Houston vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Houston	Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2240	$813
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5311	$1985
🏠 One person rent	$1275	$378
🏘️ Family rent	$2042	$661
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$284
🚐 Transport expenses	$199	$61.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4580	$762
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	49
😀 Quality of life	93	63
🏙️ Population	2.3M	1.64M

The cost of living in Houston is 176% more expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 1375th and 6617th ($2240 vs $813) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1186th and 34th 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 0.9 months in Novosibirsk. Houston ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Novosibirsk ranked 7th in Russia, while ranked 77th and 5603rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Novosibirsk

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	Houston	Novosibirsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.5	$7.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72	$36.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$4.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.31	$1.83
☕ Cappuccino	$5.42	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1397	$428
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$997	$278
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2394	$771
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1614	$505
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$94.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.4	$8.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	19.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2608	$2370
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1961	$1401
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71	$30.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.5	$4.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.1	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.7	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$9.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$1.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.3	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.68	$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$5.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.92	$3.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.88	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.6	$53.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$5.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$141	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$46	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.4	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1504	$339
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23708	$4627

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2240
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2177
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2216
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2260
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2094
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2155
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2308
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2376
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2110
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2095
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2067
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1828
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1948
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2129
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2020
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1592
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1900
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1993
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1881
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1883
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2220
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2029
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1975
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1493
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2416
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2148
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2136
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2222
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2188
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2215
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2210
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2241
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2279
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2233

Cities near Novosibirsk

Distance	City	Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi	Barnaul	$802
203 km or 126 mi	Kemerovo	$708
206 km or 128 mi	Tomsk	$679
277 km or 172 mi	Prokopyevsk	$659
307 km or 191 mi	Novokuznetsk	$649
316 km or 197 mi	Biysk	$745
495 km or 308 mi	Pavlodar	$530
518 km or 322 mi	Aksu	$529
545 km or 339 mi	Semey	$510
566 km or 351 mi	Oskemen	$548
569 km or 354 mi	Abakan	$761
608 km or 378 mi	Omsk	$786
623 km or 387 mi	Ekibastuz	$522
635 km or 395 mi	Krasnoyarsk	$837
754 km or 469 mi	Nizhnevartovsk	$617
869 km or 540 mi	Temirtau	$486
876 km or 545 mi	Altay	$544
879 km or 546 mi	Petropavl	$520
880 km or 547 mi	Nur-Sultan	$729
882 km or 548 mi	Karaganda	$575
886 km or 550 mi	Surgut	$767
900 km or 559 mi	Kokshetau	$685
910 km or 565 mi	Tacheng	$525
1059 km or 658 mi	Karamay	$472
1064 km or 661 mi	Balkhash	$618
1100 km or 684 mi	Tyumen	$909
1112 km or 691 mi	Kurgan	$675
1129 km or 701 mi	Bole	$544
1160 km or 721 mi	Taldiqorgan	$678
1178 km or 732 mi	Bratsk	$518
1186 km or 737 mi	Wusu	$577
1189 km or 739 mi	Kuytun	$583
1214 km or 754 mi	Shihezi	$680
1241 km or 771 mi	Yining	$559
1263 km or 785 mi	Fukang	$521
1264 km or 785 mi	Changji	$537
1269 km or 789 mi	Kostanay	$681
1291 km or 802 mi	Urumqi	$527
1308 km or 813 mi	Kapchagay	$762
1318 km or 819 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$821