Houston vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Houston	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$2078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5394	$5083
🏠 One person rent	$1281	$1194
🏘️ Family rent	$2031	$1948
🍽️ Food expenses	$603	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$201	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4606	$3809
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	100	81
😀 Quality of life	95	89
🏙️ Population	2.3M	577K

The cost of living in Houston is 9% more expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 1354th and 1833rd ($2265 vs $2078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1137th and 1456th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Houston compared to 1.8 months in Milwaukee. Ranked 1st vs 70th best cities to live in the United States, and 16th vs 260th 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	$18.7	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.6	$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$9.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.31	$5.7
☕ Cappuccino	$5.52	$5.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$3.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1411	$1421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1003	$908
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2380	$2353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1609	$1538
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.39%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2542	$2254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1944	$1645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.3	$73.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.8	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.19	$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$4.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$4.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$4.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$4.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.17	$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.5	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.31	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.92	$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$44.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$166
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.3	$48.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$85.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1729	$1835
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22380	$24369

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2228
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2150
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2094
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2260
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2112
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2136
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2297
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2386
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2102
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2072
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2048
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1836
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1897
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2112
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2022
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1605
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1913
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$2000
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1900
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1887
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2226
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1971
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1904
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2444
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2027
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2153
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2237
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2125
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2229
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2200
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2187
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2285
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2221

Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$1962
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1986
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1965
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1924
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1963
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2040
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1997
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1997
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2028
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$2020
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1966
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1812
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$2037
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2079
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2070
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1971
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$2034
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2092
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1990
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2381
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1814
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2365
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2379
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2435
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2354
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1746
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2403
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2437
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2410
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2131
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1844
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2229
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2402
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1784
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2504
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2398
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2371
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2519
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2434
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2415