Medellin vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$873
$2628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2229
$5849
🏠 One person rent
$395
$1674
🏘️ Family rent
$789
$2815
🍽️ Food expenses
$265
$644
🚐 Transport expenses
$129
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$422
$3359
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
67
78
😀 Quality of life
53
92
🏙️ Population
2.53M
662K

The cost of living in Medellin is 67% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 6210th and 561st ($873 vs $2628) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.3 months in Vancouver. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Vancouver ranked 5th in Canada, while ranked 6035th and 98th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medellin vs Vancouver

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Medellin Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.79
$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.83
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$6.67
 Cappuccino
$1.94
$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$431
$1886
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$302
$1462
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$3331
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$653
$2480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.7
$69.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.7
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.5
$57.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.84%
6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1481
$10994
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1401
$7285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.3
$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$15.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$2.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$3.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.45
$16.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$3.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$3.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$3.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.18
$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.28
$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.21
$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.94
$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$3.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.5
$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.13
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35
$112
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.06
$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.8
$65
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.5
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$239
$1155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6143
$16031

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$787
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$657
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$661
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$635
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$617
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$563
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$541
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$501
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$643
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
$633
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$868
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$479
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$526
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$621
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$854
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$639
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$583
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$525
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$717
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$650
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$475
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$731
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$589
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$635
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$507
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$581
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$686
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$522
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$551
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$600
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$599
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$591
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$596
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$461
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$616

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$2519
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2227
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2585
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$2323
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2421
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2551
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$1975
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2250
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1958
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1790
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$2265
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1766
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2247
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2185
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2266
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2483
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2313
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2617
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$2533
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2632
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1922
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2574
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$2584
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2568
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2634
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2702
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2776
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2826
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$3106
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2271
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2864
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2779
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2901
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2885
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$2481
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$3216
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$2888
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3183
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$2757
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$2758