Medellin vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Medellin	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1071	$1834
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2607	$4337
🏠 One person rent	$514	$1020
🏘️ Family rent	$888	$1737
🍽️ Food expenses	$314	$550
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$536	$2529
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	65	46
😀 Quality of life	63	88
🏙️ Population	2.53M	750K

The cost of living in Medellin is 42% less expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 5161st and 2723rd ($1071 vs $1834) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 95th 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 26th in Canada, while ranked 5624th and 326th 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	$6.31	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$65
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.32	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$5.83
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$4.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$594	$924
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$390	$853
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1079	$1589
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$695	$1519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.8	$93.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.9	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.4	$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.08%	5.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2533	$2533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1334	$2435
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$2.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.8	$83.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.48	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.57	$3.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.98	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.82	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.25	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$3.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.39	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.46	$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$2.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.6	$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.48	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.1	$78.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.2	$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$463	$1107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7264	$13280

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Cities near Medellin

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Envigado	$992
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Bello	$915
131 km or 82 mi	Manizales	$717
135 km or 84 mi	Quibdo	$757
160 km or 99 mi	Pereira	$789
171 km or 106 mi	Cartago	$738
179 km or 111 mi	Salento	$709
190 km or 118 mi	Armenia	$719
205 km or 127 mi	Ibague	$529
209 km or 130 mi	Facatativa	$777
212 km or 131 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1040
221 km or 137 mi	Zipaquira	$813
232 km or 144 mi	Girardot	$547
239 km or 148 mi	Soacha	$919
242 km or 150 mi	Turbo	$764
246 km or 153 mi	Bogota	$1062
250 km or 155 mi	Tulua	$537
257 km or 160 mi	Tunja	$667
282 km or 175 mi	Monteria	$703
285 km or 177 mi	Duitama	$1019
288 km or 179 mi	Bucaramanga	$754
289 km or 179 mi	Floridablanca	$744
298 km or 185 mi	Sogamoso	$614
308 km or 192 mi	Buenaventura	$825
312 km or 194 mi	Palmira	$746
318 km or 198 mi	Villavicencio	$575
329 km or 204 mi	Cali	$829
331 km or 206 mi	Ocana	$732
334 km or 208 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$764
340 km or 211 mi	Sincelejo	$572
346 km or 215 mi	Magangue	$707
367 km or 228 mi	Yopal	$750
370 km or 230 mi	Neiva	$592
386 km or 240 mi	Cucuta	$646
387 km or 241 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$676
391 km or 243 mi	Rubio	$673
406 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$687
410 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$675
438 km or 272 mi	Popayan	$606
448 km or 279 mi	La Grita	$685

Cities near Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1406
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1842
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1634
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1763
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2147
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1665
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1981
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$2031
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$1576
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1945
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1747
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$2354
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1573
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1762
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$2098
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2392
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2582
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2354
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2410
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1709
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2361
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2303
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2175
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2273
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2275
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2277
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2273
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2290
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2284
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2288
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2260
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2289
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2257
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2293
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2234
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2287
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2384
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2219
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2429