Medellin vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Medellin | Vancouver | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Medellin is 67% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 6207th and 512th ($873 vs $2650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st 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 6039th and 100th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 8.1 km or 5 mi |  Envigado | |
| 9.9 km or 6.1 mi | Bello | |
| 131 km or 82 mi | Manizales | |
| 135 km or 84 mi | Quibdo | |
| 160 km or 99 mi | Pereira | |
| 171 km or 106 mi | Cartago | |
| 179 km or 111 mi | Salento | |
| 190 km or 118 mi | Armenia | |
| 205 km or 127 mi | Ibague | |
| 209 km or 130 mi | Facatativa | |
| 212 km or 131 mi | Barrancabermeja | |
| 221 km or 137 mi | Zipaquira | |
| 232 km or 144 mi | Girardot | |
| 239 km or 148 mi | Soacha | |
| 242 km or 150 mi | Turbo | |
| 246 km or 153 mi | Bogota | |
| 250 km or 155 mi | Tulua | |
| 257 km or 160 mi | Tunja | |
| 282 km or 175 mi | Monteria | |
| 285 km or 177 mi | Duitama | |
| 288 km or 179 mi | Bucaramanga | |
| 289 km or 179 mi | Floridablanca | |
| 298 km or 185 mi | Sogamoso | |
| 308 km or 192 mi | Buenaventura | |
| 312 km or 194 mi | Palmira | |
| 318 km or 198 mi | Villavicencio | |
| 329 km or 204 mi | Cali | |
| 331 km or 206 mi | Ocana | |
| 334 km or 208 mi | Santa Cruz de Lorica | |
| 340 km or 211 mi | Sincelejo | |
| 346 km or 215 mi | Magangue | |
| 367 km or 228 mi | Yopal | |
| 370 km or 230 mi | Neiva | |
| 386 km or 240 mi | Cucuta | |
| 387 km or 241 mi |  San Antonio del Tachira | |
| 391 km or 243 mi | Rubio | |
| 406 km or 252 mi | San Cristobal | |
| 410 km or 255 mi | Tariba | |
| 438 km or 272 mi | Popayan | |
| 448 km or 279 mi | La Grita |
Cities near Vancouver
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 7.8 km or 4.8 mi |  North Vancouver | |
| 9.6 km or 6 mi | Richmond | |
| 11 km or 6.8 mi | Burnaby | |
| 17 km or 10 mi | Delta | |
| 20 km or 12 mi | Surrey | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Coquitlam | |
| 36 km or 22 mi | Langley | |
| 36 km or 23 mi | Maple Ridge | |
| 60 km or 37 mi | Abbotsford | |
| 62 km or 38 mi | Nanaimo | |
| 72 km or 45 mi |  Bellingham | |
| 84 km or 52 mi | Chilliwack | |
| 88 km or 54 mi | Saanich | |
| 94 km or 58 mi | Langford | |
| 94 km or 58 mi | Victoria | |
| 97 km or 61 mi | Whistler | |
| 108 km or 67 mi | Mount Vernon | |
| 111 km or 69 mi | Oak Harbor | |
| 129 km or 80 mi | Port Angeles | |
| 130 km or 81 mi | Sequim | |
| 145 km or 90 mi | Courtenay | |
| 149 km or 92 mi | Marysville | |
| 156 km or 97 mi | Lake Stevens | |
| 158 km or 98 mi | Everett | |
| 159 km or 99 mi | Mukilteo | |
| 168 km or 104 mi | Mill Creek | |
| 170 km or 105 mi | Lynnwood | |
| 170 km or 105 mi | Edmonds | |
| 175 km or 109 mi | Shoreline | |
| 177 km or 110 mi | Campbell River | |
| 177 km or 110 mi | Bothell | |
| 178 km or 111 mi | Kenmore | |
| 182 km or 113 mi | Bainbridge Island | |
| 186 km or 116 mi | Kirkland | |
| 190 km or 118 mi | Bremerton | |
| 190 km or 118 mi | Redmond | |
| 191 km or 119 mi | Seattle | |
| 194 km or 120 mi | Bellevue | |
| 198 km or 123 mi | Mercer Island | |
| 198 km or 123 mi | Sammamish |