Manchester vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2348
$1162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5497
$2810
🏠 One person rent
$1452
$579
🏘️ Family rent
$2508
$997
🍽️ Food expenses
$573
$327
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3236
$535
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
90
65
😀 Quality of life
92
64
🏙️ Population
548K
2.53M

The cost of living in Manchester is 102% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 1193rd and 4852nd ($2348 vs $1162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th 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 1.4 months in Manchester compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Manchester ranked 12th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 84th and 5346th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manchester vs Medellin

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Manchester Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.3
$6.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.4
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.78
$2.04
☕ Cappuccino
$4.69
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.59
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1619
$689
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1133
$446
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2982
$1244
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1988
$792
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$280
$89.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.2
$25.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.17%
10.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4975
$2880
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4650
$1250
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$1.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$107
$58.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22
$13.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.58
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$6.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.86
$7.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23.2
$3.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.01
$6.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.14
$5.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$3.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.3
$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$4.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.9
$35.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.2
$71.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.3
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1414
$533
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20557
$8196

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2043
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1975
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2025
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1993
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1862
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1689
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1945
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1784
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1838
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1987
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1880
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2022
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1742
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1832
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1682
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1885
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1781
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1890
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1501
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1833
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1961
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1894
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1827
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1694
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1733
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1831
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1774
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1847
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1922
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1808
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1853
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1535
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1559
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1942
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1948
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1710
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2035
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1860
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1854
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1831

Cities near Medellin

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$1041
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$1012
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$737
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$802
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$862
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$769
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$749
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$749
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$537
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$816
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$1001
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$858
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$559
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$958
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$797
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$1106
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$563
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$680
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$733
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$1045
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$816
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$795
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$630
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$856
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$788
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$593
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$850
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$765
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$789
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$586
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$727
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$740
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$606
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$674
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$678
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$678
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$685
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$678
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$631
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$687