Houston vs Hyderabad, Pakistan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Houston	Hyderabad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2240	$382
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5311	$896
🏠 One person rent	$1275	$165
🏘️ Family rent	$2042	$268
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$129
🚐 Transport expenses	$199	$33.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4580	$119
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	93 km
🎓 Higher education	100	48
😀 Quality of life	93	46
🏙️ Population	2.3M	1.73M

The cost of living in Houston is 486% more expensive than in Hyderabad, Pakistan. Cities ranked 1375th and 9010th ($2240 vs $382) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1186th and 7th in the United States and Pakistan, respectively. Check the United States vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Houston compared to 0.3 months in Hyderabad, Pakistan. Houston ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Hyderabad, Pakistan ranked 5th in Pakistan, while ranked 77th and 7023rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Houston	Hyderabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.5	$1.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72	$10.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.31	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$5.42	$0.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1397	$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$997	$67.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2394	$219
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1614	$123
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$75.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.4	$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	14.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2608	$573
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1961	$189
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71	$9.81
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.5	$2.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.1	$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.7	$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$6.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$4.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.3	$0.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$1.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.68	$2.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$1.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.92	$0.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.88	$0.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.6	$22.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$3.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$141	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$1.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$46	$16.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.4	$63.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1504	$48.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23708	$1102

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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

Cities near Hyderabad, Pakistan

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Mirpur Khas	$395
96 km or 60 mi	Nawabshah	$324
148 km or 92 mi	Karachi	$430
243 km or 151 mi	Larkana	$336
263 km or 163 mi	Sukkur	$340
271 km or 168 mi	Bhuj	$290
322 km or 200 mi	Jacobabad	$322
423 km or 263 mi	Rajkot	$324
434 km or 270 mi	Porbandar	$330
453 km or 282 mi	Mehsana	$382
482 km or 299 mi	Jodhpur	$322
499 km or 310 mi	Gandhinagar	$407
499 km or 310 mi	Pali	$305
501 km or 311 mi	Ahmedabad	$442
543 km or 337 mi	Udaipur	$315
546 km or 339 mi	Nadiad	$375
552 km or 343 mi	Quetta	$291
553 km or 344 mi	Bahawalpur	$301
556 km or 345 mi	Bhavnagar	$291
565 km or 351 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$254
572 km or 356 mi	Bikaner	$290
599 km or 372 mi	Vadodara	$374
607 km or 377 mi	Godhra	$366
614 km or 382 mi	Multan	$403
629 km or 391 mi	Bhilwara	$328
639 km or 397 mi	Ajmer	$274
650 km or 404 mi	Khanewal	$362
653 km or 406 mi	Surat	$705
678 km or 421 mi	Navsari	$278
679 km or 422 mi	Burewala	$347
716 km or 445 mi	Ratlam	$303
718 km or 446 mi	Sikar	$335
740 km or 460 mi	Kandahar	$436
750 km or 466 mi	Kota	$333
760 km or 472 mi	Jhang	$294
768 km or 477 mi	Jaipur	$387
768 km or 477 mi	Gojra	$351
778 km or 484 mi	Chabahar	$573
783 km or 487 mi	Okara	$291
790 km or 491 mi	Ujjain	$264