Houston vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Houston	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$2480
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5394	$5726
🏠 One person rent	$1281	$1432
🏘️ Family rent	$2031	$2535
🍽️ Food expenses	$603	$622
🚐 Transport expenses	$201	$274
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4606	$3974
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	99
😀 Quality of life	95	96
🏙️ Population	2.3M	2.11M

The cost of living in Houston is 9% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 1354th and 916th ($2265 vs $2480) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1137th and 1st in the United States and France, respectively. Check the United States vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Houston compared to 1.6 months in Paris. Houston ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 16th and 14th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Paris

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	Houston	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.7	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.6	$70.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.31	$8.61
☕ Cappuccino	$5.52	$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$4.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1411	$1595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1003	$1144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2380	$2814
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1609	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.39%	3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2542	$14879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1944	$9948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.3	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.8	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.19	$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.17	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.5	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.31	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$4.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.92	$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$3.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$25.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.3	$114
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1729	$911
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22380	$17184

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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 Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1991
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1876
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1992
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1911
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1821
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1459
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1654
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1469
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1775
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1448
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1547
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1443
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1383
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1370
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1365
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1358
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1520
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1276
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1650
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1306
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1626
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1437
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1544