City comparison
Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance), GA is about 800 miles (1,300 km) from Houston, TX in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 1,000 miles, or about 17 hours behind the wheel at highway speeds.
Driving distance is a rough estimate (great-circle × 1.25); driving time assumes a 60 mph blended average. Real trips run 10–20% longer with stops.
A direct flight from Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance), GA to Houston, TX takes about 1 h 39 min, covering roughly 800 miles in a straight line. Connecting itineraries with a layover typically add 1–3 hours.
Block-to-block estimate at ~500 mph cruise, including taxi, climb, and descent — what an airline would publish, not pure airborne time.
Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance), GA is on Eastern Time and Houston, TX is on Central Time — a 1-hour difference. When it's noon in Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance), it's 11 a.m. in Houston, which puts Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance) 1 hours ahead.
Standard-time offsets. Daylight saving applies in both cities for most of the year (exceptions: Hawaii and most of Arizona), and the gap between the two stays the same.
Houston has a population of 2,296,253, vs 201,615 in Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance) — about 11.4× larger by population. By land area, Houston covers about 640 sq mi vs 300 sq mi for Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance).
Population from US Census ACS. Land area from the Census Gazetteer (city proper, excluding inland water).
Cost indices by category, with the US city average (100) marked.
Index: 100 = US city average. Lower is more affordable.
Side-by-side costs, salaries, and sub-category indices.
| Metric | Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance) | Houston | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,023/mo | $1,235/mo | 20.7% higher in Houston |
| Median home value | $141,900 | $235,000 | 65.6% higher in Houston |
| Median household income | $50,492 | $60,440 | 19.7% higher in Houston |
| Groceries index | 96.5 | 100.4 | 4.0% higher in Houston |
| Utilities index | 89.7 | 96.3 | 7.3% higher in Houston |
| Transportation index | 98.7 | 95.8 | 3.0% higher in Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance) |
| Healthcare index | 98.2 | 95.2 | 3.1% higher in Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance) |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance), you'd need $115,216 in Houston to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance), GA is about 13.2% cheaper overall than Houston, TX, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 42% higher in Houston than in Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance). If you earn $80,000 in Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance), you'd need about $92,173 in Houston to keep the same standard of living.