Houston vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Houston	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5394	$2644
🏠 One person rent	$1281	$573
🏘️ Family rent	$2031	$1004
🍽️ Food expenses	$603	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$201	$34.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4606	$801
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	100	8
😀 Quality of life	95	56
🏙️ Population	2.3M	77.6K

The cost of living in Houston is 114% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 1354th and 5233rd ($2265 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1137th and 1st in the United States and Thailand, respectively. Check the United States vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Houston compared to 0.8 months in Phuket. Houston ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Phuket ranked 8th in Thailand, while ranked 16th and 6325th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Phuket

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	Houston	Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.7	$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.6	$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$9.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.31	$2.26
☕ Cappuccino	$5.52	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1411	$632
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1003	$446
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2380	$1154
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1609	$805
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$70.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.39%	5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2542	$4350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1944	$3066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.3	$23.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.8	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.19	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$3.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.17	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.5	$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.31	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$4.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$3.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.92	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$62.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$8.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.3	$68
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1729	$652
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22380	$16566

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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 Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$808
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$891
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$846
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$612
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$834
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$790
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$634
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$622
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$782
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$628
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$845
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$564
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$438
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$663
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$792
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$740
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$451
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$572
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$407
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$696
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$461
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$458
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$562
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$701
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$784
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$470
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$485
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$846
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$874
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$762
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$750
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$763
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$813
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$981