Cost of living comparison
Houston is 65.1% more expensive than Athens.
- Restaurants
-
pay 73.5% more in Houston
- Groceries
-
pay 54.9% more in Houston
- Transportation
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pay 38.3% more in Houston
- Housing
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pay 91.1% more in Houston
- Childcare
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pay 2.6 times more in Houston
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 35.2% more in Houston
- Clothing
-
pay 2.1% less in Houston
The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Houston are more expensive than in Athens. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Houston.
If you lived in Houston instead of Athens, you would:
pay 73.5% more for restaurants
|
Athens
|
Houston
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€14.29
|
$18.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.65
€8.57
|
$9.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.83
|
$2.53
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
€0.49
|
$2.00
|
|
pay 54.9% more for groceries
|
Athens
|
Houston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.13
|
$2.97
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.59
€5.86
|
$6.39
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.29
€5.59
|
$3.43
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.50
€4.00
|
$3.53
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
€4.35
|
$5.15
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.83
|
$1.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.79
|
$0.58
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.53
|
$1.72
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.82
|
$1.28
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.51
|
$1.30
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.47
|
$1.07
|
|
pay 38.3% more for transportation
|
Athens
|
Houston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€6.79
|
$2.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.01
€26.67
|
$75.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,384.48
€27,007.25
|
$36,278.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.86
€11.43
|
$18.79
|
|
pay 91.1% more for housing
|
Athens
|
Houston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.55
€28.93
|
$66.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$634.68
€564.14
|
$1,582.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$557.32
€495.37
|
$1,189.12
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$153.41
€136.36
|
$148.41
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Athens
|
Houston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$463.20
€411.71
|
$1,457.58
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,722.29
€9,530.51
|
$23,000.00
|
|
pay 35.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Athens
|
Houston
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€4.76
|
$5.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.71
€3.29
|
$5.27
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.88
€4.33
|
$9.97
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.36
€43.88
|
$39.65
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.65
€8.57
|
$15.00
|
|
pay 2.1% less for clothing
|
Athens
|
Houston
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.11
€76.54
|
$47.14
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.32
€34.06
|
$43.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.75
€83.33
|
$103.28
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.38
€102.56
|
$132.12
|
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