Houston vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Houston | Tampa | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Houston is 14% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 1234th and 545th ($2221 vs $2592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1107th and 489th in the United States.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Houston compared to 1.9 months in Tampa. Ranked 11th vs 41st best cities to live in the United States, and 86th vs 180th among the best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Houston vs Tampa
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| Houston | Tampa | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Houston
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 22 km or 14 mi |  Pasadena | |
| 25 km or 15 mi | Pearland | |
| 25 km or 16 mi | Missouri | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Deer Park | |
| 29 km or 18 mi | Sugar Land | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Spring | |
| 33 km or 21 mi | Friendswood | |
| 35 km or 22 mi | La Porte | |
| 40 km or 25 mi | Baytown | |
| 41 km or 25 mi | League | |
| 42 km or 26 mi | Alvin | |
| 47 km or 29 mi | Rosenberg | |
| 48 km or 30 mi | The Woodlands | |
| 59 km or 37 mi | Texas City | |
| 62 km or 38 mi | Conroe | |
| 76 km or 47 mi | Galveston | |
| 81 km or 50 mi | Lake Jackson | |
| 108 km or 67 mi | Huntsville | |
| 126 km or 78 mi | Beaumont | |
| 129 km or 80 mi | College Station | |
| 138 km or 86 mi | Bryan | |
| 140 km or 87 mi | Port Arthur | |
| 186 km or 115 mi | Lufkin | |
| 188 km or 117 mi | Victoria | |
| 203 km or 126 mi | Sulphur | |
| 215 km or 134 mi | Lake Charles | |
| 217 km or 135 mi | Nacogdoches | |
| 229 km or 142 mi | Pflugerville | |
| 234 km or 145 mi | Austin | |
| 236 km or 146 mi | Round Rock | |
| 239 km or 149 mi | Temple | |
| 242 km or 150 mi | Kyle | |
| 242 km or 150 mi | Georgetown | |
| 247 km or 153 mi | San Marcos | |
| 249 km or 155 mi | Cedar Park | |
| 250 km or 156 mi | Seguin | |
| 254 km or 158 mi | Leander | |
| 261 km or 162 mi | Waco | |
| 262 km or 163 mi | Harker Heights | |
| 264 km or 164 mi | New Braunfels |
Cities near Tampa
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 6.5 km or 4 mi | Egypt Lake-Leto | |
| 9 km or 5.6 mi | East Lake-Orient Park | |
| 9.7 km or 6 mi | Palm River-Clair Mel | |
| 10 km or 6.4 mi | Temple Terrace | |
| 11 km or 7 mi | University | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Pinellas Park | |
| 28 km or 17 mi | St. Petersburg | |
| 29 km or 18 mi | Clearwater | |
| 31 km or 19 mi | Dunedin | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Largo | |
| 33 km or 20 mi | Plant | |
| 34 km or 21 mi | Tarpon Springs | |
| 41 km or 25 mi | Zephyrhills | |
| 50 km or 31 mi | Lakeland | |
| 55 km or 34 mi | Bradenton | |
| 65 km or 41 mi | Brooksville | |
| 71 km or 44 mi | Sarasota | |
| 74 km or 46 mi | Winter Haven | |
| 84 km or 52 mi | Haines | |
| 95 km or 59 mi | Clermont | |
| 97 km or 60 mi | Venice | |
| 105 km or 65 mi | North Port | |
| 108 km or 67 mi | Winter Garden | |
| 109 km or 68 mi | Leesburg | |
| 110 km or 68 mi | Kissimmee | |
| 113 km or 70 mi | Ocoee | |
| 113 km or 71 mi | Sebring | |
| 119 km or 74 mi | St. Cloud | |
| 122 km or 76 mi | Apopka | |
| 123 km or 76 mi | Orlando | |
| 124 km or 77 mi | Eustis | |
| 130 km or 81 mi | Winter Park | |
| 130 km or 81 mi | Altamonte Springs | |
| 136 km or 84 mi | Casselberry | |
| 139 km or 86 mi | Ocala | |
| 141 km or 88 mi | Winter Springs | |
| 146 km or 91 mi | Oviedo | |
| 148 km or 92 mi | Sanford | |
| 156 km or 97 mi | Cape Coral | |
| 161 km or 100 mi | Deltona |