Cost of living comparison
Houston is 6.0% more expensive than Florida.
If you lived in Houston instead of Florida, you would:
pay 5.2% less for restaurants
Florida
|
Houston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.04
|
$17.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.02
|
$9.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.47
|
$2.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
|
$1.87
|
|
pay 15.5% less for groceries
Florida
|
Houston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.52
|
$3.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.12
|
$6.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.26
|
$3.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.61
|
$3.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.14
|
$4.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.39
|
$2.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
|
$0.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.26
|
$1.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.06
|
$1.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
|
$1.24
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.49
|
$1.04
|
|
pay 10.9% more for transportation
Florida
|
Houston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.34
|
$3.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.76
|
$75.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,861.65
|
$33,139.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.99
|
$19.16
|
|
pay 6.8% less for housing
Florida
|
Houston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.09
|
$69.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,839.71
|
$1,624.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,602.29
|
$1,230.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$144.00
|
$147.82
|
|
pay 38.4% more for childcare
Florida
|
Houston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$887.41
|
$1,244.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,551.71
|
$25,333.33
|
|
pay 4.1% more for entertainment and sports
Florida
|
Houston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.33
|
$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.67
|
$5.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.56
|
$8.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.72
|
$39.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.34
|
$15.00
|
|
pay 16.0% more for clothing
Florida
|
Houston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.00
|
$49.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.65
|
$43.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.95
|
$101.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.66
|
$134.56
|
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