* Riverside, California is among the 20 most populous MSAs, but did not submit COLI data.
Source: Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER), Cost of Living Index, Q2 ‘22 (Data based on a survey of 261 urban areas, published August 2022)

Houston has the second lowest living costs among the most populous U.S. metro areas, according to the C2ER Cost of Living Index Q1 ‘22. Houston’s living costs are 8.6 percent below the nationwide average and 36.0 percent below the average of the nation’s most populous metropolitan areas.