Houston vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Houston	Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5394	$3752
🏠 One person rent	$1281	$959
🏘️ Family rent	$2031	$1694
🍽️ Food expenses	$603	$382
🚐 Transport expenses	$201	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4606	$1020
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	28 km
🎓 Higher education	100	96
😀 Quality of life	95	72
🏙️ Population	2.3M	13.3M

The cost of living in Houston is 43% more expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 1354th and 3728th ($2265 vs $1585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1137th 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 months in Houston compared to 0.6 months in Moscow. Houston ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 16th and 3206th 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	$18.7	$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.6	$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$6.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.31	$4.91
☕ Cappuccino	$5.52	$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1411	$1348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1003	$719
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2380	$2372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1609	$1313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$9.13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.39%	22.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2542	$10959
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1944	$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.3	$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.8	$6.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.19	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.17	$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.5	$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.31	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.92	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$7.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$33
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$7.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.3	$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$146
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1729	$735
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22380	$17546

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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 Moscow

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Khimki	$978
19 km or 12 mi	Krasnogorsk	$989
19 km or 12 mi	Lyubertsy	$971
19 km or 12 mi	Mytishchi	$891
21 km or 13 mi	Balashikha	$957
22 km or 14 mi	Korolyov	$910
37 km or 23 mi	Podolsk	$959
52 km or 32 mi	Elektrostal	$950
96 km or 60 mi	Obninsk	$726
161 km or 100 mi	Kaluga	$637
161 km or 100 mi	Tver	$777
173 km or 107 mi	Tula	$905
179 km or 111 mi	Vladimir	$732
184 km or 114 mi	Ryazan	$738
248 km or 154 mi	Yaroslavl	$726
250 km or 155 mi	Ivanovo	$695
266 km or 165 mi	Rybinsk	$738
301 km or 187 mi	Kostroma	$757
326 km or 202 mi	Oryol	$696
349 km or 217 mi	Bryansk	$686
366 km or 228 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$749
369 km or 229 mi	Smolensk	$589
372 km or 231 mi	Lipetsk	$597
376 km or 234 mi	Cherepovets	$578
402 km or 250 mi	Nizhny Novgorod	$940
408 km or 254 mi	Vologda	$595
419 km or 260 mi	Tambov	$680
457 km or 284 mi	Kursk	$682
466 km or 290 mi	Voronezh	$724
474 km or 294 mi	Vitebsk	$335
491 km or 305 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$748
495 km or 308 mi	Starooskolsky	$567
496 km or 308 mi	Stary Oskol	$505
509 km or 316 mi	Mogilev	$622
513 km or 319 mi	Saransk	$773
555 km or 345 mi	Penza	$585
568 km or 353 mi	Gomel	$545
571 km or 355 mi	Sumy	$516
577 km or 359 mi	Belgorod	$757
601 km or 373 mi	Cheboksary	$791