Houston vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Houston Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2261
$1678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5455
$4001
🏠 One person rent
$1267
$1006
🏘️ Family rent
$2011
$1773
🍽️ Food expenses
$622
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4659
$1104
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
28 km
🎓 Higher education
100
96
😀 Quality of life
96
72
🏙️ Population
2.3M
13.3M

The cost of living in Houston is 35% more expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 1367th and 3277th ($2261 vs $1678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1144th 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 0.7 months in Moscow. Houston ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 14th and 2774th 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
$20.7
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.3
$61.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.99
$7.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.03
$5.38
☕ Cappuccino
$5.49
$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1416
$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$994
$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2413
$2602
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1595
$1335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.6
$9.22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.18%
20.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2519
$11458
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1831
$4987
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.26
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.4
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$7.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.37
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.25
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$7.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.05
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.87
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.19
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.4
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$9.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$148
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.2
$8.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.5
$98.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$149
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1987
$788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22291
$20160

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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 Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$1084
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1056
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$1014
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$1055
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$1030
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$1066
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$791
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$691
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$775
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$974
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$821
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$771
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$781
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$705
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$786
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$804
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$730
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$732
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$800
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$629
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$635
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$604
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$626
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$694
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$685
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$766
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$355
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$766
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$611
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$539
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$669
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$834
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$614
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$589
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$518
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$746
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$749