Houston vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

Houston Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2209
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5196
$2318
🏠 One person rent
$1292
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$2121
$925
🍽️ Food expenses
$547
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$221
$92.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5476
$1034
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
100
95
😀 Quality of life
93
75
🏙️ Population
2.3M
12.5M

The cost of living in Houston is 135% more expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 1016th and 5879th ($2209 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 903rd 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 2.5 months in Houston compared to 1.1 months in Moscow. Houston ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 56th and 1190th 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
$14.9
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65
$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.65
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.01
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$5.06
$2.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.22
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1312
$647
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1049
$391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2677
$1193
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1660
$731
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$62.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$95.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.8
$5.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.56%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3010
$6028
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1716
$2964
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.38
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.9
$28.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.3
$5.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.2
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.43
$1.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$9.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$8.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$2.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.44
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.98
$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$5.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.03
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.7
$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.8
$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.8
$24.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.8
$10.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.2
$80.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.5
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1324
$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21941
$9208

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Cities near Houston

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Pasadena
$2030
25 km or 15 mi Pearland
$2012
25 km or 16 mi Missouri
$1957
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$1993
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$1892
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2099
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2004
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$1957
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$1871
41 km or 25 mi League
$2040
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$1939
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$1987
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$3044
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$2034
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1932
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$2061
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2015
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$2058
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1976
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1705
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$1808
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$2002
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1766
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$1806
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$1850
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1792
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1481
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2277
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2605
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2329
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$1836
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$1929
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2156
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$1782
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2311
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$1878
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2373
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$1823
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$1680
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$1757

Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$854
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$722
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$580
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$633
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$652
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$608
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$716
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$620
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$533
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$518
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$615
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$520
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$457
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$497
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$483
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$425
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$588
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$462
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$393
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$421
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$492
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$431
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$473
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$494
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$623
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$432
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$451
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$409
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$437
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$394
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$588
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$447
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$428
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$668
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$441
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$415
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$477
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$423
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$420
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$397