Cost of living comparison
Houston is 10.9% cheaper than Philadelphia.
If you lived in Houston instead of Philadelphia, you would:
pay 0.5% less for restaurants
Philadelphia
|
Houston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$17.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.50
|
$9.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.31
|
$2.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
|
$1.74
|
|
pay 22.3% less for groceries
Philadelphia
|
Houston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.60
|
$3.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.26
|
$6.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
|
$3.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.22
|
$3.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.18
|
$4.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.29
|
$2.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
|
$0.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.88
|
$1.49
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.65
|
$1.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
|
$1.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.51
|
$1.05
|
|
pay 17.1% less for transportation
Philadelphia
|
Houston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
|
$3.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$96.00
|
$40.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,000.00
|
$27,500.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.19
|
$27.84
|
|
pay 5.0% less for housing
Philadelphia
|
Houston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.00
|
$72.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,903.93
|
$1,563.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,292.95
|
$1,249.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.60
|
$128.30
|
|
pay 8.8% less for childcare
Philadelphia
|
Houston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,225.00
|
$1,351.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$31,160.00
|
$22,458.33
|
|
pay 11.9% less for entertainment and sports
Philadelphia
|
Houston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.00
|
$6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.57
|
$4.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.00
|
$8.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.57
|
$45.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.00
|
$13.00
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Philadelphia
|
Houston
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.21
|
$49.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.09
|
$41.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.71
|
$85.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.92
|
$107.17
|
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