Cleveland vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cleveland Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1899
$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4394
$5664
🏠 One person rent
$1105
$1305
🏘️ Family rent
$1817
$2467
🍽️ Food expenses
$549
$581
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3249
$4390
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
83
100
😀 Quality of life
86
91
🏙️ Population
373K
2.3M

The cost of living in Cleveland is 16% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 2110th and 1229th ($1899 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1771st and 1115th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cleveland compared to 1.9 months in Houston. Ranked 80th vs 14th best cities to live in the United States, and 305th vs 97th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cleveland vs Houston

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Cleveland Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16
$17.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.3
$76
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.18
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.65
$5.88
 Cappuccino
$4.81
$5.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.26
$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1071
$1390
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$844
$1037
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2260
$2766
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1330
$2058
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$250
$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.2
$65.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.65%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1302
$2714
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1026
$1949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.51
$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.1
$71.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$23.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.79
$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$3.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.9
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.16
$9.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$3.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$74.2
$127
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.2
$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.2
$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1016
$1470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18828
$18964

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ClevelandHouston

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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Cities near Cleveland

Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi Garfield Heights
$1958
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Cleveland Heights
$1931
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Shaker Heights
$1927
11 km or 6.8 mi Lakewood
$1973
11 km or 6.9 mi Parma
$2023
12 km or 7.5 mi Maple Heights
$1943
13 km or 7.8 mi South Euclid
$1922
13 km or 8.2 mi Parma Heights
$2060
15 km or 9.1 mi Rocky River
$1966
15 km or 9.4 mi Bedford
$1921
18 km or 11 mi Euclid
$1914
19 km or 12 mi North Royalton
$2003
22 km or 13 mi Solon
$1876
22 km or 13 mi North Olmsted
$1965
22 km or 14 mi Westlake
$1954
23 km or 14 mi Strongsville
$1967
28 km or 17 mi Avon Lake
$1935
28 km or 18 mi Willoughby
$1902
30 km or 18 mi Avon
$1937
30 km or 18 mi Brunswick
$1915
30 km or 18 mi North Ridgeville
$1930
33 km or 21 mi Hudson
$1818
36 km or 22 mi Mentor
$1871
38 km or 24 mi Elyria
$1906
40 km or 25 mi Cuyahoga Falls
$1830
41 km or 25 mi Stow
$1799
42 km or 26 mi Lorain
$1898
42 km or 26 mi Medina
$1842
45 km or 28 mi Kent
$1666
47 km or 29 mi Akron
$1768
51 km or 32 mi Wadsworth
$1839
52 km or 32 mi Barberton
$1840
61 km or 38 mi Green
$1753
76 km or 47 mi Warren
$1584
77 km or 48 mi Massillon
$1606
78 km or 49 mi Wooster
$1481
79 km or 49 mi Alliance
$1526
79 km or 49 mi Canton
$1279
83 km or 52 mi Norwalk
$1858
87 km or 54 mi Sandusky
$1860

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