Medellin vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person
$867
$1715
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2196
$4227
🏠 One person rent
$387
$973
🏘️ Family rent
$760
$1844
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$467
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$412
$2637
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
53 km
🎓 Higher education
67
87
😀 Quality of life
54
89
🏙️ Population
2.53M
518K

The cost of living in Medellin is 49% less expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 6140th and 2627th ($867 vs $1715) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 177th 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 1.5 months in Sheffield. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Sheffield ranked 17th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 5994th and 159th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medellin Sheffield
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.65
$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.9
$76.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.44
$8.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$5.69
☕ Cappuccino
$1.76
$4.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$926
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$801
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$819
$1785
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$629
$1601
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14%
5.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1728
$4054
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1560
$3169
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$2.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.5
$91.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$3.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$9.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.25
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$9.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.37
$15.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$5.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.1
$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.04
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$80.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.3
$81.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$217
$1085
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6416
$9409

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Rotherham
$1469
19 km or 12 mi Barnsley
$1392
27 km or 17 mi Doncaster
$1353
32 km or 20 mi Mansfield
$1715
33 km or 21 mi Wakefield
$1601
35 km or 22 mi Dewsbury
$1623
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1527
38 km or 24 mi Batley
$1640
42 km or 26 mi Brighouse
$1574
44 km or 27 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1753
46 km or 28 mi Macclesfield
$1703
46 km or 29 mi Halifax
$1455
46 km or 29 mi Oldham
$1652
47 km or 29 mi Leeds
$1872
47 km or 29 mi Droylsden
$1793
48 km or 30 mi Leek
$1675
49 km or 31 mi Bradford
$1564
51 km or 32 mi Manchester
$1998
52 km or 32 mi Derby
$1654
52 km or 32 mi Nottingham
$1966
52 km or 33 mi Rochdale
$1607
56 km or 35 mi Salford
$1819
56 km or 35 mi Stretford
$1807
57 km or 35 mi Sale
$1795
59 km or 36 mi Altrincham
$1758
59 km or 36 mi Scunthorpe
$1536
59 km or 37 mi Bury
$1526
61 km or 38 mi Keighley
$1628
63 km or 39 mi Lincoln
$1670
64 km or 40 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
65 km or 40 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
65 km or 41 mi Burton upon Trent
$1675
67 km or 42 mi Bolton
$1711
68 km or 42 mi Harrogate
$1831
68 km or 42 mi York
$1783
68 km or 42 mi Burnley
$1613
70 km or 44 mi Loughborough
$1761
72 km or 45 mi Crewe
$1487
75 km or 47 mi Warrington
$1932
77 km or 48 mi Stafford
$1751