what is the average cost of living (except housing) at houston, texas for me and my wife?

Question

i am asking about every cost except the cost of renting an appartment, only the daily expenses including every daily activity, thank you alot

Answer 1

You can't possibly expect a definitive answer based on the information you have given. What do you mean by "except housing"? Even if you do not count a mortgage or rent payment, how about homeowners' or renters' insurance. Utility bills to heat and cool the premises will be directly related to the size of the dwelling. How big will it be. One way or another, you will be paying property taxes on the value of the property, either in addition to a mortgage payment or as part of rent. How about water, sanitation, and other services? Most are directly related to the area and type of home.

Will you have cable TV? How about broadband service? How far will you commute to work and how many miles to the gallon does your vehicle get? What are your eating habits? Some people live on soup and crackers and some on lobster and steak. The list goes on, and on, and on, and on ...

The best I can do to give you any kind of information at all is to offer this website:

http://www.bestplaces.net/city/

You can compare lots of criteria between cities, including some very basic "cost of living" figures.

Good luck with your move.

Answer 2

Uh, define "daily activity".