Medellin vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1030
$1890
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2487
$4601
🏠 One person rent
$494
$1094
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$1904
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$512
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$552
$3306
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
54 km
🎓 Higher education
66
87
😀 Quality of life
60
92
🏙️ Population
2.53M
518K

The cost of living in Medellin is 46% less expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 5342nd and 2353rd ($1030 vs $1890) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 149th 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 20th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 5890th and 148th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medellin Sheffield
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.21
$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.9
$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.86
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.78
$5.37
 Cappuccino
$2.07
$4.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$2.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$542
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$383
$799
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$987
$1813
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$671
$1471
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.7
$206
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86
$316
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23
$47.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.1%
5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2220
$4352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1524
$3110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$3.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.3
$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$16.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.53
$3.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$8.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.11
$7.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.06
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$2.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$19.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.78
$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$5.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$2.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.8
$40.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.66
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.3
$84.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$63
$73
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$402
$1226
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6383
$24382

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$950
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$881
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$678
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$708
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$730
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$679
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$655
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$667
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$506
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$722
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$1082
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$762
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$515
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$848
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$721
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$976
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$511
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$637
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$663
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$960
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$693
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$686
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$581
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$782
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$693
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$546
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$759
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$704
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$715
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$547
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$667
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$777
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$565
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$620
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$673
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$671
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$684
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$673
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$572
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$677

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9.3 km or 5.8 mi Rotherham
$1588
19 km or 12 mi Barnsley
$1507
27 km or 17 mi Doncaster
$1617
32 km or 20 mi Mansfield
$1830
33 km or 21 mi Wakefield
$1669
35 km or 22 mi Dewsbury
$1822
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1834
38 km or 24 mi Batley
$1833
42 km or 26 mi Brighouse
$1887
44 km or 27 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1803
46 km or 28 mi Macclesfield
$1835
46 km or 29 mi Halifax
$1968
46 km or 29 mi Oldham
$1698
47 km or 29 mi Leeds
$2067
47 km or 29 mi Droylsden
$1921
48 km or 30 mi Leek
$1783
49 km or 31 mi Bradford
$1746
51 km or 32 mi Manchester
$2265
52 km or 32 mi Derby
$1658
52 km or 32 mi Nottingham
$1831
52 km or 33 mi Rochdale
$1788
56 km or 35 mi Salford
$2034
56 km or 35 mi Stretford
$2001
57 km or 35 mi Sale
$1968
59 km or 36 mi Altrincham
$1918
59 km or 36 mi Scunthorpe
$1413
59 km or 37 mi Bury
$1759
61 km or 38 mi Keighley
$1850
63 km or 39 mi Lincoln
$1837
64 km or 40 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1633
65 km or 40 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1484
65 km or 41 mi Burton upon Trent
$1768
67 km or 42 mi Bolton
$2040
68 km or 42 mi Harrogate
$1974
68 km or 42 mi York
$1867
68 km or 42 mi Burnley
$1513
70 km or 44 mi Loughborough
$1849
72 km or 45 mi Crewe
$1578
75 km or 47 mi Warrington
$2011
77 km or 48 mi Stafford
$1851