Cost of Living Comparison Between Medellin and Lisburn Cost of Living Comparison Between Medellin and Lisburn

🙂 Solo nomad: Medellin is 49.4% cheaper than Lisburn without rent, and 56.1% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Medellin is 44.4% cheaper than Lisburn without rent, and 54% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Medellin
Lisburn
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$6.23 COP 26K
$25.23 £18.56
-75.31%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$32.34 COP 134.8K
$83.3 £61.3
-61.15%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.39 COP 30.8K
$9 £6.62
-17.89%
Cappuccino
$1.72 COP 7,155
$4.79 £3.53
-64.09%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.1 COP 4,575
$2.07 £1.53
-46.86%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.73 COP 3,060
$1.77 £1.3
-58.76%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.66 COP 6,916
$8.13 £5.98
-79.58%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.2 COP 13.3K
$7.22 £5.32
-55.68%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Medellin
Lisburn
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.09 COP 4,552
$1.86 £1.37
-41.40%
White Bread (500g)
$1.24 COP 5,188
$2.23 £1.64
-44.39%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.33 COP 5,544
$4.12 £3.03
-67.72%
Eggs
$2.22 COP 9,252
$4.01 £2.95
-44.64%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$4.55 COP 19K
$10.03 £7.38
-54.64%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$5.71 COP 23.8K
$8.6 £6.33
-33.60%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$8.59 COP 35.8K
$13.93 £10.25
-38.33%
Apples (1kg)
$2.26 COP 9,410
$3.2 £2.36
-29.38%
Banana (1kg)
$1.07 COP 4,461
$1.59 £1.17
-32.70%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.51 COP 6,293
$2.91 £2.14
-48.11%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.42 COP 5,911
$3.52 £2.59
-59.66%
Potato (1kg)
$1.11 COP 4,619
$1.71 £1.26
-35.09%
Onion (1kg)
$1.18 COP 4,932
$1.54 £1.13
-23.38%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.89 COP 3,718
$1.06 £0.78
-16.04%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.84 COP 3,507
$1.48 £1.09
-43.24%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.35 COP 9,809
$19.23 £14.15
-87.78%
Wine (Bottle)
$9.34 COP 38.9K
$10.46 £7.7
-10.71%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.18 COP 4,927
$2.79 £2.05
-57.71%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.49 COP 10.4K
$3.2 £2.35
-22.19%
🚌 Getting Around
Medellin
Lisburn
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.83 COP 3,464
$3.3 £2.43
-74.85%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$41.9 COP 174.7K
$89.5 £65.9
-53.20%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.41 COP 5,899
$5.52 £4.06
-74.46%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.96 COP 8,164
$1.53 £1.13
28.10%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$7.85 COP 32.7K
$23.14 £17.03
-66.08%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.02 COP 4,265
$2.47 £1.82
-58.70%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$17.6K COP 73.4M
$38K £28K
-53.71%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$26.2K COP 109.2M
$41.9K £30.8K
-37.49%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Medellin
Lisburn
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$82.5 COP 344.1K
$296 £218
-72.10%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$9.44 COP 39.4K
$17.39 £12.8
-45.72%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$23.51 COP 98K
$42.65 £31.39
-44.88%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Medellin
Lisburn
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$25.68 COP 107.1K
$45.35 £33.37
-43.37%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$19.14 COP 79.8K
-
-
Cinema Ticket
$3.96 COP 16.5K
$13.38 £9.85
-70.40%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Medellin
Lisburn
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$305 COP 1.3M
$1,603 £1,180
-80.98%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$5,925 COP 24.7M
$18.3K £13.5K
-67.71%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Medellin
Lisburn
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.9 COP 241.4K
$83.2 £61.2
-30.38%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$31.59 COP 131.7K
$42.81 £31.5
-26.21%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$103 COP 430.1K
$92.7 £68.2
11.34%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$106 COP 440.5K
$98.8 £72.7
6.92%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Medellin
Lisburn
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$489 COP 2M
$1,244 £916
-60.67%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$379 COP 1.6M
$912 £671
-58.42%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$827 COP 3.4M
$1,999 £1,471
-58.63%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$729 COP 3M
$1,712 £1,260
-57.42%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$2,190 COP 9.1M
-
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,532 COP 6.4M
-
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Medellin
Lisburn
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$550 COP 2.3M
-
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
13.43
5.63
138.54%

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Last update for Medellin: October 28, 2025

Last update for Lisburn: October 26, 2025

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