Medellin vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1162
$1948
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2810
$4650
🏠 One person rent
$579
$1138
🏘️ Family rent
$997
$1898
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$535
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$535
$3202
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
54 km
🎓 Higher education
65
86
😀 Quality of life
64
90
🏙️ Population
2.53M
518K

The cost of living in Medellin is 40% less expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 4852nd and 2172nd ($1162 vs $1948) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 131st 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 1.6 months in Sheffield. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Sheffield ranked 28th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 5346th and 175th 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
$6.47
$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$78.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.22
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$6.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.65
$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$689
$1084
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$446
$835
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1244
$1839
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$792
$1455
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$209
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.3
$323
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.9
$43.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.36%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2880
$5726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1250
$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.03
$4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58.3
$73.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$8.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$8.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$3.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.23
$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.57
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.38
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.5
$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.63
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$84.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.8
$86.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$92.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$533
$1242
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8196
$24916

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8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$1041
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$1012
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$737
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$802
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$862
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$769
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$749
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$749
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$537
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$816
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$1001
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$858
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$559
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$958
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$797
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$1106
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$563
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$680
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$733
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$1045
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$816
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$795
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$630
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$856
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$788
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$593
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$850
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$765
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$789
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$586
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$727
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$740
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$606
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$674
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$678
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$678
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$685
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$678
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$631
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$687

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Distance City Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Rotherham
$1604
19 km or 12 mi Barnsley
$1559
27 km or 17 mi Doncaster
$1533
32 km or 20 mi Mansfield
$1863
33 km or 21 mi Wakefield
$1710
35 km or 22 mi Dewsbury
$1831
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1833
38 km or 24 mi Batley
$1847
42 km or 26 mi Brighouse
$1894
44 km or 27 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1862
46 km or 28 mi Macclesfield
$1880
46 km or 29 mi Halifax
$1961
46 km or 29 mi Oldham
$1689
47 km or 29 mi Leeds
$2039
47 km or 29 mi Droylsden
$1975
48 km or 30 mi Leek
$1827
49 km or 31 mi Bradford
$1774
51 km or 32 mi Manchester
$2348
52 km or 32 mi Derby
$1748
52 km or 32 mi Nottingham
$1990
52 km or 33 mi Rochdale
$1838
56 km or 35 mi Salford
$2043
56 km or 35 mi Stretford
$2025
57 km or 35 mi Sale
$1993
59 km or 36 mi Altrincham
$1945
59 km or 36 mi Scunthorpe
$1411
59 km or 37 mi Bury
$1784
61 km or 38 mi Keighley
$1808
63 km or 39 mi Lincoln
$1832
64 km or 40 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1710
65 km or 40 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1535
65 km or 41 mi Burton upon Trent
$1763
67 km or 42 mi Bolton
$1987
68 km or 42 mi Harrogate
$2012
68 km or 42 mi York
$1919
68 km or 42 mi Burnley
$1501
70 km or 44 mi Loughborough
$1887
72 km or 45 mi Crewe
$1694
75 km or 47 mi Warrington
$2022
77 km or 48 mi Stafford
$1870