Houston vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Houston	Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$1844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5664	$4559
🏠 One person rent	$1305	$949
🏘️ Family rent	$2467	$1773
🍽️ Food expenses	$581	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$2695
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	100	98
😀 Quality of life	91	93
🏙️ Population	2.3M	1.97M

The cost of living in Houston is 23% more expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 1229th and 2270th ($2265 vs $1844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1115th 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 1.9 months in Houston compared to 1.5 months in Vienna. Houston ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 97th and 52nd 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	$17.2	$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$63.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$5.22
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1390	$966
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1037	$676
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2766	$1899
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2058	$1349
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.6	$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2714	$10201
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$6325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.7	$49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$4.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$3.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$7.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.62	$6.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.64	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$140
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$99
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1470	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18964	$18199

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2108
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2196
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2097
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2232
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2311
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2065
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2056
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2014
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1799
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1855
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2089
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1673
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1853
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1878
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2215
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2037
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2455
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2163
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2134
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2192
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2224
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2182
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2260
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2230
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2182

Cities near Vienna

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1582
15 km or 9.4 mi	Modling	$1719
25 km or 15 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1627
45 km or 28 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$1586
55 km or 34 mi	Bratislava	$1275
56 km or 35 mi	Petrzalka	$1202
56 km or 35 mi	Sankt Polten	$1559
60 km or 38 mi	Sopron	$919
61 km or 38 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1553
72 km or 45 mi	Breclav	$943
76 km or 47 mi	Znojmo	$1087
77 km or 48 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$794
91 km or 56 mi	Hodonin	$1098
92 km or 57 mi	Trnava	$1181
110 km or 68 mi	Szombathely	$701
111 km or 69 mi	Gyor	$784
111 km or 69 mi	Brno	$1329
112 km or 70 mi	Amstetten	$1335
116 km or 72 mi	Piestany	$935
118 km or 73 mi	Trebic	$1120
118 km or 73 mi	Kapfenberg	$1323
125 km or 77 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1381
127 km or 79 mi	Nitra	$1039
132 km or 82 mi	Leoben	$1263
136 km or 84 mi	Nove Zamky	$1019
140 km or 87 mi	Komarno	$1045
142 km or 88 mi	Kromeriz	$1107
144 km or 90 mi	Jihlava	$974
144 km or 90 mi	Trencin	$1118
145 km or 90 mi	Graz	$1594
146 km or 91 mi	Steyr	$1474
148 km or 92 mi	Zlin	$1169
151 km or 94 mi	Prostejov	$1075
155 km or 96 mi	Linz	$1593
156 km or 97 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$750
157 km or 98 mi	Leonding	$1555
158 km or 98 mi	Traun	$1549
160 km or 99 mi	Prerov	$983
164 km or 102 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1227
166 km or 103 mi	Levice	$987