Cleveland vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cleveland Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1941
$2261
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4584
$5455
🏠 One person rent
$1131
$1267
🏘️ Family rent
$1937
$2011
🍽️ Food expenses
$565
$622
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3404
$4659
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
82
100
😀 Quality of life
87
96
🏙️ Population
373K
2.3M

The cost of living in Cleveland is 14% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 2199th and 1367th ($1941 vs $2261) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1674th and 1144th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cleveland compared to 2.1 months in Houston. Ranked 99th vs 1st best cities to live in the United States, and 320th vs 14th 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
$15.2
$20.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.6
$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.74
$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.9
$6.03
☕ Cappuccino
$5.31
$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.64
$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1252
$1416
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$840
$994
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2221
$2413
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1512
$1595
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.1
$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.12%
6.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1613
$2519
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1384
$1831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.8
$74.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.8
$3.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$4.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$4.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$3.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.6
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$8.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$3.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73.3
$148
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.5
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1137
$1987
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18712
$22291

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Cities near Cleveland

Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi Garfield Heights
$1938
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Cleveland Heights
$1944
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Shaker Heights
$1943
11 km or 6.8 mi Lakewood
$1947
11 km or 6.9 mi Parma
$1862
12 km or 7.5 mi Maple Heights
$1928
13 km or 7.8 mi South Euclid
$1936
13 km or 8.2 mi Parma Heights
$1938
15 km or 9.1 mi Rocky River
$1935
15 km or 9.4 mi Bedford
$1919
18 km or 11 mi Euclid
$1923
19 km or 12 mi North Royalton
$1930
22 km or 13 mi Solon
$1889
22 km or 13 mi North Olmsted
$1922
22 km or 14 mi Westlake
$1924
23 km or 14 mi Strongsville
$1909
28 km or 17 mi Avon Lake
$1890
28 km or 18 mi Willoughby
$1899
30 km or 18 mi Avon
$1908
30 km or 18 mi Brunswick
$1910
30 km or 18 mi North Ridgeville
$1882
33 km or 21 mi Hudson
$1844
36 km or 22 mi Mentor
$1864
38 km or 24 mi Elyria
$1821
40 km or 25 mi Cuyahoga Falls
$1834
41 km or 25 mi Stow
$1823
42 km or 26 mi Lorain
$1684
42 km or 26 mi Medina
$1874
45 km or 28 mi Kent
$1688
47 km or 29 mi Akron
$1712
51 km or 32 mi Wadsworth
$1988
52 km or 32 mi Barberton
$1908
61 km or 38 mi Green
$1835
76 km or 47 mi Warren
$1639
77 km or 48 mi Massillon
$1810
78 km or 49 mi Wooster
$1599
79 km or 49 mi Alliance
$1531
79 km or 49 mi Canton
$1513
83 km or 52 mi Norwalk
$1936
87 km or 54 mi Sandusky
$2092

Cities near Houston

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Pasadena
$2142
25 km or 15 mi Pearland
$2064
25 km or 16 mi Missouri
$2093
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2126
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2011
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2107
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2025
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2124
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2190
41 km or 25 mi League
$1990
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$1916
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2096
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2754
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$2011
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1860
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1893
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2033
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$1900
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1621
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1843
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$1950
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1895
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1872
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2003
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$1977
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1917
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1516
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2141
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2475
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2058
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2070
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2168
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2110
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2125
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2151
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2120
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2149
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2066
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$1937
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2123