City comparison
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 | Greenville | Houston | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,173/mo | $1,235/mo | 5.0% lower in A |
| Median home value | $403,300 | $235,000 | 71.6% higher in A |
| Median household income | $65,519 | $60,440 | 8.4% higher in A |
| Groceries index | 97.0 | 99.8 | 2.7% lower in A |
| Utilities index | 90.6 | 98.7 | 8.2% lower in A |
| Transportation index | 99.0 | 96.1 | 3.0% higher in A |
| Healthcare index | 97.2 | 94.2 | 3.2% higher in A |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Greenville, you'd need $110,029 in Houston to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Greenville, SC is about 9.1% cheaper overall than Houston, TX, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 20% lower in Greenville than in Houston. If you earn $80,000 in Greenville, you'd need about $88,023 in Houston to keep the same standard of living.