Cleveland vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cleveland Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1908
$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4494
$5311
🏠 One person rent
$1111
$1275
🏘️ Family rent
$1911
$2042
🍽️ Food expenses
$555
$591
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$199
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3261
$4580
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
83
100
😀 Quality of life
89
93
🏙️ Population
373K
2.3M

The cost of living in Cleveland is 15% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 2297th and 1375th ($1908 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1793rd and 1186th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cleveland compared to 2 months in Houston. Ranked 90th vs 15th best cities to live in the United States, and 284th vs 77th 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
$15.6
$18.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.8
$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.35
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.05
$6.31
 Cappuccino
$4.98
$5.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.27
$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1164
$1397
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$808
$997
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2116
$2394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1450
$1614
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$174
$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$269
$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.4
$65.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.44%
6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1289
$2608
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1025
$1961
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.6
$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$21.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.54
$3.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$3.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$4.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.4
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$3.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.76
$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.29
$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.73
$9.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.17
$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.6
$3.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.8
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73.3
$141
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.5
$46
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.1
$98.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1018
$1504
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18787
$23708

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Cities near Cleveland

Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi Garfield Heights
$1978
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Cleveland Heights
$1959
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Shaker Heights
$1956
11 km or 6.8 mi Lakewood
$1997
11 km or 6.9 mi Parma
$2049
12 km or 7.5 mi Maple Heights
$1956
13 km or 7.8 mi South Euclid
$1961
13 km or 8.2 mi Parma Heights
$2067
15 km or 9.1 mi Rocky River
$2002
15 km or 9.4 mi Bedford
$1950
18 km or 11 mi Euclid
$1976
19 km or 12 mi North Royalton
$2015
22 km or 13 mi Solon
$1899
22 km or 13 mi North Olmsted
$2020
22 km or 14 mi Westlake
$2019
23 km or 14 mi Strongsville
$2000
28 km or 17 mi Avon Lake
$2024
28 km or 18 mi Willoughby
$2019
30 km or 18 mi Avon
$2062
30 km or 18 mi Brunswick
$1954
30 km or 18 mi North Ridgeville
$2018
33 km or 21 mi Hudson
$1855
36 km or 22 mi Mentor
$1974
38 km or 24 mi Elyria
$1986
40 km or 25 mi Cuyahoga Falls
$1839
41 km or 25 mi Stow
$1841
42 km or 26 mi Lorain
$1971
42 km or 26 mi Medina
$1908
45 km or 28 mi Kent
$1737
47 km or 29 mi Akron
$1735
51 km or 32 mi Wadsworth
$1884
52 km or 32 mi Barberton
$1844
61 km or 38 mi Green
$1784
76 km or 47 mi Warren
$1631
77 km or 48 mi Massillon
$1672
78 km or 49 mi Wooster
$1482
79 km or 49 mi Alliance
$1477
79 km or 49 mi Canton
$1410
83 km or 52 mi Norwalk
$2061
87 km or 54 mi Sandusky
$2314

Cities near Houston

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Pasadena
$2240
25 km or 15 mi Pearland
$2177
25 km or 16 mi Missouri
$2216
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2260
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2229
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2094
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2155
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2308
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2376
41 km or 25 mi League
$2110
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$2095
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2209
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2730
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$2067
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1828
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1948
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2129
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$2020
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1592
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1900
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$1993
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1881
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1883
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2220
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$2029
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1975
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1493
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2196
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2416
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2148
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2136
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2222
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2188
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2215
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2221
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2210
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2241
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2279
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$2075
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2233