Houston vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Houston	Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2221	$1854
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5469	$4529
🏠 One person rent	$1319	$947
🏘️ Family rent	$2448	$1747
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$548
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4662	$2931
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	100	98
😀 Quality of life	92	94
🏙️ Population	2.3M	1.97M

The cost of living in Houston is 20% more expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 1234th and 2189th ($2221 vs $1854) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1107th and 1st in the United States and Austria, respectively. Check the United States vs Austria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Houston compared to 1.6 months in Vienna. Houston ranked 11th best city to live in the United States vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 86th and 45th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Vienna

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	Houston	Vienna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72	$63.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.98	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.63	$5
☕ Cappuccino	$5.34	$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$2.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1372	$909
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1066	$677
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3100	$1773
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1960	$1318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$190
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.9	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4081	$9051
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3710	$5834
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$2.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.9	$48.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.06	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.95	$4.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$4.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.14	$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.31	$6.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$3.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.96	$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.1	$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$103	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$18.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1282	$272
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23011	$14916

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2141
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2118
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2128
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2132
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2148
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2126
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2107
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2115
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2123
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2125
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2055
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2136
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2737
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2023
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1801
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1919
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2080
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$1988
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1694
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1829
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1925
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1879
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1778
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2220
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1975
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1915
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1445
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2179
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2590
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2095
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2066
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2150
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2146
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2093
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2191
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2146
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2190
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2071
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$1989
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2175

Cities near Vienna

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1602
15 km or 9.4 mi	Modling	$1621
25 km or 15 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1663
45 km or 28 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$1325
55 km or 34 mi	Bratislava	$1269
56 km or 35 mi	Petrzalka	$1197
56 km or 35 mi	Sankt Polten	$1535
60 km or 38 mi	Sopron	$765
61 km or 38 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1543
72 km or 45 mi	Breclav	$946
76 km or 47 mi	Znojmo	$995
77 km or 48 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$797
91 km or 56 mi	Hodonin	$988
92 km or 57 mi	Trnava	$1073
110 km or 68 mi	Szombathely	$747
111 km or 69 mi	Gyor	$829
111 km or 69 mi	Brno	$1158
112 km or 70 mi	Amstetten	$1378
116 km or 72 mi	Piestany	$901
118 km or 73 mi	Trebic	$1011
118 km or 73 mi	Kapfenberg	$1229
125 km or 77 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1020
127 km or 79 mi	Nitra	$1125
132 km or 82 mi	Leoben	$1393
136 km or 84 mi	Nove Zamky	$1013
140 km or 87 mi	Komarno	$1045
142 km or 88 mi	Kromeriz	$1005
144 km or 90 mi	Jihlava	$956
144 km or 90 mi	Trencin	$1149
145 km or 90 mi	Graz	$1658
146 km or 91 mi	Steyr	$1508
148 km or 92 mi	Zlin	$1033
151 km or 94 mi	Prostejov	$1084
155 km or 96 mi	Linz	$1646
156 km or 97 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$762
157 km or 98 mi	Leonding	$1562
158 km or 98 mi	Traun	$1546
160 km or 99 mi	Prerov	$916
164 km or 102 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1078
166 km or 103 mi	Levice	$898