Houston vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Houston	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2240	$1320
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5311	$2817
🏠 One person rent	$1275	$818
🏘️ Family rent	$2042	$1403
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$199	$43.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4580	$988
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	100	7
😀 Quality of life	93	66
🏙️ Population	2.3M	133K

The cost of living in Houston is 70% more expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 1375th and 4439th ($2240 vs $1320) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1186th and 2nd in the United States and Maldives, respectively. Check the United States vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Houston compared to 0.7 months in Male. Houston ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 77th and 5057th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Male

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	Houston	Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.5	$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72	$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.31	$4.77
☕ Cappuccino	$5.42	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1397	$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$997	$609
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2394	$1575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1614	$1116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.4	$81.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2608	$2585
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1961	$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71	$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.5	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.1	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.7	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$9.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$6.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$8.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$3.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.3	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$8.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.68	$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$5.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.92	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.88	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.6	$80.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$141	$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$4.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$46	$42.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.4	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1504	$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23708	$3575

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2240
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2177
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2216
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2260
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2094
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2155
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2308
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2376
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2110
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2095
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2067
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1828
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1948
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2129
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2020
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1592
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1900
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1993
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1881
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1883
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2220
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2029
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1975
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1493
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2416
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2148
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2136
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2222
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2188
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2215
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2210
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2241
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2279
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2233

Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1445
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$344
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$308
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$279
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$253
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$270
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$300
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$382
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$351
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$590
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$646
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$356
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$626
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$512
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$469
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$420
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$479
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$286
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$347
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$321
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$310
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$326
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$440
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$317
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$535
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$347
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$286
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$300
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$275
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$346
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$295
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$400
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$530
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$283
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$524
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$300
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$355
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$340
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$327