Medellin vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Medellin	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$867	$1714
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2196	$3852
🏠 One person rent	$387	$943
🏘️ Family rent	$760	$1495
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$509
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$412	$2445
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	67	46
😀 Quality of life	54	89
🏙️ Population	2.53M	705K

The cost of living in Medellin is 49% less expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 6140th and 2629th ($867 vs $1714) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 100th 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 Winnipeg. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Winnipeg ranked 13th in Canada, while ranked 5994th and 149th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medellin vs Winnipeg

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	Medellin	Winnipeg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.65	$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.9	$56.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.44	$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$5.05
☕ Cappuccino	$1.76	$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$435	$772
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$289	$797
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$819	$1351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$629	$1281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.2	$92.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.9	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.2	$58.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14%	6.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1728	$2759
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1560	$2870
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.75	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.5	$79.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.3	$3.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.25	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.48	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.49	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.1	$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.8	$80.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.3	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$217	$593
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6416	$12093

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Cities near Medellin

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Envigado	$812
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Bello	$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

Cities near Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1389
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1779
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1678
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1774
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2081
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1634
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1831
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$1906
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$2284
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1638
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1841
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$1866
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1485
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1526
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$2425
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2450
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2690
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2489
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2521
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1849
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1613
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2457
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2357
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2490
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2408
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2332
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2356
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2403
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2303
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2287
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2285
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2312
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2241
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2284
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2346
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2215
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2246
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2240
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2174
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2808