Medellin vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medellin Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person
$873
$1809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2221
$4321
🏠 One person rent
$395
$1032
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$1832
🍽️ Food expenses
$264
$503
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$417
$3121
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
53 km
🎓 Higher education
67
87
😀 Quality of life
53
91
🏙️ Population
2.53M
518K

The cost of living in Medellin is 52% less expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 6207th and 2462nd ($873 vs $1809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 167th 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 21st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6039th and 127th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medellin Sheffield
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.77
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$80.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$9.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$5.45
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$4.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$980
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$300
$837
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$864
$1936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$1514
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.7
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.3
$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.7
$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.54%
5.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1473
$3788
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1403
$2630
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$2.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43
$95.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$4.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$9.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.18
$16.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$5.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.89
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$40.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.13
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.3
$83.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.2
$79.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.7
$86.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$239
$1136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6129
$9922

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8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$871
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$789
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$653
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$661
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$641
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$619
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$562
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$541
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$501
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$641
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$573
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$681
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$483
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$748
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$634
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$868
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$477
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$526
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$620
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$851
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$642
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$584
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$523
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$718
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$652
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$475
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$733
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$590
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$638
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$506
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$582
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$687
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$520
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$552
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$601
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$598
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$592
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$598
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$462
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$617

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$1563
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$1449
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$1383
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$1805
33 km or 21 mi Wakefield
$1652
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$1776
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1761
38 km or 24 mi Batley
$1788
42 km or 26 mi Brighouse
$1898
44 km or 27 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1793
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$1802
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$2098
46 km or 29 mi Oldham
$1722
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$1987
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$1877
48 km or 30 mi Leek
$1780
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$1670
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$2137
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$1817
52 km or 32 mi Nottingham
$1944
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$1776
56 km or 35 mi Salford
$1936
56 km or 35 mi Stretford
$1910
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$1894
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$1849
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$1638
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$1592
61 km or 38 mi Keighley
$1804
63 km or 39 mi Lincoln
$1742
64 km or 40 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
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$1712
65 km or 41 mi Burton upon Trent
$1803
67 km or 42 mi Bolton
$1852
68 km or 42 mi Harrogate
$1930
68 km or 42 mi York
$1893
68 km or 42 mi Burnley
$1493
70 km or 44 mi Loughborough
$1845
72 km or 45 mi Crewe
$1552
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$2069
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$1855