Houston vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Houston	Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$1071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5394	$2607
🏠 One person rent	$1281	$514
🏘️ Family rent	$2031	$888
🍽️ Food expenses	$603	$314
🚐 Transport expenses	$201	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4606	$536
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	100	65
😀 Quality of life	95	63
🏙️ Population	2.3M	2.53M

The cost of living in Houston is 111% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 1354th and 5161st ($2265 vs $1071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1137th and 2nd 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 2 months in Houston compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Houston ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 16th and 5624th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Medellin

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	Houston	Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.7	$6.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.6	$30.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$8.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.31	$2.38
☕ Cappuccino	$5.52	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1411	$594
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1003	$390
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2380	$1079
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1609	$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$91.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.39%	11.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2542	$2533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1944	$1334
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.3	$50.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.8	$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.19	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$6.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$6.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.17	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.5	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.31	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$5.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.92	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$4.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.3	$68.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1729	$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22380	$7264

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2228
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2150
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2094
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2260
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2112
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2136
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2297
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2386
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2102
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2072
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2048
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1836
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1897
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2112
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2022
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1605
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1913
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$2000
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1900
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1887
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2226
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1971
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1904
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2444
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2027
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2153
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2237
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2125
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2229
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2200
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2187
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2285
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2221

Cities near Medellin

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Envigado	$992
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Bello	$915
131 km or 82 mi	Manizales	$717
135 km or 84 mi	Quibdo	$757
160 km or 99 mi	Pereira	$789
171 km or 106 mi	Cartago	$738
179 km or 111 mi	Salento	$709
190 km or 118 mi	Armenia	$719
205 km or 127 mi	Ibague	$529
209 km or 130 mi	Facatativa	$777
212 km or 131 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1040
221 km or 137 mi	Zipaquira	$813
232 km or 144 mi	Girardot	$547
239 km or 148 mi	Soacha	$919
242 km or 150 mi	Turbo	$764
246 km or 153 mi	Bogota	$1062
250 km or 155 mi	Tulua	$537
257 km or 160 mi	Tunja	$667
282 km or 175 mi	Monteria	$703
285 km or 177 mi	Duitama	$1019
288 km or 179 mi	Bucaramanga	$754
289 km or 179 mi	Floridablanca	$744
298 km or 185 mi	Sogamoso	$614
308 km or 192 mi	Buenaventura	$825
312 km or 194 mi	Palmira	$746
318 km or 198 mi	Villavicencio	$575
329 km or 204 mi	Cali	$829
331 km or 206 mi	Ocana	$732
334 km or 208 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$764
340 km or 211 mi	Sincelejo	$572
346 km or 215 mi	Magangue	$707
367 km or 228 mi	Yopal	$750
370 km or 230 mi	Neiva	$592
386 km or 240 mi	Cucuta	$646
387 km or 241 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$676
391 km or 243 mi	Rubio	$673
406 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$687
410 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$675
438 km or 272 mi	Popayan	$606
448 km or 279 mi	La Grita	$685