Houston vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Houston	Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5394	$2142
🏠 One person rent	$1281	$421
🏘️ Family rent	$2031	$738
🍽️ Food expenses	$603	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$201	$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4606	$848
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	48
😀 Quality of life	95	61
🏙️ Population	2.3M	1.64M

The cost of living in Houston is 156% more expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 1354th and 6431st ($2265 vs $884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1137th and 30th 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 1 months in Novosibirsk. Houston ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Novosibirsk ranked 11th in Russia, while ranked 16th and 5802nd 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	$18.7	$7.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.6	$39.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.31	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$5.52	$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1411	$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1003	$310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2380	$886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1609	$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$67.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$8.44
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.39%	20.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2542	$2533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1944	$1532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.3	$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.8	$4.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.19	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.17	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.5	$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.31	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$3.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$6.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.92	$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$25
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.3	$66.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1729	$362
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22380	$4901

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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 Novosibirsk

Distance	City	Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi	Barnaul	$828
203 km or 126 mi	Kemerovo	$772
206 km or 128 mi	Tomsk	$720
277 km or 172 mi	Prokopyevsk	$737
307 km or 191 mi	Novokuznetsk	$719
316 km or 197 mi	Biysk	$808
495 km or 308 mi	Pavlodar	$576
518 km or 322 mi	Aksu	$571
545 km or 339 mi	Semey	$553
566 km or 351 mi	Oskemen	$595
569 km or 354 mi	Abakan	$791
608 km or 378 mi	Omsk	$834
623 km or 387 mi	Ekibastuz	$570
635 km or 395 mi	Krasnoyarsk	$880
754 km or 469 mi	Nizhnevartovsk	$688
869 km or 540 mi	Temirtau	$530
876 km or 545 mi	Altay	$558
879 km or 546 mi	Petropavl	$564
880 km or 547 mi	Nur-Sultan	$732
882 km or 548 mi	Karaganda	$550
886 km or 550 mi	Surgut	$813
900 km or 559 mi	Kokshetau	$747
910 km or 565 mi	Tacheng	$537
1059 km or 658 mi	Karamay	$487
1064 km or 661 mi	Balkhash	$661
1100 km or 684 mi	Tyumen	$969
1112 km or 691 mi	Kurgan	$701
1129 km or 701 mi	Bole	$557
1160 km or 721 mi	Taldiqorgan	$738
1178 km or 732 mi	Bratsk	$543
1186 km or 737 mi	Wusu	$592
1189 km or 739 mi	Kuytun	$600
1214 km or 754 mi	Shihezi	$694
1241 km or 771 mi	Yining	$575
1263 km or 785 mi	Fukang	$531
1264 km or 785 mi	Changji	$547
1269 km or 789 mi	Kostanay	$690
1291 km or 802 mi	Urumqi	$532
1308 km or 813 mi	Kapchagay	$842
1318 km or 819 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$891