Houston vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Houston	Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2261	$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5455	$5469
🏠 One person rent	$1267	$1157
🏘️ Family rent	$2011	$2021
🍽️ Food expenses	$622	$669
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4659	$3329
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	100	98
😀 Quality of life	96	93
🏙️ Population	2.3M	2.03M

The cost of living in Houston is 0.9% more expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 1367th and 1403rd ($2261 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1144th 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 1.5 months in Vienna. Houston ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 14th and 54th 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	$20.7	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$86
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.99	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$6.29
☕ Cappuccino	$5.49	$5.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.69	$3.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1416	$1167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$994	$844
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2413	$2069
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1595	$1556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$212
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$326
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.6	$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.18%	3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2519	$13774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1831	$6758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$3.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.4	$59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.37	$2.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.25	$4.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$24.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$3.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$4.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$3.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.4	$8.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$7.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.05	$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.87	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$148	$159
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$97.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1987	$366
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22291	$28814

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2142
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2064
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2093
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2126
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2107
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2025
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2124
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2190
41 km or 25 mi	League	$1990
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$1916
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2011
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1860
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1893
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2033
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$1900
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1621
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1843
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1950
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1895
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1872
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2003
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1977
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1917
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1516
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2475
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2058
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2070
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2168
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2110
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2125
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2120
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2149
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2066
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2123

Cities near Vienna

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1883
15 km or 9.4 mi	Modling	$1862
25 km or 15 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1831
45 km or 28 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$1941
55 km or 34 mi	Bratislava	$1590
56 km or 35 mi	Petrzalka	$1475
56 km or 35 mi	Sankt Polten	$1805
60 km or 38 mi	Sopron	$1172
61 km or 38 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1789
72 km or 45 mi	Breclav	$1150
76 km or 47 mi	Znojmo	$1230
77 km or 48 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$1042
91 km or 56 mi	Hodonin	$1257
92 km or 57 mi	Trnava	$1308
110 km or 68 mi	Szombathely	$917
111 km or 69 mi	Gyor	$974
111 km or 69 mi	Brno	$1628
112 km or 70 mi	Amstetten	$1499
116 km or 72 mi	Piestany	$967
118 km or 73 mi	Trebic	$1126
118 km or 73 mi	Kapfenberg	$1518
125 km or 77 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1619
127 km or 79 mi	Nitra	$1218
132 km or 82 mi	Leoben	$1409
136 km or 84 mi	Nove Zamky	$1126
140 km or 87 mi	Komarno	$1156
142 km or 88 mi	Kromeriz	$1265
144 km or 90 mi	Jihlava	$1108
144 km or 90 mi	Trencin	$1255
145 km or 90 mi	Graz	$1681
146 km or 91 mi	Steyr	$1653
148 km or 92 mi	Zlin	$1430
151 km or 94 mi	Prostejov	$1201
155 km or 96 mi	Linz	$1803
156 km or 97 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$953
157 km or 98 mi	Leonding	$1751
158 km or 98 mi	Traun	$1701
160 km or 99 mi	Prerov	$1065
164 km or 102 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1278
166 km or 103 mi	Levice	$928