Birmingham vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Birmingham	Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1951	$906
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4641	$2260
🏠 One person rent	$1137	$408
🏘️ Family rent	$1834	$761
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$275
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3011	$432
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	96	66
😀 Quality of life	94	53
🏙️ Population	1.14M	2.53M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 115% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 1973rd and 6005th ($1951 vs $906) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 2nd in the United Kingdom and Colombia, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 35th and 6049th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Medellin

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	Birmingham	Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$6.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.87	$7.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.15	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1083	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1380	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$73.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$22.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.86%	14.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4882	$1715
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3808	$1447
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.1	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$5.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.49	$5.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$9.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.12	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.2	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.4	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.99	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.6	$29.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.3	$64
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1512	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18058	$5682

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1819
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1824
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1740
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1717
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1743
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1732
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1731
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1718
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1728
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1608
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1737
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1736
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1744
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$1903
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1452
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1679
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2009
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1798
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1663
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1569
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1750
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1633
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1450
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1600
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1805
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1727
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1759
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1693
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1591
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1739
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1790
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1686
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1623
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1814
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1820
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1748

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