Medellin vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$867
$2576
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2196
$5834
🏠 One person rent
$387
$1582
🏘️ Family rent
$760
$2702
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$610
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$248
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$412
$3483
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
67
86
😀 Quality of life
54
94
🏙️ Population
2.53M
2.79M

The cost of living in Medellin is 66% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 6140th and 571st ($867 vs $2576) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th 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 Toronto. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 5994th and 36th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medellin Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.65
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.9
$71.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.44
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$6.53
 Cappuccino
$1.76
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$1662
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$1377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$819
$2941
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$629
$2385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$98.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14%
6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1728
$10196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1560
$8230
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$2.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.5
$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$16.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$2.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.25
$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$3.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$4.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$3.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.37
$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.1
$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.04
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$62.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.3
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$217
$1117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6416
$18837

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$812
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$778
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$727
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$649
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$639
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$639
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$567
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$551
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$525
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$433
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$592
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$645
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$416
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$724
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$624
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$883
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$493
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$511
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$633
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$617
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$649
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$612
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$597
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$552
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$648
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$530
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$720
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$612
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$573
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$536
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$582
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$594
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$507
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$708
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$595
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$593
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$589
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$592
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$455
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$617

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$2390
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$2600
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2622
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2358
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2128
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2192
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2578
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2114
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1598
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2293
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2082
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$2032
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2244
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$2073
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1862
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1510
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2218
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1734
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$1821
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$1915
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$1879
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2125
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1408
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1949
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2072
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2084
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$2217
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2194
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2127
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2031
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2156
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$2004
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2074
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$2049
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$2085
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2097
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1816
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$2178
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2151
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2190