Houston vs Miami - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Houston	Miami
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2248	$3103
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5589	$7450
🏠 One person rent	$1325	$2075
🏘️ Family rent	$2490	$4080
🍽️ Food expenses	$564	$704
🚐 Transport expenses	$201	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4672	$4410
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	85
😀 Quality of life	92	91
🏙️ Population	2.3M	442K

The cost of living in Houston is 28% less expensive than in Miami. Cities ranked 1258th and 103rd ($2248 vs $3103) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1108th and 80th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Houston compared to 1.4 months in Miami. Ranked 13th vs 18th best cities to live in the United States, and 82nd vs 109th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Miami

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	Houston	Miami
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$22.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.3	$88.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.71	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.52	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$5.31	$5.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.49	$3.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1392	$2446
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1059	$1765
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2964	$4939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2036	$3570
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$62.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	6.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2925	$6519
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2076	$4021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$2.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.1	$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.7	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.07	$3.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$4.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.95	$5.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$5.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$4.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$4.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$3.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.15	$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$2.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.66	$9.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.09	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.86	$5.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.9	$71.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$15.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$152
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$33
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$49.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$82.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1368	$1210
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22908	$25328

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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 Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2753
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2562
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2671
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2612
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2644
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2551
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2659
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2578
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2645
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2682
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2849
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2647
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2717
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2630
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2808
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$3002
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$2724
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2898
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$3058
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2691
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2629
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2623
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2573
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2727
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2608
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2538
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2513
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2540
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$3991
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2571
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2424
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2418
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2490
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2359
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$2315
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2429
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2484
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2248
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$2860