Houston vs Monaco City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Houston	Monaco City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2261	$7483
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5455	$9886
🏠 One person rent	$1267	$6445
🏘️ Family rent	$2011	$5999
🍽️ Food expenses	$622	$763
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4659	$9172
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	100	21
😀 Quality of life	96	66
🏙️ Population	2.3M	38.9K

The cost of living in Houston is 70% less expensive than in Monaco City. Cities ranked 1367th and 1st ($2261 vs $7483) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1144th and 1st in the United States and Monaco, respectively. Check the United States vs Monaco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Houston compared to 1.2 months in Monaco City. Houston ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Monaco City ranked 2nd in Monaco, while ranked 14th and 5012th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Houston	Monaco City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.7	$22.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$85.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.99	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$8.88
☕ Cappuccino	$5.49	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.69	$5.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1416	$6949
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$994	$6027
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2413	$6797
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1595	$5389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$174
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$270
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.6	$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.18%	3.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2519	$74781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1831	$57868
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$2.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.4	$27.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$29.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$2.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.37	$3.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.25	$5.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$17.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$3.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$3.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$3.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.4	$9.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$17.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.05	$11.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.87	$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$5.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$88
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$148	$84.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$44.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$108
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$140
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1987	$2267
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22291	$46388

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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 Monaco City

Distance	City	Cost of living
0.9 km or 0.6 mi	Monte Carlo	$4967
8.1 km or 5 mi	Menton	$1568
12 km or 7.7 mi	Nice	$1901
17 km or 10 mi	Ventimiglia	$1604
29 km or 18 mi	Antibes	$1863
30 km or 19 mi	Sanremo	$1541
38 km or 23 mi	Cannes	$2002
52 km or 32 mi	Imperia	$1469
73 km or 45 mi	Cuneo	$1264
79 km or 49 mi	Mondovi	$1386
106 km or 66 mi	Savona	$1578
132 km or 82 mi	Manosque	$1488
138 km or 86 mi	Toulon	$1530
143 km or 89 mi	Genoa	$1613
144 km or 90 mi	Asti	$1320
150 km or 93 mi	Turin	$1659
160 km or 100 mi	Aix-en-Provence	$1853
162 km or 101 mi	Alessandria	$1335
172 km or 107 mi	Marseille	$1759
173 km or 108 mi	Tortona	$1429
189 km or 117 mi	Voghera	$1563
193 km or 120 mi	Vercelli	$1320
195 km or 121 mi	Miramas	$1827
198 km or 123 mi	La Spezia	$1565
201 km or 125 mi	Bastia	$1542
210 km or 130 mi	Biella	$1226
210 km or 131 mi	Grenoble	$1560
210 km or 131 mi	Vigevano	$1725
211 km or 131 mi	Avignon	$1501
212 km or 132 mi	Pavia	$1479
213 km or 132 mi	Novara	$1271
218 km or 136 mi	Carrara	$1416
223 km or 139 mi	Aosta	$1673
228 km or 142 mi	Viareggio	$1467
228 km or 142 mi	Ajaccio	$1674
231 km or 143 mi	Buccinasco	$1803
233 km or 145 mi	Piacenza	$1556
234 km or 146 mi	Livorno	$1669
236 km or 146 mi	Chambery	$1352
238 km or 148 mi	Busto Arsizio	$1716