Houston vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Houston	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2248	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5589	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$1325	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$2490	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$564	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$201	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4672	$4399
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	99
😀 Quality of life	92	99
🏙️ Population	2.3M	4.84M

The cost of living in Houston is 20% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 1258th and 312th ($2248 vs $2801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1108th 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 2.1 months in Houston compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. Houston ranked 13th best city to live in the United States vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 82nd and 4th 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	$16.2	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.3	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.71	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.52	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$5.31	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.49	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1392	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1059	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2964	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2036	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2925	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2076	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.1	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.7	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.07	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.95	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.15	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.66	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.09	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.86	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.9	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1368	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22908	$18951

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2101
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2080
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2143
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2089
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2074
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2084
41 km or 25 mi	League	$1983
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2003
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$1971
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1798
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1844
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2063
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2129
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1653
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1764
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1890
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1865
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1838
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2231
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2004
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1960
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1468
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2473
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2145
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2186
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2194
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2226
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2177
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2250
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2223
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2156

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754