Medellin vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Medellin	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1030	$1817
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2487	$4213
🏠 One person rent	$494	$1012
🏘️ Family rent	$843	$1688
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$546
🚐 Transport expenses	$142	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$552	$2544
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	66	45
😀 Quality of life	60	89
🏙️ Population	2.53M	750K

The cost of living in Medellin is 43% less expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 5342nd and 2674th ($1030 vs $1817) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 79th 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 5890th and 251st 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	$6.21	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.9	$65.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.86	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.78	$5.21
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.16	$2.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$542	$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$383	$868
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$987	$1468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$671	$1496
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.7	$88
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23	$61.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.1%	5.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2220	$2975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1524	$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$2.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.3	$82.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.11	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.06	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$3.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$3.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$3.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.52	$15.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.78	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.89	$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.8	$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.66	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$76
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$63	$47.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$402	$956
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6383	$11646

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Cities near Medellin

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Envigado	$950
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Bello	$881
131 km or 82 mi	Manizales	$678
135 km or 84 mi	Quibdo	$708
160 km or 99 mi	Pereira	$730
171 km or 106 mi	Cartago	$679
179 km or 111 mi	Salento	$655
190 km or 118 mi	Armenia	$667
205 km or 127 mi	Ibague	$506
209 km or 130 mi	Facatativa	$722
212 km or 131 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1082
221 km or 137 mi	Zipaquira	$762
232 km or 144 mi	Girardot	$515
239 km or 148 mi	Soacha	$848
242 km or 150 mi	Turbo	$721
246 km or 153 mi	Bogota	$976
250 km or 155 mi	Tulua	$511
257 km or 160 mi	Tunja	$637
282 km or 175 mi	Monteria	$663
285 km or 177 mi	Duitama	$960
288 km or 179 mi	Bucaramanga	$693
289 km or 179 mi	Floridablanca	$686
298 km or 185 mi	Sogamoso	$581
308 km or 192 mi	Buenaventura	$782
312 km or 194 mi	Palmira	$693
318 km or 198 mi	Villavicencio	$546
329 km or 204 mi	Cali	$759
331 km or 206 mi	Ocana	$704
334 km or 208 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$715
340 km or 211 mi	Sincelejo	$547
346 km or 215 mi	Magangue	$667
367 km or 228 mi	Yopal	$777
370 km or 230 mi	Neiva	$565
386 km or 240 mi	Cucuta	$620
387 km or 241 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$673
391 km or 243 mi	Rubio	$671
406 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$684
410 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$673
438 km or 272 mi	Popayan	$572
448 km or 279 mi	La Grita	$677

Cities near Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1320
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1884
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1663
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1786
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2130
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1687
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1974
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$2033
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$1637
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1929
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1714
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$2357
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1456
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1675
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$2265
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2422
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2678
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2386
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2478
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1693
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1486
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2528
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2329
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2283
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2335
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2320
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2328
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2330
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2307
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2305
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2306
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2302
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2285
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2289
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2277
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2380
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2221
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2714