Medellin vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Medellin	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$906	$1777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2260	$4066
🏠 One person rent	$408	$984
🏘️ Family rent	$761	$1595
🍽️ Food expenses	$275	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$432	$2512
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	66	46
😀 Quality of life	53	87
🏙️ Population	2.53M	750K

The cost of living in Medellin is 49% less expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 6005th and 2455th ($906 vs $1777) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 78th 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 20th in Canada, while ranked 6049th and 258th 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	$6.13	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.6	$62.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.21	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$4.92
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$772
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$312	$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$851	$1376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$618	$1408
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.3	$87.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.5	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.9	$57.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.16%	6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1715	$3061
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1447	$2813
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.79	$2.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.1	$78.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.3	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$3.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.33	$3.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$9.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$3.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$3.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.41	$15.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.41	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.4	$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.85	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.28	$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.3	$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.57	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$74.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$64	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.4	$81.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$858
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5682	$11629

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Cities near Medellin

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Envigado	$897
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Bello	$839
131 km or 82 mi	Manizales	$653
135 km or 84 mi	Quibdo	$705
160 km or 99 mi	Pereira	$680
171 km or 106 mi	Cartago	$649
179 km or 111 mi	Salento	$605
190 km or 118 mi	Armenia	$598
205 km or 127 mi	Ibague	$529
209 km or 130 mi	Facatativa	$674
212 km or 131 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
221 km or 137 mi	Zipaquira	$709
232 km or 144 mi	Girardot	$493
239 km or 148 mi	Soacha	$794
242 km or 150 mi	Turbo	$664
246 km or 153 mi	Bogota	$887
250 km or 155 mi	Tulua	$513
257 km or 160 mi	Tunja	$563
282 km or 175 mi	Monteria	$645
285 km or 177 mi	Duitama	$882
288 km or 179 mi	Bucaramanga	$657
289 km or 179 mi	Floridablanca	$648
298 km or 185 mi	Sogamoso	$534
308 km or 192 mi	Buenaventura	$742
312 km or 194 mi	Palmira	$666
318 km or 198 mi	Villavicencio	$497
329 km or 204 mi	Cali	$748
331 km or 206 mi	Ocana	$650
334 km or 208 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$669
340 km or 211 mi	Sincelejo	$524
346 km or 215 mi	Magangue	$604
367 km or 228 mi	Yopal	$722
370 km or 230 mi	Neiva	$557
386 km or 240 mi	Cucuta	$562
387 km or 241 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
391 km or 243 mi	Rubio	$599
406 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$592
410 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$598
438 km or 272 mi	Popayan	$477
448 km or 279 mi	La Grita	$618

Cities near Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1296
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1871
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1666
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1787
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2105
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1680
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1701
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$1813
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$2175
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1759
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1698
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$2028
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1423
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1540
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$2390
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2435
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2682
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2401
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2478
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1656
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2557
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2328
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2340
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2324
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2297
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2331
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2280
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2281
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2255
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2275
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2239
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2264
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2213
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2234
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2308
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2157
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2699