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Cost of Living Comparison Between Medellin and Carlisle Cost of Living Comparison Between Medellin and Carlisle

🙂 Solo nomad: Medellin is 34% cheaper than Carlisle without rent, and 55.4% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Medellin is 42.7% cheaper than Carlisle without rent, and 45.7% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Medellin
Carlisle
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$5.91 COP 22.5K
$19.05 £14.42
-68.98%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$32.19 COP 122.7K
$87.8 £66.5
-63.35%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.21 COP 27.5K
$9.74 £7.38
-25.98%
Cappuccino
$1.65 COP 6,284
$4.18 £3.17
-60.53%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.11 COP 4,224
$2.14 £1.62
-48.13%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.71 COP 2,716
$1.77 £1.34
-59.89%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.74 COP 6,637
$5.35 £4.05
-67.48%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.19 COP 12.2K
$5.37 £4.07
-40.60%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Medellin
Carlisle
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.1 COP 4,176
$1.59 £1.21
-30.82%
White Bread (500g)
$1.3 COP 4,965
$1.64 £1.24
-20.73%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.39 COP 5,302
$2.15 £1.63
-35.35%
Eggs
$2.18 COP 8,302
$4.19 £3.18
-47.97%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$4.54 COP 17.3K
$8.03 £6.08
-43.46%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$5.85 COP 22.3K
$9.29 £7.03
-37.03%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$8.62 COP 32.8K
$16.35 £12.38
-47.28%
Apples (1kg)
$2.24 COP 8,539
$3.14 £2.38
-28.66%
Banana (1kg)
$1.07 COP 4,080
$1.5 £1.13
-28.67%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.53 COP 5,822
$2.76 £2.09
-44.57%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.41 COP 5,377
$2.82 £2.13
-50.00%
Potato (1kg)
$1.12 COP 4,269
$1.79 £1.36
-37.43%
Onion (1kg)
$1.14 COP 4,343
$1.43 £1.08
-20.28%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.9 COP 3,418
$1.22 £0.93
-26.23%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.91 COP 3,481
$1.38 £1.04
-34.06%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.34 COP 8,932
$20.39 £15.44
-88.52%
Wine (Bottle)
$9.94 COP 37.9K
$7.75 £5.87
28.26%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.15 COP 4,369
$2.54 £1.92
-54.72%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.38 COP 9,066
$3.35 £2.54
-28.96%
🚌 Getting Around
Medellin
Carlisle
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.81 COP 3,069
$2.85 £2.16
-71.58%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$40.57 COP 154.6K
$77.6 £58.7
-47.69%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.46 COP 5,572
$4.05 £3.06
-63.95%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.99 COP 7,570
$1.65 £1.25
20.61%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$7.96 COP 30.3K
$42.97 £32.53
-81.48%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.01 COP 3,844
$1.88 £1.42
-46.28%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$17.7K COP 67.3M
$37.9K £28.7K
-53.38%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$26.8K COP 102.1M
$38.9K £29.5K
-31.18%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Medellin
Carlisle
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$80.8 COP 308K
$306 £232
-73.62%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$9.39 COP 35.8K
$17.27 £13.07
-45.63%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$23.51 COP 89.6K
$38.07 £28.82
-38.25%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Medellin
Carlisle
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$25.61 COP 97.6K
$46.92 £35.52
-45.42%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$18.95 COP 72.2K
-
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Cinema Ticket
$4.12 COP 15.7K
$8.04 £6.08
-48.76%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Medellin
Carlisle
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$306 COP 1.2M
$1,932 £1,462
-84.14%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$5,875 COP 22.4M
$23.3K £17.6K
-74.78%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Medellin
Carlisle
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$58.8 COP 224K
$80.6 £61
-27.07%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$31.9 COP 121.5K
$54.2 £41.04
-41.15%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$102 COP 387.4K
$107 £81.2
-5.16%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$108 COP 413K
$126 £95.4
-14.00%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Medellin
Carlisle
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$478 COP 1.8M
$828 £627
-42.30%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$375 COP 1.4M
$1,011 £765
-62.88%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$838 COP 3.2M
$2,051 £1,552
-59.12%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$727 COP 2.8M
$1,199 £908
-39.37%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$2,251 COP 8.6M
$2,555 £1,934
-11.93%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,598 COP 6.1M
$2,932 £2,219
-45.48%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Medellin
Carlisle
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$517 COP 2M
$2,478 £1,876
-79.13%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
13.43
5.63
138.54%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Medellin: December 1, 2025

Last update for Carlisle: November 29, 2025

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