Houston vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Houston	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$2448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5394	$5605
🏠 One person rent	$1281	$1473
🏘️ Family rent	$2031	$2303
🍽️ Food expenses	$603	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$201	$226
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4606	$4181
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	100	94
😀 Quality of life	95	96
🏙️ Population	2.3M	2.14M

The cost of living in Houston is 7% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 1354th and 978th ($2265 vs $2448) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1137th and 6th in the United States and Australia, respectively. Check the United States vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Houston compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Houston ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 16th and 10th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Perth

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	Houston	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.7	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.6	$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.31	$8.55
☕ Cappuccino	$5.52	$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1411	$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1003	$1228
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2380	$2691
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1609	$1923
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$56.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.39%	5.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2542	$6285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1944	$4935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$2.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.3	$88
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.8	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.19	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$5.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$8.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$3.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.17	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.5	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.31	$4.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$22.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.92	$3.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$47.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.3	$81
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1729	$2141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22380	$15409

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1838
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2219
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$2016
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2025
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1618
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2338
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1904
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$527
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$496
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$409
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$822
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1175
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1604
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$593
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1487
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1861
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2217
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$439
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$379
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1906
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1822
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1928
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$408
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$476
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$453
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$459
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2496
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1829
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$514
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1894