Houston vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Houston	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$1646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5394	$3641
🏠 One person rent	$1281	$932
🏘️ Family rent	$2031	$1570
🍽️ Food expenses	$603	$528
🚐 Transport expenses	$201	$58.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4606	$912
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	8
😀 Quality of life	95	48
🏙️ Population	2.3M	24.7K

The cost of living in Houston is 38% more expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 1354th and 3471st ($2265 vs $1646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1137th and 1st in the United States and the Seychelles, respectively. Check the United States vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Houston compared to 0.6 months in Victoria. Houston ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 16th and 6854th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Victoria

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	Houston	Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.7	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.6	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.31	$4.52
☕ Cappuccino	$5.52	$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$2.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1411	$927
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1003	$696
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2380	$1660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1609	$1259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$74
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$116
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.39%	12.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2542	$464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1944	$1188
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.3	$27.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.8	$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.19	$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$2.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$4.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$3.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.17	$3.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.5	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.31	$4.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$19.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.92	$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$84.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$7.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.3	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1729	$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22380	$8971

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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 Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$724
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1652
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1237
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1233
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$743
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$481
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$553
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$807
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$815
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$812
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$672
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$697
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$749
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$604
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$819
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$796
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$763
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$588
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1562
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$551
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$564
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1588
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$544
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1600
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1624
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1597
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1681
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1602
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1795
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1618
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1640
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1468
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1521
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$496
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1181
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$408
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$523
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$712
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$542
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$419