Houston vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Houston Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2248
$649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5589
$1654
🏠 One person rent
$1325
$294
🏘️ Family rent
$2490
$574
🍽️ Food expenses
$564
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$201
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4672
$554
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
49
😀 Quality of life
92
58
🏙️ Population
2.3M
1.63M

The cost of living in Houston is 247% more expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 1258th and 7298th ($2248 vs $649) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1108th and 26th 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 0.9 months in Novosibirsk. Houston ranked 13th best city to live in the United States vs Novosibirsk ranked 8th in Russia, while ranked 82nd and 5501st among best cities to live in the world.

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Houston Novosibirsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$6.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.3
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.71
$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.52
$1.62
 Cappuccino
$5.31
$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1392
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1059
$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2964
$698
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2036
$438
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$6.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
11.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2925
$1841
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2076
$1077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.7
$2.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$8.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$7.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.15
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$6.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.66
$2.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$6.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.9
$31.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$4.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$21.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$3.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.2
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$80.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1368
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22908
$3795

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$2101
25 km or 15 mi Pearland
$2080
25 km or 16 mi Missouri
$2143
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2089
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2164
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2093
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2035
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2074
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2084
41 km or 25 mi League
$1983
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$2003
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2151
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2692
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$1971
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1798
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1844
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2063
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$2129
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1653
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1764
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$1890
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1865
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1838
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2231
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$2004
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1960
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1468
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2211
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2473
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2145
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2186
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2223
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2194
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2226
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2232
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2177
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2250
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2223
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$2075
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2156

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Distance City Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi Barnaul
$619
203 km or 126 mi Kemerovo
$495
206 km or 128 mi Tomsk
$519
277 km or 172 mi Prokopyevsk
$541
307 km or 191 mi Novokuznetsk
$562
316 km or 197 mi Biysk
$357
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$556
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$556
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$605
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$550
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$555
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$406
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$520
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$669
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$628
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$615
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$586
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$575
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$780
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$534
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$612
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$630
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$595
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$622
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$628
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$698
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$490
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$599
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$447
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$624
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$626
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$687
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$735
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$530
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$544
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$782
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$535
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$791
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$585