Houston vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Houston	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2261	$2562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5455	$5745
🏠 One person rent	$1267	$1566
🏘️ Family rent	$2011	$2350
🍽️ Food expenses	$622	$609
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4659	$4370
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	100	94
😀 Quality of life	96	96
🏙️ Population	2.3M	2.14M

The cost of living in Houston is 12% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 1367th and 791st ($2261 vs $2562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1144th and 3rd 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 2.1 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 14th and 11th 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	$20.7	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$80.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.99	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$8.94
☕ Cappuccino	$5.49	$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.69	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1416	$1736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$994	$1309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2413	$2661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1595	$1980
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.6	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.18%	5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2519	$6868
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1831	$5243
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$2.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.4	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.37	$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.25	$5.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$9.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$4.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$3.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$3.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$5.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.4	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$4.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$25.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.05	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.87	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$3.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$148	$70.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$23.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$85.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1987	$2283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22291	$17749

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2142
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2064
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2093
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2126
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2107
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2025
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2124
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2190
41 km or 25 mi	League	$1990
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$1916
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2011
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1860
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1893
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2033
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$1900
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1621
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1843
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1950
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1895
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1872
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2003
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1977
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1917
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1516
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2475
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2058
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2070
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2168
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2110
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2125
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2120
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2149
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2066
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2123

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1831
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2239
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1986
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2018
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1604
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1566
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2355
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1905
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$504
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$493
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$387
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$780
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1115
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1606
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$566
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1493
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$2065
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2179
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$416
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$358
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1896
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1813
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1933
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$386
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$450
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$428
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$437
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2543
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1834
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$499
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$500
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$402
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1913