London vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	London	Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3296	$906
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7841	$2260
🏠 One person rent	$2211	$408
🏘️ Family rent	$4100	$761
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$275
🚐 Transport expenses	$375	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4153	$432
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	100	66
😀 Quality of life	99	53
🏙️ Population	8.8M	2.53M

The cost of living in London is 264% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 58th and 6005th ($3296 vs $906) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.3 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 4th and 6049th 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	$21.4	$6.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84	$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.67	$7.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.03	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.64	$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2704	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1831	$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5123	$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3478	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$255	$73.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.5	$22.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	14.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20412	$1715
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10524	$1447
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.62	$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.9	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30.2	$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	$1.86	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.77	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$5.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.95	$5.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$9.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.2	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.29	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.7	$29.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.7	$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.6	$64
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2250	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26090	$5682

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2868
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2332
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2273
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2414
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2209
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2207
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2214
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2185
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2470
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2136
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2217
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2261
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2112
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2433
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2199
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2122
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2429
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2052
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2048
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2623
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2052
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1924
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2422
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2092
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$1987
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2248
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1973
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2063
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2089
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2062
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1885
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2263
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1948
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2135
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2344
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2009

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