Houston vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Houston Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2248
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5589
$2731
🏠 One person rent
$1325
$612
🏘️ Family rent
$2490
$1215
🍽️ Food expenses
$564
$272
🚐 Transport expenses
$201
$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4672
$1262
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
100
96
😀 Quality of life
92
74
🏙️ Population
2.3M
13M

The cost of living in Houston is 109% more expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 1258th and 5091st ($2248 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1108th 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 13th best city to live in the United States vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 82nd and 1280th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Moscow

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Houston Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$8.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.3
$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.71
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.52
$3.22
 Cappuccino
$5.31
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1392
$842
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1059
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2964
$1827
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2036
$918
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$70
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$8.71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
17.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2925
$6312
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2076
$3303
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.7
$6.13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$3.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.15
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$7.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.66
$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$2.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.9
$30.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.2
$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1368
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22908
$11652

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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 Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$736
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$743
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$797
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$583
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$633
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$672
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$566
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$660
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$606
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$590
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$507
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$616
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$515
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$533
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$498
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$623
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$507
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$471
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$450
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$461
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$551
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$639
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$480
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$508
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$457
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$419
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$298
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$447
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$415
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$467
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$376
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$514
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$469
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$449
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$451
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$541