Houston vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

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Houston Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2261
$2682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5455
$6170
🏠 One person rent
$1267
$1646
🏘️ Family rent
$2011
$2782
🍽️ Food expenses
$622
$710
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4659
$4542
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
54
😀 Quality of life
96
87
🏙️ Population
2.3M
525K

The cost of living in Houston is 16% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 1367th and 605th ($2261 vs $2682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1144th and 533rd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Houston compared to 1.7 months in Sacramento. Ranked 1st vs 109th best cities to live in the United States, and 14th vs 347th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Sacramento

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Houston Sacramento
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.7
$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.3
$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.99
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.03
$8.04
☕ Cappuccino
$5.49
$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1416
$1781
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$994
$1302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2413
$2832
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1595
$2335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.6
$66
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.18%
6.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2519
$4948
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1831
$3517
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.26
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.4
$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.37
$3.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$4.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.25
$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$4.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$5.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$3.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$3.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.05
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.87
$4.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.19
$3.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.4
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$148
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.2
$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.5
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1987
$1488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22291
$20438

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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 Sacramento

Distance City Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi West Sacramento
$2600
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Parkway-South Sacramento
$2631
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Arden-Arcade
$2671
16 km or 9.9 mi Rancho Cordova
$2722
18 km or 11 mi Elk Grove
$2775
21 km or 13 mi Citrus Heights
$2793
22 km or 14 mi Davis
$2978
26 km or 16 mi Roseville
$2918
27 km or 17 mi Woodland
$2768
30 km or 19 mi Folsom
$2732
33 km or 20 mi Rocklin
$2660
33 km or 20 mi Dixon
$2911
38 km or 24 mi Lincoln
$2667
38 km or 24 mi Galt
$2815
49 km or 30 mi Vacaville
$3204
53 km or 33 mi Lodi
$2710
59 km or 37 mi Suisun
$3091
61 km or 38 mi Fairfield
$3318
62 km or 39 mi Placerville
$2771
63 km or 39 mi Yuba
$2161
67 km or 42 mi Oakley
$2980
69 km or 43 mi Stockton
$2374
69 km or 43 mi Antioch
$3179
70 km or 44 mi Pittsburg
$2962
74 km or 46 mi Brentwood
$3017
77 km or 48 mi Napa
$3431
82 km or 51 mi Benicia
$2804
82 km or 51 mi Concord
$2748
84 km or 52 mi Martinez
$2905
85 km or 53 mi Vallejo
$2393
85 km or 53 mi Pleasant Hill
$2796
86 km or 53 mi Lathrop
$2677
89 km or 55 mi Manteca
$2668
90 km or 56 mi Walnut Creek
$2900
91 km or 56 mi Sonoma
$3050
93 km or 58 mi Tracy
$2088
94 km or 58 mi Hercules
$2893
94 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2906
95 km or 59 mi Danville
$3873
98 km or 61 mi San Ramon
$2848