Manchester vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Manchester	Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2071	$906
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5081	$2260
🏠 One person rent	$1241	$408
🏘️ Family rent	$2185	$761
🍽️ Food expenses	$510	$275
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2923	$432
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	91	66
😀 Quality of life	92	53
🏙️ Population	548K	2.53M

The cost of living in Manchester is 128% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 1662nd and 6005th ($2071 vs $906) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th 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 13th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 85th and 6049th 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	$16.7	$6.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.9	$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.7	$7.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.16	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.46	$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	$1351	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$936	$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2179	$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1788	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$283	$73.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.9	$22.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.9%	14.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5330	$1715
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3723	$1447
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.54	$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$110	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.9	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.94	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.85	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$5.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$5.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$9.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.6	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.03	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.35	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.79	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.2	$29.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$84.8	$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.9	$64
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88	$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1818	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19551	$5682

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Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$1948
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1800
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$1874
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1845
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1720
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1602
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1806
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1672
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1806
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1720
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$1962
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1574
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1675
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1497
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1753
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1686
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1762
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1376
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1680
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1793
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1737
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1686
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1486
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1456
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1693
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1598
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1707
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1774
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1680
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1706
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1401
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1774
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1764
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$1897
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1710
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1697
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1681

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