Houston vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Houston Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2265
$1302
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5664
$3166
🏠 One person rent
$1305
$678
🏘️ Family rent
$2467
$1282
🍽️ Food expenses
$581
$414
🚐 Transport expenses
$212
$90
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4390
$1519
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
100
70
😀 Quality of life
91
81
🏙️ Population
2.3M
330K

The cost of living in Houston is 74% more expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 1229th and 4211th ($2265 vs $1302) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1115th and 5th in the United States and Cyprus, respectively. Check the United States vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Houston compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Houston ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Nicosia ranked 1st in Cyprus, while ranked 97th and 494th among best cities to live in the world.

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Houston Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.2
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76
$55.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.88
$4.19
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.71
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1390
$601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1037
$493
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2766
$1203
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2058
$1007
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.6
$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.58%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2714
$2722
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1949
$1984
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.7
$51.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3
$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.07
$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.6
$7.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.62
$5.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.13
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.64
$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.8
$60.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.6
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.4
$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1470
$416
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18964
$6962

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$2182
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$2108
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$2087
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2196
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2028
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2093
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2097
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2232
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2311
41 km or 25 mi League
$2065
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$2056
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2107
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2698
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$2014
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1799
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1855
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2089
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$2089
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1673
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1853
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$1944
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1907
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1878
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2215
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$2037
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1986
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1510
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2218
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2455
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2163
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2134
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2223
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2192
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2224
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2244
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2182
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2260
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2230
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$2044
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2182

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Dali
$1243
19 km or 12 mi Kyrenia
$1136
32 km or 20 mi Aradippou
$1134
37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1368
54 km or 33 mi Famagusta
$1252
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$1158
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$1968
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$1702
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1551
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$611
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$745
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$759
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$386
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$490
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$688
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$776
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1255
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$1020
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$597
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$798
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$618
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$712
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$573
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$912
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$598
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$578
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1616
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1502
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1647
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1709
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$575
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1645
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1666
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$1657
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1666
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$489
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$417
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$928
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1531
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$1647