Houston vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Houston Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2261
$1139
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5455
$2793
🏠 One person rent
$1267
$577
🏘️ Family rent
$2011
$1013
🍽️ Food expenses
$622
$300
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4659
$1316
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
100
85
😀 Quality of life
96
71
🏙️ Population
2.3M
5.65M

The cost of living in Houston is 98% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 1367th and 4898th ($2261 vs $1139) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1144th and 5th in the United States and Russia, respectively. Check the United States vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Houston compared to 1.2 months in Saint Petersburg. Houston ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 14th and 3542nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Saint Petersburg

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Houston Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.7
$9.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.3
$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.99
$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.03
$2.62
☕ Cappuccino
$5.49
$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1416
$738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$994
$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2413
$1362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1595
$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$78.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.6
$8.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.18%
20.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2519
$4926
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1831
$3068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.26
$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.4
$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.37
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.25
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$5.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$3.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$8.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$1.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.05
$1.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.87
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.19
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.4
$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$148
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.2
$4.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.5
$94.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1987
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22291
$13865

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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 Saint Petersburg

Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$1081
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$1079
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1467
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$766
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1448
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1490
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1478
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1383
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1312
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$1085
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1445
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1521
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$758
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1220
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1533
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1673
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1428
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1759
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1843
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1550
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1698
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$834
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1970
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1455
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1644
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1531
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$1974
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1419
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1594
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$1054
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1436
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1391
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1492
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1403
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1525
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1578
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$1179
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1597