Medellin vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1071
$1940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2607
$4660
🏠 One person rent
$514
$1122
🏘️ Family rent
$888
$1887
🍽️ Food expenses
$314
$537
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$536
$3317
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
54 km
🎓 Higher education
65
86
😀 Quality of life
63
91
🏙️ Population
2.53M
518K

The cost of living in Medellin is 45% less expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 5161st and 2232nd ($1071 vs $1940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 144th in Colombia and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Colombia vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medellin compared to 1.7 months in Sheffield. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Sheffield ranked 27th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 5624th and 177th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medellin vs Sheffield

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Medellin Sheffield
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.31
$20.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.2
$86.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.32
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.38
$6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$4.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.29
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$1015
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$390
$833
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1079
$1725
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$695
$1474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.8
$204
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.9
$314
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$49.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.08%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2533
$4981
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1334
$2791
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$3.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.8
$87
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$3.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$7.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.25
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$20.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.39
$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.46
$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.9
$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.6
$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.48
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.1
$86
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.2
$74.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$90.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$1257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7264
$24899

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Rotherham
$1631
19 km or 12 mi Barnsley
$1567
27 km or 17 mi Doncaster
$1558
32 km or 20 mi Mansfield
$1874
33 km or 21 mi Wakefield
$1708
35 km or 22 mi Dewsbury
$1861
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1857
38 km or 24 mi Batley
$1882
42 km or 26 mi Brighouse
$1925
44 km or 27 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1866
46 km or 28 mi Macclesfield
$1904
46 km or 29 mi Halifax
$1991
46 km or 29 mi Oldham
$1741
47 km or 29 mi Leeds
$2087
47 km or 29 mi Droylsden
$2002
48 km or 30 mi Leek
$1841
49 km or 31 mi Bradford
$1787
51 km or 32 mi Manchester
$2365
52 km or 32 mi Derby
$1733
52 km or 32 mi Nottingham
$1891
52 km or 33 mi Rochdale
$1827
56 km or 35 mi Salford
$2080
56 km or 35 mi Stretford
$2055
57 km or 35 mi Sale
$2033
59 km or 36 mi Altrincham
$1974
59 km or 36 mi Scunthorpe
$1427
59 km or 37 mi Bury
$1818
61 km or 38 mi Keighley
$1855
63 km or 39 mi Lincoln
$1857
64 km or 40 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1730
65 km or 40 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1519
65 km or 41 mi Burton upon Trent
$1770
67 km or 42 mi Bolton
$2079
68 km or 42 mi Harrogate
$2025
68 km or 42 mi York
$1915
68 km or 42 mi Burnley
$1496
70 km or 44 mi Loughborough
$1900
72 km or 45 mi Crewe
$1674
75 km or 47 mi Warrington
$2046
77 km or 48 mi Stafford
$1871