Houston vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Houston	Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2261	$924
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5455	$2352
🏠 One person rent	$1267	$455
🏘️ Family rent	$2011	$813
🍽️ Food expenses	$622	$324
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4659	$692
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	100	59
😀 Quality of life	96	68
🏙️ Population	2.3M	2M

The cost of living in Houston is 145% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 1367th and 6121st ($2261 vs $924) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1144th and 1st in the United States and Belarus, respectively. Check the United States vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Houston compared to 0.7 months in Minsk. Houston ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 14th and 4446th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Houston	Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.7	$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$44.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.99	$7.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$1.37
☕ Cappuccino	$5.49	$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.69	$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1416	$562
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$994	$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2413	$1020
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1595	$667
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$40
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.6	$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.18%	16.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2519	$2491
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1831	$1574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.4	$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$5.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.37	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.25	$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$8.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$5.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.4	$8.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$2.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.05	$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.87	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$148	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$5.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1987	$406
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22291	$14758

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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 Minsk

Distance	City	Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi	Barysaw	$676
136 km or 85 mi	Baranavichy	$608
139 km or 86 mi	Babruysk	$477
171 km or 107 mi	Vilnius	$1434
182 km or 113 mi	Mogilev	$669
218 km or 135 mi	Utena	$974
220 km or 137 mi	Vitebsk	$355
221 km or 137 mi	Pinsk	$527
229 km or 142 mi	Daugavpils	$938
235 km or 146 mi	Alytus	$881
247 km or 154 mi	Grodno	$445
249 km or 155 mi	Jonava	$859
260 km or 161 mi	Kaunas	$1258
280 km or 174 mi	Gomel	$589
283 km or 176 mi	Marijampole	$928
288 km or 179 mi	Panevezys	$982
290 km or 180 mi	Rezekne	$835
303 km or 188 mi	Suwalki	$1114
303 km or 189 mi	Bialystok	$1229
307 km or 191 mi	Smolensk	$629
308 km or 191 mi	Jekabpils	$895
330 km or 205 mi	Brest	$669
342 km or 212 mi	Elk	$1170
353 km or 219 mi	Siauliai	$964
363 km or 226 mi	Biala Podlaska	$1078
367 km or 228 mi	Chernihiv	$479
371 km or 231 mi	Lomza	$1060
374 km or 232 mi	Ogre	$1000
376 km or 233 mi	Rivne	$397
382 km or 238 mi	Lutsk	$543
390 km or 243 mi	Jelgava	$893
401 km or 249 mi	Siedlce	$1023
403 km or 250 mi	Riga	$1254
406 km or 252 mi	Ostroleka	$1165
412 km or 256 mi	Zhytomyr	$591
413 km or 257 mi	Chelm	$1205
416 km or 259 mi	Jurmala	$1374
426 km or 265 mi	Valmiera	$938
427 km or 265 mi	Mazeikiai	$860
434 km or 269 mi	Kyiv	$853