Manchester vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2365
$1071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5609
$2607
🏠 One person rent
$1445
$514
🏘️ Family rent
$2498
$888
🍽️ Food expenses
$583
$314
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3421
$536
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
90
65
😀 Quality of life
93
63
🏙️ Population
548K
2.53M

The cost of living in Manchester is 121% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 1156th and 5161st ($2365 vs $1071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd 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 9th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 78th and 5624th 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
$19.7
$6.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.2
$30.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$8.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.56
$2.38
☕ Cappuccino
$4.95
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1540
$594
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1148
$390
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2808
$1079
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2033
$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$267
$91.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.2%
11.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4797
$2533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4525
$1334
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.75
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$120
$50.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.8
$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$6.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.97
$6.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.1
$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$20.2
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.89
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.3
$5.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.12
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$4.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.3
$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.4
$68.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1658
$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21096
$7264

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2080
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$2002
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2055
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$2033
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1741
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1974
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1818
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1827
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$2079
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1904
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2046
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1718
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1870
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1907
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1846
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1928
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1496
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1857
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1991
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1925
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1841
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1674
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1754
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1861
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1787
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1882
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1951
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1855
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1893
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1519
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1567
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1998
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1940
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1730
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2047
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1888
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1895
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1862

Cities near Medellin

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$992
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$915
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$717
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$757
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$789
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$738
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$709
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$719
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$529
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$777
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$1040
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$813
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$547
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$919
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$764
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$1062
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$537
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$667
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$703
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$1019
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$754
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$744
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$614
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$825
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$746
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$575
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$829
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$732
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$764
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$572
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$707
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$750
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$592
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$646
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$676
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$673
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$687
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$675
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$606
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$685