Cost of Living Comparison Between Medellin and Woking Cost of Living Comparison Between Medellin and Woking

🙂 Solo nomad: Medellin is 46.4% cheaper than Woking without rent, and 68.5% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Medellin is 51.1% cheaper than Woking without rent, and 61.3% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Medellin
Woking
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$6.23 COP 26K
$20.71 £15.24
-69.92%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$32.34 COP 134.8K
$96.5 £71
-66.49%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.39 COP 30.8K
$9.34 £6.87
-20.88%
Cappuccino
$1.72 COP 7,155
$4.61 £3.39
-62.69%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.1 COP 4,575
$2.56 £1.88
-57.03%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.73 COP 3,060
$1.73 £1.27
-57.80%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.66 COP 6,916
$6.62 £4.87
-74.92%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.2 COP 13.3K
$6.74 £4.96
-52.52%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Medellin
Woking
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.09 COP 4,552
$1.64 £1.21
-33.54%
White Bread (500g)
$1.24 COP 5,188
$1.98 £1.45
-37.37%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.33 COP 5,544
$2.88 £2.12
-53.82%
Eggs
$2.22 COP 9,252
$4.34 £3.2
-48.85%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$4.55 COP 19K
$12.58 £9.26
-63.83%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$5.71 COP 23.8K
$8.32 £6.12
-31.37%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$8.59 COP 35.8K
$11.92 £8.77
-27.94%
Apples (1kg)
$2.26 COP 9,410
$2.75 £2.02
-17.82%
Banana (1kg)
$1.07 COP 4,461
$1.36 £1
-21.32%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.51 COP 6,293
$3.32 £2.44
-54.52%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.42 COP 5,911
$2.9 £2.13
-51.03%
Potato (1kg)
$1.11 COP 4,619
$1.01 £0.74
9.90%
Onion (1kg)
$1.18 COP 4,932
$1.31 £0.97
-9.92%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.89 COP 3,718
$1.16 £0.85
-23.28%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.84 COP 3,507
$1.12 £0.82
-25.00%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.35 COP 9,809
$17.52 £12.89
-86.59%
Wine (Bottle)
$9.34 COP 38.9K
$9.65 £7.1
-3.21%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.18 COP 4,927
$3.27 £2.4
-63.91%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.49 COP 10.4K
$3.9 £2.87
-36.15%
🚌 Getting Around
Medellin
Woking
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.83 COP 3,464
$4.11 £3.02
-79.81%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$41.9 COP 174.7K
$109 £80
-61.47%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.41 COP 5,899
$5.53 £4.07
-74.50%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.96 COP 8,164
$1.59 £1.17
23.27%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$7.85 COP 32.7K
$20.01 £14.73
-60.77%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.02 COP 4,265
$1.96 £1.44
-47.96%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$17.6K COP 73.4M
$37.9K £27.9K
-53.57%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$26.2K COP 109.2M
$41.7K £30.7K
-37.18%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Medellin
Woking
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$82.5 COP 344.1K
$524 £385
-84.24%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$9.44 COP 39.4K
$17.62 £12.96
-46.42%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$23.51 COP 98K
$48.39 £35.61
-51.42%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Medellin
Woking
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$25.68 COP 107.1K
$51.1 £37.62
-49.76%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$19.14 COP 79.8K
$14.37 £10.58
33.19%
Cinema Ticket
$3.96 COP 16.5K
$18.32 £13.48
-78.38%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Medellin
Woking
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$305 COP 1.3M
$2,068 £1,522
-85.26%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$5,925 COP 24.7M
$28.2K £20.8K
-79.02%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Medellin
Woking
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.9 COP 241.4K
$115 £84.5
-49.60%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$31.59 COP 131.7K
$56.5 £41.54
-44.04%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$103 COP 430.1K
$111 £81.5
-6.89%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$106 COP 440.5K
$87.2 £64.2
21.15%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Medellin
Woking
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$489 COP 2M
$1,744 £1,284
-71.94%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$379 COP 1.6M
$1,628 £1,198
-76.72%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$827 COP 3.4M
$2,672 £1,967
-69.05%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$729 COP 3M
$2,356 £1,734
-69.05%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$2,190 COP 9.1M
$7,845 £5,773
-72.09%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,532 COP 6.4M
$6,144 £4,522
-75.06%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Medellin
Woking
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$550 COP 2.3M
$3,543 £2,607
-84.48%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
13.43
5.9
127.63%

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Last update for Medellin: October 28, 2025

Last update for Woking: October 28, 2025

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