Manchester vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2265
$1030
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5312
$2487
🏠 One person rent
$1378
$494
🏘️ Family rent
$2219
$843
🍽️ Food expenses
$544
$297
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3266
$552
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
91
66
😀 Quality of life
93
60
🏙️ Population
548K
2.53M

The cost of living in Manchester is 120% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 1330th and 5342nd ($2265 vs $1030) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th 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 1.4 months in Manchester compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Manchester ranked 10th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 107th and 5890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manchester Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$6.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.5
$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.26
$2.78
☕ Cappuccino
$4.82
$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1608
$542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1050
$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2460
$987
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1770
$671
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
$55.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$271
$86
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.4
$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.06%
13.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5680
$2220
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3963
$1524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$120
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.06
$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$6.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.11
$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$9.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.62
$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.7
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.91
$5.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.75
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$89.9
$40.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.1
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1945
$402
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20873
$6383

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2034
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1921
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2001
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1968
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1803
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1698
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1918
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1759
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1788
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$2040
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2011
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1723
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1828
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1680
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1873
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1866
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1883
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1513
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1834
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1968
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1887
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1783
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1578
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1652
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1822
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1746
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1833
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1897
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1850
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1832
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1484
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1507
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1937
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1890
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1633
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2023
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1834
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1831
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1804

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