Medellin vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$873
$2417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2221
$5664
🏠 One person rent
$395
$1503
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$2821
🍽️ Food expenses
$264
$606
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$417
$2696
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
67
80
😀 Quality of life
53
90
🏙️ Population
2.53M
568K

The cost of living in Medellin is 64% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 6207th and 890th ($873 vs $2417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 10th 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 1.1 months in Surrey. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Surrey ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 6039th and 138th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medellin Surrey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.77
$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$88.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$5.9
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$1570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$300
$1333
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$864
$3345
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$2491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.7
$66.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.3
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.7
$56.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.54%
6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1473
$11501
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1403
$10221
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$3.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43
$129
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$2.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$3.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$3.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.18
$14.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$8.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.89
$2.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.13
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.3
$90.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.2
$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.7
$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$239
$1012
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6129
$12698

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$871
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$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
10 km or 6.4 mi Burnaby
$2589
12 km or 7.4 mi Coquitlam
$2553
12 km or 7.7 mi Delta
$2330
17 km or 10 mi Langley
$1983
19 km or 12 mi Maple Ridge
$2243
20 km or 12 mi Vancouver
$2650
21 km or 13 mi Richmond
$2220
22 km or 13 mi North Vancouver
$2502
41 km or 25 mi Abbotsford
$1976
55 km or 34 mi Bellingham
$2278
65 km or 41 mi Chilliwack
$1765
79 km or 49 mi Nanaimo
$1789
87 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2248
93 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2263
93 km or 58 mi Mount Vernon
$2314
95 km or 59 mi Langford
$2185
100 km or 62 mi Oak Harbor
$2612
105 km or 65 mi Whistler
$2469
124 km or 77 mi Sequim
$2609
127 km or 79 mi Port Angeles
$2546
134 km or 84 mi Marysville
$2576
142 km or 88 mi Lake Stevens
$2581
144 km or 89 mi Everett
$2569
147 km or 91 mi Mukilteo
$2619
154 km or 96 mi Mill Creek
$2692
157 km or 98 mi Lynnwood
$2769
157 km or 98 mi Edmonds
$2821
163 km or 101 mi Shoreline
$3091
164 km or 102 mi Bothell
$2866
165 km or 102 mi Courtenay
$1913
165 km or 103 mi Kenmore
$2784
171 km or 107 mi Bainbridge Island
$2904
173 km or 108 mi Kirkland
$2901
177 km or 110 mi Redmond
$3229
179 km or 112 mi Seattle
$2908
180 km or 112 mi Bremerton
$2491
181 km or 113 mi Bellevue
$3179
185 km or 115 mi Sammamish
$2743
185 km or 115 mi Mercer Island
$2759
193 km or 120 mi Issaquah
$2655