Historical Prices in Houston, TX

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Restaurants

Year
Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant
Meal for 2 People,
Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course
McMeal at McDonalds
(or Equivalent Combo Meal)
2022 16.50 75.00 9.00
2021 16.00 60.00 8.00
2020 15.00 50.00 8.00
2019 15.00 60.00 8.00
2018 15.00 60.00 7.69
2017 14.00 48.00 7.00
2016 15.00 55.50 7.00
2015 12.00 50.00 6.50
2014 14.00 59.00 7.00
2013 13.31 50.00 7.00
2012 10.00 45.00 6.00
2011 10.00 45.00 6.00
2010 8.97 27.50 5.50
Year
Domestic Beer
(0.5 liter draught)
Imported Beer
(0.33 liter bottle)
Coke/Pepsi
(0.33 liter bottle)
Water
(0.33 liter bottle)
Cappuccino
(regular)
2022 6.00 7.00 2.20 1.76 4.88
2021 5.00 6.00 2.00 1.55 4.12
2020 5.00 6.00 1.70 1.62 3.83
2019 6.00 7.00 2.15 1.78 4.68
2018 5.00 6.00 1.77 1.44 4.06
2017 4.00 5.00 1.66 1.31 4.16
2016 3.00 4.50 1.81 1.24 3.94
2015 3.50 5.00 1.62 1.22 3.72
2014 3.62 4.62 1.88 1.43 3.96
2013 3.12 4.50 1.74 1.56 3.79
2012 2.50 4.00 1.55 1.31 3.58
2011 3.25 4.00 1.90 1.75 3.50
2010 2.00 3.00 1.17 1.43 -

Markets

Year
Milk
(regular),
(1 liter)
Loaf of Fresh White Bread
(500g)
Eggs
(regular)
(12)
Water
(1.5 liter bottle)
Domestic Beer
(0.5 liter bottle)
Imported Beer
(0.33 liter bottle)
2022 0.95 3.12 3.02 2.33 2.98 3.39
2021 0.80 2.50 1.88 1.62 2.34 2.77
2020 0.78 2.57 2.03 1.42 1.90 2.28
2019 0.80 2.39 2.22 2.34 2.46 -
2018 0.78 2.17 2.08 1.17 2.16 2.34
2017 0.74 2.39 2.47 2.20 2.69 3.50
2016 0.81 2.72 2.86 1.47 1.79 2.23
2015 0.83 2.37 2.81 1.71 1.48 2.15
2014 1.06 2.95 2.72 1.55 - 1.83
2013 1.11 2.40 2.33 1.84 1.59 1.87
2012 0.88 1.95 1.88 1.53 2.17 2.42
2011 1.11 2.02 1.77 1.48 2.04 3.08
2010 1.07 1.63 1.35 2.10 1.83 2.17
Year
Apples
(1kg)
Oranges
(1kg)
Potato
(1kg)
Lettuce
(1 head)
Rice
(white),
(1kg)
Tomato
(1kg)
Banana
(1kg)
Onion
(1kg)
2022 4.26 3.26 2.43 1.62 3.35 3.11 1.31 2.29
2021 4.18 3.01 1.85 1.55 2.91 3.18 1.16 2.17
2020 3.97 3.41 1.98 1.31 3.39 2.98 1.30 1.91
2019 5.28 4.05 3.83 1.63 4.22 2.57 1.70 2.02
2018 3.00 2.99 1.93 1.09 3.03 2.15 1.19 1.68
2017 3.91 3.39 2.18 1.25 3.35 2.38 1.07 1.45
2016 4.11 4.08 2.75 1.29 4.27 3.88 1.43 2.02
2015 5.27 3.36 2.30 1.38 4.15 3.65 1.30 2.16
2014 4.51 3.99 2.71 1.63 3.12 4.77 - -
2013 3.82 3.51 2.32 1.51 2.73 3.72 - -
2012 3.30 2.49 2.39 1.19 1.41 2.37 - -
2011 3.30 3.67 2.00 1.29 - - - -
2010 - - - - - - - -
Year
Local Cheese
(1kg)
Bottle of Wine
(Mid-Range)
Cigarettes 20 Pack
(Marlboro)
Chicken Fillets
(1kg)
Beef Round
(1kg)
(or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat)
2022 12.27 13.50 8.00 9.27 14.06
2021 10.15 12.50 8.00 7.38 11.86
2020 9.82 12.00 7.08 8.05 12.92
2019 9.80 12.00 8.00 10.17 -
2018 8.37 13.50 7.00 6.63 9.75
2017 11.44 12.00 7.00 8.49 12.19
2016 9.79 12.00 6.99 8.26 10.16
2015 10.04 12.00 6.75 8.09 11.95
2014 11.94 15.00 7.10 8.04 -
2013 11.48 13.00 7.15 7.54 -
2012 9.42 9.00 6.50 5.28 -
2011 9.29 10.00 6.00 8.03 -
2010 3.70 12.00 4.75 5.00 -

Rent Per Month

Year
Apartment
(1 bedroom)
in City Centre
Apartment
(1 bedroom)
Outside of Centre
Apartment
(3 bedrooms)
in City Centre
Apartment
(3 bedrooms)
Outside of Centre
2022 1636.58 1274.59 2990.97 1974.88
2021 1429.55 1095.47 2625.00 1967.31
2020 1374.46 965.26 2417.06 1612.57
2019 1446.26 978.41 2485.31 1715.81
2018 1361.84 897.04 2580.88 1655.28
2017 1367.43 914.09 2498.31 1585.82
2016 1320.29 911.76 2422.23 1559.15
2015 1304.50 875.74 2514.70 1593.95
2014 1537.19 914.00 2616.67 1566.07
2013 1520.13 867.47 2696.67 1579.41
2012 1250.00 843.75 2220.00 1400.00
2011 890.00 767.14 1882.32 1350.00
2010 833.33 650.00 1658.89 1102.50

Buy Apartment Price

Year
Price per Square Meter
to Buy Apartment
in City Centre
Price per Square Meter
to Buy Apartment
Outside of Centre
2022 3035.42 1964.41
2021 2591.95 1468.20
2020 3593.53 1239.55
2019 2249.18 1284.48
2018 2187.92 1084.23
2017 2051.34 1111.25
2016 1806.71 1029.56
2015 2525.38 1432.43
2014 2610.25 1412.23
2013 2344.45 1360.17
2012 1776.05 1038.72
2011 1359.84 986.69
2010 1439.67 807.29

Salaries And Financing

Year
Average Monthly Net Salary
(After Tax)
2022 4947.82
2021 5539.19
2020 4468.64
2019 4084.71
2018 3663.80
2017 3455.03
2016 3742.43
2015 2957.59
2014 3539.65
2013 3565.12
2012 3493.75
2011 3460.00
2010 2966.67

Transportation

Year
One-way Ticket
(Local Transport)
Gasoline
(1 liter)
2022 1.50 0.99
2021 1.25 0.72
2020 1.25 0.52
2019 1.25 0.63
2018 1.25 0.66
2017 1.25 0.56
2016 1.25 0.51
2015 1.25 0.55
2014 1.38 0.88
2013 1.50 0.90
2012 1.25 0.96
2011 1.70 0.97
2010 1.50 0.73
Year
Monthly Pass
(Regular Price)
2022 -
2021 -
2020 -
2019 45.00
2018 50.00
2017 35.00
2016 48.62
2015 45.50
2014 60.00
2013 55.00
2012 50.00
2011 -
2010 35.00

Salaries And Financing

Year
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages
(%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate
2022 4.91
2021 2.84
2020 3.43
2019 4.18
2018 4.19
2017 3.77
2016 3.81
2015 3.94
2014 4.46
2013 4.33
2012 4.24
2011 5.25
2010 5.06

Utilities (Monthly)

Year
Basic
(Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 85m2 Apartment
Internet
(60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL)
2022 170.48 73.91
2021 143.97 58.63
2020 160.78 63.00
2019 140.62 62.22
2018 140.40 59.30
2017 156.51 58.24
2016 130.26 51.09
2015 133.59 46.54
2014 233.36 52.53
2013 233.69 53.00
2012 220.25 55.62
2011 263.33 36.00
2010 316.25 55.00

Sports And Leisure

Year
Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult
Tennis Court Rent
(1 Hour on Weekend)
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat
2022 46.32 - 13.00
2021 43.50 20.80 10.95
2020 37.79 - 12.00
2019 37.69 16.50 11.00
2018 35.69 9.06 10.75
2017 32.72 14.33 11.00
2016 38.26 16.54 10.91
2015 33.33 - 10.00
2014 48.58 23.14 12.00
2013 53.25 20.00 12.00
2012 30.33 - 11.28
2011 47.50 20.00 9.00
2010 27.49 67.00 8.50

Clothing And Shoes

Year
1 Pair of Jeans
(Levis 501 Or Similar)
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store
(Zara, H&M, ...)
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes
(Mid-Range)
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes
2022 48.11 44.30 87.24 117.62
2021 48.56 37.50 69.31 84.21
2020 41.70 32.81 73.94 101.31
2019 42.41 40.97 69.79 99.17
2018 40.62 35.61 72.48 92.28
2017 39.39 32.65 69.70 94.25
2016 41.16 35.17 72.14 101.16
2015 41.52 39.67 71.77 94.33
2014 46.54 49.00 83.22 96.10
2013 46.93 50.62 87.73 95.83
2012 45.16 47.50 78.80 86.80
2011 35.57 37.00 76.88 93.17
2010 24.95 20.00 50.00 50.00
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