Houston vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Houston	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2248	$2065
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5589	$4963
🏠 One person rent	$1325	$1193
🏘️ Family rent	$2490	$1867
🍽️ Food expenses	$564	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$201	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4672	$3947
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	100	81
😀 Quality of life	92	89
🏙️ Population	2.3M	577K

The cost of living in Houston is 9% more expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 1258th and 1688th ($2248 vs $2065) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1108th and 1442nd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Houston compared to 1.9 months in Milwaukee. Ranked 13th vs 43rd best cities to live in the United States, and 82nd vs 188th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Milwaukee

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	Houston	Milwaukee
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.3	$60.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.71	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.52	$5.11
☕ Cappuccino	$5.31	$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.49	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1392	$1303
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1059	$967
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2964	$2324
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2036	$1482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2925	$1695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2076	$1439
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.1	$74.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.7	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.07	$2.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$4.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.95	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$4.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$4.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.15	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$2.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.66	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.09	$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.86	$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.9	$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1368	$1808
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22908	$24309

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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 Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$2044
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$2042
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$2032
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1977
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1955
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2022
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1991
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$2001
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2015
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$2014
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1962
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1818
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$2011
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2008
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$1997
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1967
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$1904
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$1968
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1943
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2291
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1834
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2267
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2285
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2295
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2276
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1811
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2309
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2202
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2407
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2069
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1878
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2158
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2289
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1772
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2343
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2331
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2376
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2393
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2357
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2392