Medellin vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1030
$2464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2487
$5417
🏠 One person rent
$494
$1477
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$2341
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$612
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$241
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$552
$3342
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
66
86
😀 Quality of life
60
99
🏙️ Population
2.53M
2.79M

The cost of living in Medellin is 58% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 5342nd and 918th ($1030 vs $2464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd 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 1st in Canada, while ranked 5890th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medellin Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.21
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.9
$76.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.86
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.78
$6.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.07
$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$542
$1544
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$383
$1290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$987
$2463
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$671
$2085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.7
$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23
$49.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.1%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2220
$8820
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1524
$7326
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.3
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$2.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.53
$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.11
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.06
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$3.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$2.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.78
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$3.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$3.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.8
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.66
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.3
$72.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$63
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$81.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$402
$1020
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6383
$17676

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$708
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$730
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$679
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$655
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$667
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$506
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$722
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$1082
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$762
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$515
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$848
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$721
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$976
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$511
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$637
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$663
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$960
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$693
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$686
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$581
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$782
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$693
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$546
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$759
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$704
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$715
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$547
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$667
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$777
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$565
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$620
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$673
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$671
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$684
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$673
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$572
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$677

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$2241
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$2326
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$2463
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$2242
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$2033
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$2379
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$2449
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$2012
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$1564
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$2193
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$1995
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$2038
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$2103
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$1869
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$1894
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$1947
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$1998
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$1705
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$2049
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$2044
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$2045
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2010
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1443
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1844
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2096
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2071
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$1928
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2187
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$2124
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2082
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$2109
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$1936
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2083
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$1971
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$1868
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$2021
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$2036
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$2031
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2043