Houston vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Houston	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$2267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5664	$5517
🏠 One person rent	$1305	$1318
🏘️ Family rent	$2467	$2636
🍽️ Food expenses	$581	$562
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$3146
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	100	99
😀 Quality of life	91	95
🏙️ Population	2.3M	2.15M

The cost of living in Houston is 0.1% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 1229th and 1222nd ($2265 vs $2267) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1115th 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 1.9 months in Houston compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Houston ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 97th and 25th 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	$17.2	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$61.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$7.55
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$4.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$3.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1390	$1388
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1037	$1086
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2766	$3084
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2058	$2210
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.6	$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2714	$12726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$8943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.7	$90.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$5.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$9.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.62	$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$4.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.64	$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1470	$738
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18964	$16193

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2108
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2196
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2097
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2232
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2311
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2065
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2056
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2014
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1799
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1855
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2089
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1673
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1853
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1878
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2215
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2037
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2455
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2163
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2134
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2192
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2224
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2182
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2260
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2230
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2182

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1276
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1693
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1672
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2123
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1861
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1449
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2081
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1891
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1619
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1726
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1813
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1660
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1543
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1637
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1752
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1603
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1638
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1621
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1582
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1844
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1653
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1596
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1278
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1439
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1317
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1754
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1230
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1343
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1403
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1202
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1182
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1159
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1192
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1329
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1126
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1458
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1169
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1382
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1219
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1293