Houston vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

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Houston Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2248
$1965
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5589
$4756
🏠 One person rent
$1325
$1021
🏘️ Family rent
$2490
$1866
🍽️ Food expenses
$564
$571
🚐 Transport expenses
$201
$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4672
$2834
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ 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 14% more expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 1258th and 1964th ($2248 vs $1965) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1108th 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 1.4 months in Vienna. Houston ranked 13th best city to live in the United States vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 82nd and 48th 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
$16.2
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.3
$67.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.71
$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.52
$5.48
☕ Cappuccino
$5.31
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1392
$987
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1059
$716
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2964
$2092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2036
$1351
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$215
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$331
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$35.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2925
$9775
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2076
$6353
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$2.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.7
$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$4.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$3.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.15
$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$8.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.66
$6.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.9
$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$147
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.2
$106
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1368
$270
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22908
$15069

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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 Vienna

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Klosterneuburg
$1681
15 km or 9.4 mi Modling
$1772
25 km or 15 mi Baden bei Wien
$1698
45 km or 28 mi Wiener Neustadt
$1188
55 km or 34 mi Bratislava
$1307
56 km or 35 mi Petrzalka
$1234
56 km or 35 mi Sankt Polten
$1653
60 km or 38 mi Sopron
$860
61 km or 38 mi Krems an der Donau
$1632
72 km or 45 mi Breclav
$989
76 km or 47 mi Znojmo
$1136
77 km or 48 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$827
91 km or 56 mi Hodonin
$1051
92 km or 57 mi Trnava
$1197
110 km or 68 mi Szombathely
$789
111 km or 69 mi Gyor
$788
111 km or 69 mi Brno
$1344
112 km or 70 mi Amstetten
$1436
116 km or 72 mi Piestany
$935
118 km or 73 mi Trebic
$1211
118 km or 73 mi Kapfenberg
$1485
125 km or 77 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1130
127 km or 79 mi Nitra
$1062
132 km or 82 mi Leoben
$1424
136 km or 84 mi Nove Zamky
$1037
140 km or 87 mi Komarno
$1067
142 km or 88 mi Kromeriz
$1094
144 km or 90 mi Jihlava
$1016
144 km or 90 mi Trencin
$1150
145 km or 90 mi Graz
$1764
146 km or 91 mi Steyr
$1563
148 km or 92 mi Zlin
$1220
151 km or 94 mi Prostejov
$1137
155 km or 96 mi Linz
$1690
156 km or 97 mi Zalaegerszeg
$814
157 km or 98 mi Leonding
$1616
158 km or 98 mi Traun
$1604
160 km or 99 mi Prerov
$938
164 km or 102 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1237
166 km or 103 mi Levice
$898