Houston vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Houston Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2261
$1163
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5455
$2729
🏠 One person rent
$1267
$633
🏘️ Family rent
$2011
$1107
🍽️ Food expenses
$622
$368
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$53.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4659
$1033
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
100
48
😀 Quality of life
96
64
🏙️ Population
2.3M
1.47M

The cost of living in Houston is 94% more expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 1367th and 4849th ($2261 vs $1163) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1144th and 4th in the United States and Russia, respectively. Check the United States vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Houston compared to 0.9 months in Yekaterinburg. Houston ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Yekaterinburg ranked 5th in Russia, while ranked 14th and 5361st among best cities to live in the world.

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Houston Yekaterinburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.7
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.3
$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.99
$6.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.03
$2.26
☕ Cappuccino
$5.49
$3.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1416
$737
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$994
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2413
$1319
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1595
$877
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.6
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.18%
21.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2519
$2871
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1831
$1871
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.26
$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.4
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$4.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.37
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.25
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$5.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$8.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$4.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.05
$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.87
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.19
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.4
$56.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$6.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$148
$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.2
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.5
$91.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1987
$381
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22291
$7933

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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 Yekaterinburg

Distance City Cost of living
95 km or 59 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$954
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$952
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$952
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$757
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$786
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$780
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$791
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$1024
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$713
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$913
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$656
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$702
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$708
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$788
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$840
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$868
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$771
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$830
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$575
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$615
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$812
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$648
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$763
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$981
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$606
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$727
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$754
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$845
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$789
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$705
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$749
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$819
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$620
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$792
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$784
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$823
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$748
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$834
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$754