Houston vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Houston Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2221
$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5469
$2666
🏠 One person rent
$1319
$542
🏘️ Family rent
$2448
$1116
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$97.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4662
$1208
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
100
96
😀 Quality of life
92
73
🏙️ Population
2.3M
12.5M

The cost of living in Houston is 118% more expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 1234th and 5167th ($2221 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1107th and 1st in the United States and Russia, respectively. Check the United States vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Houston compared to 1.2 months in Moscow. Houston ranked 11th best city to live in the United States vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 86th and 1608th among best cities to live in the world.

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Houston Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$8.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72
$37
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.98
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$3.41
 Cappuccino
$5.34
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.46
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1372
$697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1066
$416
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3100
$1545
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1960
$883
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$63.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$94.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.9
$6.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.74%
12.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4081
$5342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3710
$3004
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.26
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.9
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$6.59
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.06
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$9.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$3.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.31
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$6.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.42
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.96
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.04
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.1
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$103
$29.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$9.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.9
$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1282
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23011
$10868

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Cities near Houston

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Pasadena
$2141
25 km or 15 mi Pearland
$2118
25 km or 16 mi Missouri
$2128
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2132
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2148
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2126
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2107
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2115
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2123
41 km or 25 mi League
$2125
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$2055
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2136
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2737
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$2023
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1801
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1919
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2080
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$1988
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1694
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1829
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$1925
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1879
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1778
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2220
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$1975
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1915
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1445
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2179
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2590
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2095
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2066
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2150
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2146
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2093
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2191
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2146
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2190
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2071
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$1989
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2175

Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$658
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$732
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$656
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$587
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$645
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$653
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$525
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$629
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$597
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$573
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$526
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$597
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$488
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$496
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$497
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$612
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$488
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$466
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$423
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$437
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$427
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$596
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$455
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$501
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$462
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$420
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$299
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$446
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$419
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$472
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$414
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$542
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$406
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$425
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$439
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$517