Cost of living comparison
New York City is 65.8% more expensive than Houston.
If you lived in New York City instead of Houston, you would:
pay 39.5% more for restaurants
|
Houston
|
New York City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.25
|
$30.00
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.12
|
$12.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
|
$3.17
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
|
$2.33
|
|
pay 59.3% more for groceries
|
Houston
|
New York City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.05
|
$4.83
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.28
|
$8.42
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.64
|
$5.65
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.72
|
$5.22
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.95
|
$6.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.05
|
$3.10
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
|
$0.96
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.56
|
$2.53
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
|
$2.93
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
|
$1.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
|
$1.69
|
|
pay 30.6% more for transportation
|
Houston
|
New York City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.11
|
$3.85
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
|
$132.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,139.19
|
$35,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.16
|
$22.40
|
|
pay 76.0% more for housing
|
Houston
|
New York City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.26
|
$71.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,624.25
|
$4,350.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,230.82
|
$2,895.30
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.82
|
$143.65
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Houston
|
New York City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,244.14
|
$3,123.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,333.33
|
$58,000.00
|
|
pay 94.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Houston
|
New York City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
|
$8.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.13
|
$5.72
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.75
|
$17.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.66
|
$147.95
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
|
$20.00
|
|
pay 20.9% more for clothing
|
Houston
|
New York City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.00
|
$72.17
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.40
|
$48.24
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.64
|
$101.23
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.56
|
$169.09
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