Manchester vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1998
$867
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4556
$2196
🏠 One person rent
$1204
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$1870
$760
🍽️ Food expenses
$491
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$167
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2742
$412
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
91
67
😀 Quality of life
91
54
🏙️ Population
548K
2.53M

The cost of living in Manchester is 130% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 1798th and 6140th ($1998 vs $867) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th 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 11th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 110th and 5994th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manchester Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.35
$6.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.11
$1.5
☕ Cappuccino
$4.31
$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1274
$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$892
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2104
$819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1386
$629
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$45.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$303
$69.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.8
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5073
$1728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$1560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.54
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.1
$45.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.4
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.97
$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.66
$5.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.12
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.9
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.91
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.3
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$29.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.9
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.4
$53.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.2
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1559
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13845
$6416

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1819
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1793
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1807
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1795
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1753
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1652
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1758
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1526
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1607
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1703
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$1932
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1588
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1644
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1358
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1708
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1733
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1613
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1527
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1455
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1574
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1675
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1487
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1467
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1623
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1564
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1640
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1746
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1628
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1656
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1392
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1713
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1715
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1867
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1629

Cities near Medellin

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$812
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$778
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$727
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$649
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$639
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$639
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$567
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$551
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$525
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$433
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$592
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$645
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$416
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$724
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$624
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$883
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$493
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$511
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$633
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$617
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$649
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$612
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$597
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$552
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$648
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$530
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$720
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$612
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$573
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$536
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$582
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$594
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$507
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$708
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$595
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$593
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$589
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$592
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$455
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$617