Cost of Living Comparison Between Medellin and Huddersfield Cost of Living Comparison Between Medellin and Huddersfield

🙂 Solo nomad: Medellin is 36.9% cheaper than Huddersfield without rent, and 52.5% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Medellin is 42.6% cheaper than Huddersfield without rent, and 47% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Medellin
Huddersfield
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$6.23 COP 26K
$17.84 £13.13
-65.08%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$32.34 COP 134.8K
$92.3 £67.9
-64.97%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.39 COP 30.8K
$9.43 £6.94
-21.63%
Cappuccino
$1.72 COP 7,155
$4.04 £2.97
-57.43%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.1 COP 4,575
$1.72 £1.27
-36.05%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.73 COP 3,060
$1.26 £0.93
-42.06%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.66 COP 6,916
$6.83 £5.03
-75.70%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.2 COP 13.3K
$5.99 £4.41
-46.58%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Medellin
Huddersfield
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.09 COP 4,552
$1.73 £1.27
-36.99%
White Bread (500g)
$1.24 COP 5,188
$1.65 £1.22
-24.85%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.33 COP 5,544
$2.23 £1.64
-40.36%
Eggs
$2.22 COP 9,252
$3.78 £2.78
-41.27%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$4.55 COP 19K
$8.01 £5.9
-43.20%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$5.71 COP 23.8K
$8.92 £6.57
-35.99%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$8.59 COP 35.8K
$15.67 £11.53
-45.18%
Apples (1kg)
$2.26 COP 9,410
$2.68 £1.97
-15.67%
Banana (1kg)
$1.07 COP 4,461
$1.78 £1.31
-39.89%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.51 COP 6,293
$2.73 £2.01
-44.69%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.42 COP 5,911
$3.12 £2.3
-54.49%
Potato (1kg)
$1.11 COP 4,619
$1.74 £1.28
-36.21%
Onion (1kg)
$1.18 COP 4,932
$1.3 £0.96
-9.23%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.89 COP 3,718
$0.83 £0.61
7.23%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.84 COP 3,507
$1.29 £0.95
-34.88%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.35 COP 9,809
$19.35 £14.24
-87.86%
Wine (Bottle)
$9.34 COP 38.9K
$10.39 £7.65
-10.11%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.18 COP 4,927
$2.04 £1.5
-42.16%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.49 COP 10.4K
$2.8 £2.06
-11.07%
🚌 Getting Around
Medellin
Huddersfield
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.83 COP 3,464
$3.69 £2.71
-77.51%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$41.9 COP 174.7K
$108 £79.4
-61.17%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.41 COP 5,899
$4.77 £3.51
-70.44%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.96 COP 8,164
$1.06 £0.78
84.91%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$7.85 COP 32.7K
$20.42 £15.03
-61.56%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.02 COP 4,265
$1.88 £1.38
-45.74%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$17.6K COP 73.4M
$39.1K £28.7K
-54.95%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$26.2K COP 109.2M
$42K £30.9K
-37.60%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Medellin
Huddersfield
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$82.5 COP 344.1K
$236 £174
-65.05%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$9.44 COP 39.4K
$24.23 £17.83
-61.04%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$23.51 COP 98K
$42.76 £31.46
-45.02%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Medellin
Huddersfield
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$25.68 COP 107.1K
$43.94 £32.34
-41.56%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$19.14 COP 79.8K
$11.68 £8.6
63.87%
Cinema Ticket
$3.96 COP 16.5K
$16.43 £12.09
-75.90%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Medellin
Huddersfield
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$305 COP 1.3M
$1,612 £1,187
-81.10%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$5,925 COP 24.7M
$18.6K £13.7K
-68.23%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Medellin
Huddersfield
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.9 COP 241.4K
$81.3 £59.8
-28.80%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$31.59 COP 131.7K
$39.24 £28.88
-19.50%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$103 COP 430.1K
$102 £75.3
0.76%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$106 COP 440.5K
$78 £57.4
35.54%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Medellin
Huddersfield
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$489 COP 2M
$997 £734
-50.92%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$379 COP 1.6M
$924 £680
-58.98%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$827 COP 3.4M
$1,222 £899
-32.34%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$729 COP 3M
$1,221 £898
-40.27%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$2,190 COP 9.1M
-
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Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,532 COP 6.4M
$1,973 £1,452
-22.35%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Medellin
Huddersfield
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$550 COP 2.3M
$2,751 £2,025
-80.01%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
13.43
5.82
130.76%

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Last update for Medellin: October 28, 2025

Last update for Huddersfield: October 29, 2025

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