Houston vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Houston	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2261	$3662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5455	$8238
🏠 One person rent	$1267	$2434
🏘️ Family rent	$2011	$4002
🍽️ Food expenses	$622	$632
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$409
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4659	$4720
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	100
😀 Quality of life	96	97
🏙️ Population	2.3M	8.8M

The cost of living in Houston is 38% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 1367th and 28th ($2261 vs $3662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1144th and 1st in the United States and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check the United States vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Houston compared to 1.3 months in London. Houston ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 14th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs London

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	Houston	London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.7	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$98.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.99	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$9.64
☕ Cappuccino	$5.49	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.69	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1416	$2743
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$994	$2091
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2413	$4437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1595	$3517
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$171
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.6	$40.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.18%	4.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2519	$20829
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1831	$9663
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$4.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.4	$106
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$31.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.37	$2.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.25	$5.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$3.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.4	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$23.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.05	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.87	$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$3.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$18.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$148	$91.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$114
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1987	$2713
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22291	$25686

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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

Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3042
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2520
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2447
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2563
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2399
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2382
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2396
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2349
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2630
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2308
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2384
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2451
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2205
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2214
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2290
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2117
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2253
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2294
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2545
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2244
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2234
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2820
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2234
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2159
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2634
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2289
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2235
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2309
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1842
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2188
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2200
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2164
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2196
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2559
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2109
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2363
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2476
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2178