Southeast, Houston, TX Cost Of Living

Southeast cost of living index

In the event that the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used. Each cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. If the amount is below 100, it is lower than the national average. If the amount is above 100, it is higher than the national average.
Index	Southeast	Houston	Texas
Cost of living index	85	91	91
Index	Southeast	Houston	Texas
Goods & Services index	95	95	93
Groceries index	87	87	91
Health care index	91	91	96
Housing index	60	82	83
Transportation index	97	97	94
Utilities index	111	111	100

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The cost of living in Southeast is 6% lower than the Houston average.
The cost of living in Southeast is 15% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Southeast is 40% lower than the national average.
Texas general sales tax is 23% higher than the national average.
Texas state income tax is 100% lower than the national average.

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Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

Median Income	Per Year	Per Month	Max Budget (28% DTI)	Max Budget (36% DTI)
Household	$41,297	$3,441	$964	$1,239

Texas Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Texas	6.25%	8.25%

Texas Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Texas	0%	0%

Goods & Services

Item	Houston	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$18.56	$16.09	15.4%
Beauty Salon	$49.70	$37.33	33.1%
Toothpaste	$2.24	$2.45	8.3%
Shampoo	$0.79	$1.00	21.4%
Movie	$11.17	$10.28	8.7%
Bowling	$5.97	$4.93	21.0%

Groceries

Item	Houston	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.41	$3.80	10.3%
Fried Chicken	$1.04	$1.40	25.8%
Milk	$1.55	$2.01	23.0%
Potatoes	$2.61	$3.01	13.3%
Pizza	$8.36	$9.89	15.4%
Beer	$8.78	$8.90	1.3%

Health Care

Item	Houston	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$106.05	$102.16	3.8%
Doctor	$80.33	$108.36	25.9%
Dentist	$92.07	$92.53	0.5%
Ibuprofen	$8.55	$9.28	7.9%
Lipitor	$410.51	$425.82	3.6%

Housing

Item	Houston	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$140,300.00	$184,700.00	24.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,146.28	$1,202.44	4.7%
Apartment Rent	$898.00	$949.00	5.4%

Transportation

Item	Houston	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.09	$2.24	6.7%
Tire Balancing	$49.16	$46.29	6.2%

Utilities

Item	Houston	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$185.04	$165.96	11.5%
Phone	$31.67	$28.68	10.4%

Although the cost of living data is updated regularly, this cost of living information is to be used as estimates only as prices can change on an ongoing basis.

Nearby cities with low cost of living

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Fifth Street, TX	2,071	80	-20%
Jacinto City, TX	10,753	82	-18%
Galena Park, TX	11,119	83	-17%
South Houston, TX	17,474	84	-16%
Sheldon, TX	1,417	84	-16%
Houston, TX	2,240,582	91	-9%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Chicago, IL	2,714,017	113	13%
Philadelphia, PA	1,559,938	104	4%
Phoenix, AZ	1,555,324	95	-5%
San Antonio, TX	1,439,358	86	-14%
San Diego, CA	1,374,812	146	46%
Houston, TX	2,240,582	91	-9%

Source: The Southeast, Houston, TX cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2017.

Southeast, Houston, TX Cost of Living