Medellin vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1071
$2237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2607
$5110
🏠 One person rent
$514
$1348
🏘️ Family rent
$888
$2367
🍽️ Food expenses
$314
$582
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$536
$3072
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
65
79
😀 Quality of life
63
94
🏙️ Population
2.53M
568K

The cost of living in Medellin is 52% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 5161st and 1407th ($1071 vs $2237) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 17th 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 Surrey. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Surrey ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 5624th and 49th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medellin vs Surrey

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Medellin Surrey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.31
$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.2
$73
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.32
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.38
$5.87
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.29
$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$1369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$390
$1125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1079
$2438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$695
$2055
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.8
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.9
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$62.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.08%
5.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2533
$9861
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1334
$8816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.8
$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$2.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$4.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.25
$23.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.39
$8.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.46
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.9
$3.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.6
$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.48
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.1
$85.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$22.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.2
$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$894
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7264
$12497

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$992
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$915
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Burnaby
$2457
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$2590
12 km or 7.7 mi Delta
$2361
17 km or 10 mi Langley
$2054
19 km or 12 mi Maple Ridge
$2326
20 km or 12 mi Vancouver
$2540
21 km or 13 mi Richmond
$2240
22 km or 13 mi North Vancouver
$2478
41 km or 25 mi Abbotsford
$2034
55 km or 34 mi Bellingham
$2526
65 km or 41 mi Chilliwack
$1884
79 km or 49 mi Nanaimo
$1865
87 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2190
93 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2173
93 km or 58 mi Mount Vernon
$2456
95 km or 59 mi Langford
$2128
100 km or 62 mi Oak Harbor
$2754
105 km or 65 mi Whistler
$2470
124 km or 77 mi Sequim
$2710
127 km or 79 mi Port Angeles
$2539
134 km or 84 mi Marysville
$2628
142 km or 88 mi Lake Stevens
$2641
144 km or 89 mi Everett
$2641
147 km or 91 mi Mukilteo
$2674
154 km or 96 mi Mill Creek
$2717
157 km or 98 mi Lynnwood
$2734
157 km or 98 mi Edmonds
$2739
163 km or 101 mi Shoreline
$2778
164 km or 102 mi Bothell
$2737
165 km or 102 mi Courtenay
$1872
165 km or 103 mi Kenmore
$2702
171 km or 107 mi Bainbridge Island
$2855
173 km or 108 mi Kirkland
$3041
177 km or 110 mi Redmond
$3559
179 km or 112 mi Seattle
$3154
180 km or 112 mi Bremerton
$2475
181 km or 113 mi Bellevue
$3292
185 km or 115 mi Sammamish
$2915
185 km or 115 mi Mercer Island
$2896
193 km or 120 mi Issaquah
$2798