Edinburgh vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2043
$867
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5104
$2196
🏠 One person rent
$1223
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$2302
$760
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3083
$412
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
88
67
😀 Quality of life
93
54
🏙️ Population
488K
2.53M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 136% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 1692nd and 6140th ($2043 vs $867) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th and 3rd 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 Edinburgh compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Edinburgh ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 64th and 5994th among best cities to live in the world.

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Edinburgh Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.6
$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.63
$6.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.5
$1.5
☕ Cappuccino
$4.24
$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.32
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1312
$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2456
$819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1867
$629
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$45.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$279
$69.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.07%
14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6453
$1728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4477
$1560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.53
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.8
$45.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$5.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.55
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$29.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$106
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$53.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1620
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14724
$6416

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1651
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1693
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1659
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1537
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1731
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1527
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1748
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$1884
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1734
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1524
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1514
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1723
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1520
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1632
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1681
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1833
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1673
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1702
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1661
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1644
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1706
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1430
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1630
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1629
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1657
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1554
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1251
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1321
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1411
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1568
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1305
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1532
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1719
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1666

Cities near Medellin

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$812
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$778
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$727
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$649
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$639
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$639
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$567
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$551
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$525
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$433
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$592
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$645
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$416
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$724
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$624
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$883
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$493
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$511
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$633
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$617
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$649
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$612
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$597
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$552
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$648
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$530
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$720
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$612
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$573
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$536
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$582
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$594
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$507
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$708
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$595
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$593
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$589
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$592
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$455
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$617