Fort Worth vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Fort Worth	Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2217	$1030
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5435	$2487
🏠 One person rent	$1334	$494
🏘️ Family rent	$2328	$843
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4189	$552
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	82	66
😀 Quality of life	90	60
🏙️ Population	919K	2.53M

The cost of living in Fort Worth is 115% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 1434th and 5342nd ($2217 vs $1030) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1234th and 3rd in the United States and Colombia, respectively. Check the United States vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Fort Worth compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Fort Worth ranked 61st best city to live in the United States vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 213th and 5890th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Fort Worth	Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.7	$6.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.5	$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$2.78
☕ Cappuccino	$6.32	$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.64	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1411	$542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1045	$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2518	$987
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$671
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$55.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$86
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69	$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	13.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2208	$2220
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2094	$1524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.4	$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.76	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.8	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.84	$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$6.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$9.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.72	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.5	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.91	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.71	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$5.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.87	$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.37	$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.9	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$98.1	$40.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$57	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1925	$402
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23437	$6383

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Cities near Fort Worth

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Haltom	$2140
12 km or 7.5 mi	Saginaw	$2144
14 km or 8.8 mi	Benbrook	$2145
15 km or 9.3 mi	Watauga	$2136
15 km or 9.5 mi	North Richland Hills	$2138
17 km or 10 mi	Hurst	$2133
21 km or 13 mi	Arlington	$1856
21 km or 13 mi	Bedford	$2139
21 km or 13 mi	Keller	$2108
22 km or 14 mi	Colleyville	$2140
25 km or 15 mi	Burleson	$2184
25 km or 15 mi	Euless	$2135
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2143
28 km or 17 mi	Mansfield	$2302
30 km or 19 mi	Grand Prairie	$2130
30 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2133
36 km or 23 mi	Irving	$2133
37 km or 23 mi	Coppell	$2162
39 km or 24 mi	Flower Mound	$2145
41 km or 25 mi	Cedar Hill	$2179
41 km or 26 mi	Duncanville	$2183
42 km or 26 mi	Weatherford	$2131
44 km or 27 mi	Lewisville	$2038
45 km or 28 mi	Midlothian	$2190
45 km or 28 mi	Cleburne	$2185
47 km or 29 mi	Farmers Branch	$2223
48 km or 30 mi	DeSoto	$2200
49 km or 30 mi	Carrollton	$2199
49 km or 30 mi	Dallas	$2447
49 km or 31 mi	Corinth	$2199
52 km or 32 mi	University Park	$2287
54 km or 34 mi	Denton	$1937
55 km or 34 mi	Lancaster	$2222
56 km or 35 mi	The Colony	$2246
58 km or 36 mi	Little Elm	$2216
60 km or 38 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
62 km or 39 mi	Richardson	$2315
63 km or 39 mi	Plano	$2268
65 km or 40 mi	Frisco	$2369
67 km or 42 mi	Balch Springs	$2250

Cities near Medellin

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Envigado	$950
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Bello	$881
131 km or 82 mi	Manizales	$678
135 km or 84 mi	Quibdo	$708
160 km or 99 mi	Pereira	$730
171 km or 106 mi	Cartago	$679
179 km or 111 mi	Salento	$655
190 km or 118 mi	Armenia	$667
205 km or 127 mi	Ibague	$506
209 km or 130 mi	Facatativa	$722
212 km or 131 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1082
221 km or 137 mi	Zipaquira	$762
232 km or 144 mi	Girardot	$515
239 km or 148 mi	Soacha	$848
242 km or 150 mi	Turbo	$721
246 km or 153 mi	Bogota	$976
250 km or 155 mi	Tulua	$511
257 km or 160 mi	Tunja	$637
282 km or 175 mi	Monteria	$663
285 km or 177 mi	Duitama	$960
288 km or 179 mi	Bucaramanga	$693
289 km or 179 mi	Floridablanca	$686
298 km or 185 mi	Sogamoso	$581
308 km or 192 mi	Buenaventura	$782
312 km or 194 mi	Palmira	$693
318 km or 198 mi	Villavicencio	$546
329 km or 204 mi	Cali	$759
331 km or 206 mi	Ocana	$704
334 km or 208 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$715
340 km or 211 mi	Sincelejo	$547
346 km or 215 mi	Magangue	$667
367 km or 228 mi	Yopal	$777
370 km or 230 mi	Neiva	$565
386 km or 240 mi	Cucuta	$620
387 km or 241 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$673
391 km or 243 mi	Rubio	$671
406 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$684
410 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$673
438 km or 272 mi	Popayan	$572
448 km or 279 mi	La Grita	$677