Manchester vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2137
$873
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5153
$2221
🏠 One person rent
$1275
$395
🏘️ Family rent
$2202
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$530
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3299
$417
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
91
67
😀 Quality of life
92
53
🏙️ Population
548K
2.53M

The cost of living in Manchester is 145% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 1500th and 6207th ($2137 vs $873) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 53rd 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 Manchester compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Manchester ranked 8th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 76th and 6039th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manchester Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$5.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.6
$24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.48
$1.83
☕ Cappuccino
$4.55
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.84
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1425
$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$953
$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2281
$864
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$45.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$296
$70.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.3
$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.95%
15.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5337
$1473
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3610
$1403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.64
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$112
$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$12.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$5.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.87
$5.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.7
$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$2.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.6
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$4.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$91.8
$35.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.6
$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1753
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17390
$6129

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1936
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1877
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1910
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1894
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1793
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1722
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1849
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1592
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1776
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1852
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1802
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2069
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1659
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1752
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1529
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1824
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1860
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1844
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1493
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1761
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$2098
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1898
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1780
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1552
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1585
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1776
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1788
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1853
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1804
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1789
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1449
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1889
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1809
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1957
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1784
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1797
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1761

Cities near Medellin

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$871
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$789
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$653
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$661
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$641
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$619
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$562
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$541
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$501
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$641
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$573
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$681
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$483
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$748
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$634
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$868
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$477
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$526
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$620
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$851
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$642
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$584
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$523
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$718
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$652
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$475
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$733
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$590
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$638
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$506
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$582
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$687
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$520
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$552
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$601
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$598
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$592
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$598
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$462
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$617