Houston vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Houston	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2248	$2397
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5589	$5694
🏠 One person rent	$1325	$1344
🏘️ Family rent	$2490	$2215
🍽️ Food expenses	$564	$557
🚐 Transport expenses	$201	$345
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4672	$4357
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	100	100
😀 Quality of life	92	100
🏙️ Population	2.3M	5.03M

The cost of living in Houston is 6% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 1258th and 923rd ($2248 vs $2397) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1108th and 4th in the United States and Australia, respectively. Check the United States vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Houston compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Houston ranked 13th best city to live in the United States vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 82nd and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Melbourne

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	Houston	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.3	$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.71	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.52	$8.61
☕ Cappuccino	$5.31	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.49	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1392	$1361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1059	$1146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2964	$2752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2036	$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2925	$7512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2076	$5768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$3.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.1	$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.7	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.07	$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.95	$4.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$9.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.15	$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$4.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.66	$26.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$6.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.09	$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.86	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.9	$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$56.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$81.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1368	$1974
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22908	$21306

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2101
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2080
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2143
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2089
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2074
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2084
41 km or 25 mi	League	$1983
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2003
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$1971
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1798
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1844
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2063
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2129
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1653
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1764
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1890
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1865
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1838
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2231
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2004
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1960
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1468
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2473
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2145
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2186
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2194
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2226
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2177
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2250
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2223
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2156

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1758
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1757
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1876
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1822
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1795
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1799
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1805
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1892
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1357
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1397
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1829
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1717
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1900
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1746
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1798
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2393
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1816
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1748
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2265
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1500
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1674
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1532
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2246
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1732
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1815
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2472
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1997
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2801
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2286
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1833
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2013
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1289
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913