Houston vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Houston	Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$906
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5664	$2260
🏠 One person rent	$1305	$408
🏘️ Family rent	$2467	$761
🍽️ Food expenses	$581	$275
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$432
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	100	66
😀 Quality of life	91	53
🏙️ Population	2.3M	2.53M

The cost of living in Houston is 150% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 1229th and 6005th ($2265 vs $906) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1115th 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 1.9 months in Houston compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Houston ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 97th and 6049th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Houston	Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.2	$6.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$7.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1390	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1037	$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2766	$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2058	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$73.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.6	$22.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	14.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2714	$1715
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$1447
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.7	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$5.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$5.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$9.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.62	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.64	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$29.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$64
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1470	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18964	$5682

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2108
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2196
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2097
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2232
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2311
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2065
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2056
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2014
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1799
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1855
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2089
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1673
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1853
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1878
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2215
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2037
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2455
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2163
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2134
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2192
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2224
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2182
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2260
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2230
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2182

Cities near Medellin

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Envigado	$897
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Bello	$839
131 km or 82 mi	Manizales	$653
135 km or 84 mi	Quibdo	$705
160 km or 99 mi	Pereira	$680
171 km or 106 mi	Cartago	$649
179 km or 111 mi	Salento	$605
190 km or 118 mi	Armenia	$598
205 km or 127 mi	Ibague	$529
209 km or 130 mi	Facatativa	$674
212 km or 131 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
221 km or 137 mi	Zipaquira	$709
232 km or 144 mi	Girardot	$493
239 km or 148 mi	Soacha	$794
242 km or 150 mi	Turbo	$664
246 km or 153 mi	Bogota	$887
250 km or 155 mi	Tulua	$513
257 km or 160 mi	Tunja	$563
282 km or 175 mi	Monteria	$645
285 km or 177 mi	Duitama	$882
288 km or 179 mi	Bucaramanga	$657
289 km or 179 mi	Floridablanca	$648
298 km or 185 mi	Sogamoso	$534
308 km or 192 mi	Buenaventura	$742
312 km or 194 mi	Palmira	$666
318 km or 198 mi	Villavicencio	$497
329 km or 204 mi	Cali	$748
331 km or 206 mi	Ocana	$650
334 km or 208 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$669
340 km or 211 mi	Sincelejo	$524
346 km or 215 mi	Magangue	$604
367 km or 228 mi	Yopal	$722
370 km or 230 mi	Neiva	$557
386 km or 240 mi	Cucuta	$562
387 km or 241 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
391 km or 243 mi	Rubio	$599
406 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$592
410 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$598
438 km or 272 mi	Popayan	$477
448 km or 279 mi	La Grita	$618