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Cost of Living Comparison Between Medellin and Peterborough Cost of Living Comparison Between Medellin and Peterborough

🙂 Solo nomad: Medellin is 33.9% cheaper than Peterborough without rent, and 51% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Medellin is 48.5% cheaper than Peterborough without rent, and 42.2% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Medellin
Peterborough
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$5.91 COP 22.5K
$20.31 £15.37
-70.90%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$32.19 COP 122.7K
$81.2 £61.5
-60.36%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.21 COP 27.5K
$11.07 £8.38
-34.87%
Cappuccino
$1.65 COP 6,284
$4.37 £3.31
-62.24%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.11 COP 4,224
$1.53 £1.16
-27.45%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.71 COP 2,716
$1.09 £0.82
-34.86%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.74 COP 6,637
$7.15 £5.41
-75.66%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.19 COP 12.2K
$6.16 £4.66
-48.21%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Medellin
Peterborough
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.1 COP 4,176
$1.45 £1.1
-24.14%
White Bread (500g)
$1.3 COP 4,965
$1.53 £1.16
-15.03%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.39 COP 5,302
$1.54 £1.17
-9.74%
Eggs
$2.18 COP 8,302
$3.43 £2.6
-36.44%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$4.54 COP 17.3K
$8.28 £6.27
-45.17%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$5.85 COP 22.3K
$8.88 £6.72
-34.12%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$8.62 COP 32.8K
$11.02 £8.34
-21.78%
Apples (1kg)
$2.24 COP 8,539
$3.14 £2.38
-28.66%
Banana (1kg)
$1.07 COP 4,080
$1.26 £0.96
-15.08%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.53 COP 5,822
$1.7 £1.29
-10.00%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.41 COP 5,377
$2.86 £2.16
-50.70%
Potato (1kg)
$1.12 COP 4,269
$1.34 £1.02
-16.42%
Onion (1kg)
$1.14 COP 4,343
$1.3 £0.98
-12.31%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.9 COP 3,418
$0.93 £0.7
-3.23%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.91 COP 3,481
$1.37 £1.04
-33.58%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.34 COP 8,932
$19.88 £15.05
-88.23%
Wine (Bottle)
$9.94 COP 37.9K
$8.98 £6.8
10.69%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.15 COP 4,369
$2.57 £1.94
-55.25%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.38 COP 9,066
$2.5 £1.89
-4.80%
🚌 Getting Around
Medellin
Peterborough
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.81 COP 3,069
$2.78 £2.1
-70.86%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$40.57 COP 154.6K
$87.7 £66.4
-53.74%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.46 COP 5,572
$5.95 £4.5
-75.46%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.99 COP 7,570
$1.36 £1.03
46.32%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$7.96 COP 30.3K
$29.53 £22.35
-73.04%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.01 COP 3,844
$1.94 £1.47
-47.94%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$17.7K COP 67.3M
$27.1K £20.5K
-34.76%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$26.8K COP 102.1M
$41.4K £31.3K
-35.27%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Medellin
Peterborough
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$80.8 COP 308K
$205 £155
-60.57%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$9.39 COP 35.8K
$14.05 £10.63
-33.17%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$23.51 COP 89.6K
$35.28 £26.71
-33.36%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Medellin
Peterborough
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$25.61 COP 97.6K
$38.93 £29.47
-34.22%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$18.95 COP 72.2K
$24.33 £18.42
-22.11%
Cinema Ticket
$4.12 COP 15.7K
$16.47 £12.47
-74.98%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Medellin
Peterborough
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$306 COP 1.2M
$937 £709
-67.30%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$5,875 COP 22.4M
$22.5K £17K
-73.90%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Medellin
Peterborough
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$58.8 COP 224K
$57.4 £43.47
2.39%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$31.9 COP 121.5K
$25.51 £19.31
25.05%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$102 COP 387.4K
$87 £65.8
16.91%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$108 COP 413K
$87 £65.9
24.61%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Medellin
Peterborough
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$478 COP 1.8M
$1,080 £818
-55.77%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$375 COP 1.4M
$909 £688
-58.70%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$838 COP 3.2M
$1,685 £1,275
-50.24%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$727 COP 2.8M
$1,303 £986
-44.19%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$2,251 COP 8.6M
$3,925 £2,971
-42.66%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,598 COP 6.1M
$3,082 £2,333
-48.13%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Medellin
Peterborough
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$517 COP 2M
$2,759 £2,089
-81.26%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
13.43
5.45
146.42%

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

Last update for Medellin: December 1, 2025

Last update for Peterborough: November 29, 2025

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