 km or 148 mi Laval
$1996
238 km or 148 mi Candiac
$1927
241 km or 150 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1890
241 km or 150 mi Boisbriand
$1751