Houston vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Houston	Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$1485
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5394	$3514
🏠 One person rent	$1281	$789
🏘️ Family rent	$2031	$1379
🍽️ Food expenses	$603	$489
🚐 Transport expenses	$201	$67.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4606	$1785
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	72
😀 Quality of life	95	83
🏙️ Population	2.3M	56.8K

The cost of living in Houston is 53% more expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 1354th and 4107th ($2265 vs $1485) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1137th 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 2 months in Houston compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Houston ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Nicosia ranked 2nd in Cyprus, while ranked 16th and 563rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Nicosia

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	Houston	Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.7	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.6	$63.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.31	$4.68
☕ Cappuccino	$5.52	$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1411	$705
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1003	$582
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2380	$1295
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1609	$1073
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$228
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.39%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2542	$3205
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1944	$2358
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$2.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.3	$58.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.8	$21.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.19	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$4.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.17	$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.5	$8.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.31	$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.92	$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$3.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$53.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.3	$106
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1729	$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22380	$9656

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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 Nicosia

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Dali	$1431
19 km or 12 mi	Kyrenia	$1332
32 km or 20 mi	Aradippou	$1296
37 km or 23 mi	Larnaca	$1553
54 km or 33 mi	Famagusta	$1380
58 km or 36 mi	Paralimni	$1416
63 km or 39 mi	Limassol	$2265
65 km or 41 mi	Ypsonas	$2042
96 km or 60 mi	Paphos	$1831
164 km or 102 mi	Mut	$636
196 km or 122 mi	Alanya	$702
213 km or 132 mi	Mersin	$830
224 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$449
224 km or 139 mi	Karaman	$420
238 km or 148 mi	Tarsus	$721
240 km or 149 mi	Tripoli	$842
243 km or 151 mi	Beirut	$1353
246 km or 153 mi	Jounieh	$1106
257 km or 160 mi	Samandag	$618
259 km or 161 mi	Sidon	$865
267 km or 166 mi	Eregli	$684
269 km or 167 mi	Adana	$761
271 km or 168 mi	Tyre	$676
276 km or 171 mi	Zahle	$1005
276 km or 172 mi	Antakya	$622
286 km or 178 mi	Iskenderun	$569
289 km or 180 mi	Nahariya	$1894
296 km or 184 mi	Acre	$1766
297 km or 185 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1929
298 km or 185 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1925
302 km or 187 mi	Ceyhan	$600
303 km or 188 mi	Haifa	$1930
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1949
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1940
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1936
308 km or 191 mi	Idlib	$552
308 km or 191 mi	Hama	$446
308 km or 191 mi	Antalya	$966
308 km or 192 mi	Karmiel	$1770
309 km or 192 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1911