Medellin vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1162
$2415
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2810
$5363
🏠 One person rent
$579
$1430
🏘️ Family rent
$997
$2259
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$606
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$236
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$535
$3517
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
65
86
😀 Quality of life
64
94
🏙️ Population
2.53M
2.79M

The cost of living in Medellin is 52% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 4852nd and 1059th ($1162 vs $2415) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.5 months in Toronto. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 5346th and 46th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medellin vs Toronto

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Medellin Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.47
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$78.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.22
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$6.66
☕ Cappuccino
$2.65
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$689
$1469
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$446
$1255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1244
$2469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$792
$1987
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.3
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.9
$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.36%
4.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2880
$8879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1250
$6979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58.3
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$2.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$3.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.23
$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.57
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.38
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$3.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.5
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.63
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$73.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.8
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$533
$930
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8196
$22670

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8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$1041
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$1012
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$737
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$802
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$862
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$769
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$749
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$749
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$537
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$816
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$1001
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$858
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$559
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$958
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$797
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$1106
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$563
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$680
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$733
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$1045
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$816
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$795
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$630
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$856
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$788
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$593
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$850
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$765
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$789
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$586
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$727
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$740
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$606
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$674
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$678
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$678
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$685
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$678
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$631
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$687

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2233
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2308
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2483
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2172
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2102
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2318
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2124
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2034
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1581
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2214
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$1997
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$1994
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2006
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1892
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1892
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1958
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2017
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1848
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$2078
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$2081
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$2084
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2049
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1449
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1832
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2138
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2109
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$1936
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2303
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2175
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2123
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2181
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$1939
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2125
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$1953
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$1863
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2030
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1706
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2046
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2035
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2053