Houston vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Houston	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5664	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$1305	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$2467	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$581	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$4315
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	100
😀 Quality of life	91	100
🏙️ Population	2.3M	4.84M

The cost of living in Houston is 11% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 1229th and 745th ($2265 vs $2539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1115th and 1st 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 1.9 months in Houston compared to 1.7 months in Sydney. Houston ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 97th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Sydney

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	Houston	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.2	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1390	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1037	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2766	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2058	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.6	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2714	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.7	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.62	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.64	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1470	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18964	$17957

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2108
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2196
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2097
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2232
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2311
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2065
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2056
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2014
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1799
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1855
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2089
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1673
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1853
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1878
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2215
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2037
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2455
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2163
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2134
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2192
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2224
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2182
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2260
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2230
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2182

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1668
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683