Medellin vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Medellin	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$873	$1754
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2221	$4040
🏠 One person rent	$395	$960
🏘️ Family rent	$782	$1568
🍽️ Food expenses	$264	$525
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$417	$2464
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	67	46
😀 Quality of life	53	87
🏙️ Population	2.53M	750K

The cost of living in Medellin is 50% less expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 6207th and 2708th ($873 vs $1754) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 107th 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 21st in Canada, while ranked 6039th and 250th 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	$5.77	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24	$58.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.82	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$5.08
☕ Cappuccino	$1.96	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$2.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$810
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$300	$801
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$864	$1459
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$646	$1333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.7	$96.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.3	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.7	$61.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.54%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1473	$3190
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1403	$2819
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.72	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43	$79.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.7	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$3.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$3.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$1.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$3.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.18	$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.27	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.2	$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.89	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.22	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27	$38.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.3	$80.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.07	$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.7	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$239	$820
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6129	$12307

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Cities near Medellin

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Envigado	$871
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Bello	$789
131 km or 82 mi	Manizales	$653
135 km or 84 mi	Quibdo	$661
160 km or 99 mi	Pereira	$641
171 km or 106 mi	Cartago	$619
179 km or 111 mi	Salento	$562
190 km or 118 mi	Armenia	$541
205 km or 127 mi	Ibague	$501
209 km or 130 mi	Facatativa	$641
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	$634
246 km or 153 mi	Bogota	$868
250 km or 155 mi	Tulua	$477
257 km or 160 mi	Tunja	$526
282 km or 175 mi	Monteria	$620
285 km or 177 mi	Duitama	$851
288 km or 179 mi	Bucaramanga	$642
289 km or 179 mi	Floridablanca	$584
298 km or 185 mi	Sogamoso	$523
308 km or 192 mi	Buenaventura	$718
312 km or 194 mi	Palmira	$652
318 km or 198 mi	Villavicencio	$475
329 km or 204 mi	Cali	$733
331 km or 206 mi	Ocana	$590
334 km or 208 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$638
340 km or 211 mi	Sincelejo	$506
346 km or 215 mi	Magangue	$582
367 km or 228 mi	Yopal	$687
370 km or 230 mi	Neiva	$520
386 km or 240 mi	Cucuta	$552
387 km or 241 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
391 km or 243 mi	Rubio	$598
406 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$592
410 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$598
438 km or 272 mi	Popayan	$462
448 km or 279 mi	La Grita	$617

Cities near Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1367
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1652
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1673
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1782
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2121
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1690
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1515
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$1663
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$2131
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1753
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1823
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$2003
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1414
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1678
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$2391
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2416
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2640
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2447
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2485
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1698
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1408
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2429
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2353
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2476
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2398
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2319
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2358
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2400
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2292
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2282
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2280
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2305
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2231
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2282
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2297
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2224
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2256
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2193
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2750