Index | Rice Military | Houston | Texas |
Cost of living | 127 | 101 | 92 |
Goods & Services | 101 | 101 | 96 |
Groceries | 100 | 100 | 96 |
Health care | 94 | 94 | 94 |
Housing | 191 | 105 | 83 |
Transportation | 90 | 90 | 92 |
Utilities | 103 | 103 | 104 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Household | $118,360 | $9,863 | $2,762 | $3,551 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Texas | 6.25% | 8.25% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Texas | 0% | 0% |
Item | Houston | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $20.33 | $24.26 | 16.2% |
Beauty Salon | $47.38 | $45.56 | 4.0% |
Toothpaste | $3.48 | $3.70 | 6.1% |
Shampoo | $1.22 | $1.28 | 5.0% |
Movie | $12.19 | $12.13 | 0.4% |
Bowling | $15.83 | $18.00 | 12.0% |
Item | Houston | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $5.25 | $5.84 | 10.1% |
Fried Chicken | $1.61 | $1.57 | 2.4% |
Milk | $4.55 | $4.67 | 2.5% |
Potatoes | $5.00 | $4.93 | 1.4% |
Pizza | $11.82 | $12.09 | 2.2% |
Beer | $10.38 | $10.41 | 0.3% |
Item | Houston | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $125.98 | $125.68 | 0.2% |
Doctor | $90.89 | $135.78 | 33.1% |
Dentist | $108.10 | $113.29 | 4.6% |
Ibuprofen | $10.46 | $10.65 | 1.8% |
Lipitor | $503.40 | $468.60 | 7.4% |
Item | Houston | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $186,800.00 | $184,700.00 | 1.1% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $2,055.86 | $2,346.69 | 12.4% |
Apartment Rent | $1,086.00 | $949.00 | 14.4% |
Item | Houston | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $3.14 | $3.46 | 9.1% |
Tire Balancing | $56.62 | $59.92 | 5.5% |
Item | Houston | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $233.43 | $193.99 | 20.3% |
Phone | $208.71 | $192.25 | 8.6% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Fifth Street, TX | 2,179 | 82 | 18.3% |
Jacinto City, TX | 10,544 | 87 | 13.0% |
Galena Park, TX | 10,848 | 88 | 11.7% |
Aldine, TX | 16,308 | 88 | 11.5% |
South Houston, TX | 17,522 | 91 | 9.1% |
Houston, TX | 2,313,238 | 101 | 0.8% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Chicago, IL | 2,699,347 | 114 | 14.1% |
Montréal, QC | 1,811,008 | n/a | |
Phoenix, AZ | 1,658,422 | 106 | 6.4% |
Toronto, ON | 3,013,752 | n/a | |
Philadelphia, PA | 1,581,531 | 102 | 2.4% |
Houston, TX | 2,313,238 | 101 | 0.8% |