London vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	London	Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3851	$1030
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8597	$2487
🏠 One person rent	$2689	$494
🏘️ Family rent	$4575	$843
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$400	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4336	$552
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	100	66
😀 Quality of life	99	60
🏙️ Population	8.8M	2.53M

The cost of living in London is 274% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 8th and 5342nd ($3851 vs $1030) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.1 months in London compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 5th and 5890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Medellin

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	London	Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.2	$6.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.7	$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.11	$2.78
☕ Cappuccino	$5.24	$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3237	$542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2291	$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4710	$987
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4163	$671
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$55.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$86
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.83%	13.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$21687	$2220
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11040	$1524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.04	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.5	$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$6.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.17	$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$9.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.31	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.12	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.4	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.31	$5.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.76	$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.97	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.6	$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.9	$40.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2511	$402
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27583	$6383

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2960
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2512
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2449
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2514
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2435
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2367
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2352
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2337
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2633
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2374
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2456
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2200
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2197
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2273
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2655
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2091
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2176
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2274
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2515
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2224
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2205
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2785
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2164
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2559
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2275
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2223
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2469
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1780
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2118
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2122
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2132
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2160
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2419
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2000
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2245
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2416
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2165

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