Houston vs Vaduz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Houston	Vaduz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$2642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5394	$6140
🏠 One person rent	$1281	$1320
🏘️ Family rent	$2031	$2259
🍽️ Food expenses	$603	$955
🚐 Transport expenses	$201	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4606	$8047
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	39 km
🎓 Higher education	100	29
😀 Quality of life	95	70
🏙️ Population	2.3M	5.67K

The cost of living in Houston is 14% less expensive than in Vaduz. Cities ranked 1354th and 666th ($2265 vs $2642) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1137th and 1st in the United States and Liechtenstein, respectively. Check the United States vs Liechtenstein comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Houston compared to 3 months in Vaduz. Houston ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Vaduz ranked 2nd in Liechtenstein, while ranked 16th and 3917th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Vaduz

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	Houston	Vaduz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.7	$33.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.6	$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$20.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.31	$7.52
☕ Cappuccino	$5.52	$7.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$4.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1411	$1293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1003	$1041
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2380	$2296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1609	$1856
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$167
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$254
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$61.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.39%	7.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2542	$17730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1944	$7482
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$2.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.3	$125
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.8	$26.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$2.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$3.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.19	$3.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$3.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$8.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$27.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$52.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$4.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$4.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$4.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$3.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.17	$4.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.5	$20.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.31	$2.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$12.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.92	$7.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$5.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$87.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$102
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$48.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.3	$150
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$186
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1729	$390
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22380	$18113

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2228
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2150
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2094
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2260
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2112
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2136
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2297
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2386
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2102
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2072
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2048
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1836
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1897
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2112
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2022
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1605
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1913
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$2000
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1900
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1887
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2226
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1971
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1904
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2444
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2027
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2153
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2237
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2125
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2229
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2200
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2187
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2285
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2221

Cities near Vaduz

Distance	City	Cost of living
3 km or 1.9 mi	Schaan	$2543
12 km or 7.7 mi	Feldkirch	$2153
32 km or 20 mi	Chur	$2942
33 km or 21 mi	St. Gallen	$2978
34 km or 21 mi	Lustenau	$1975
35 km or 22 mi	Dornbirn	$2075
44 km or 27 mi	Bregenz	$1889
47 km or 29 mi	Lindau	$1748
51 km or 32 mi	Wil	$2721
53 km or 33 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3318
57 km or 36 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1966
59 km or 36 mi	Wetzikon	$3310
62 km or 38 mi	Kreuzlingen	$3046
64 km or 40 mi	Konstanz	$1872
65 km or 40 mi	Uster	$3345
65 km or 40 mi	Wadenswil	$3414
65 km or 40 mi	Wangen im Allgau	$1986
66 km or 41 mi	Frauenfeld	$2731
71 km or 44 mi	Sonthofen	$1748
71 km or 44 mi	Horgen	$3457
72 km or 45 mi	Ravensburg	$1885
72 km or 45 mi	Winterthur	$3305
74 km or 46 mi	Dubendorf	$3353
75 km or 46 mi	Weingarten	$1855
75 km or 47 mi	Uberlingen	$1837
76 km or 47 mi	Baar	$3556
76 km or 47 mi	Zug	$4151
78 km or 49 mi	Radolfzell	$1794
79 km or 49 mi	Zurich	$3784
83 km or 52 mi	Altstetten	$3494
85 km or 53 mi	Leutkirch im Allgau	$1892
85 km or 53 mi	Bulach	$3281
86 km or 54 mi	Singen	$1740
89 km or 55 mi	Bad Waldsee	$1884
89 km or 55 mi	Kempten	$1696
89 km or 56 mi	Dietikon	$3367
91 km or 57 mi	Schaffhausen	$2740
93 km or 58 mi	Lucerne	$3380
93 km or 58 mi	Emmen	$3367
95 km or 59 mi	Kriens	$3331