Houston vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

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Houston Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2248
$1295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5589
$3008
🏠 One person rent
$1325
$809
🏘️ Family rent
$2490
$1621
🍽️ Food expenses
$564
$347
🚐 Transport expenses
$201
$40.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4672
$1018
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
100
7
😀 Quality of life
92
61
🏙️ Population
2.3M
133K

The cost of living in Houston is 74% more expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 1258th and 4342nd ($2248 vs $1295) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1108th 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 2.1 months in Houston compared to 0.8 months in Male. Houston ranked 13th best city to live in the United States vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 82nd and 5145th among best cities to live in the world.

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Houston Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.3
$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.71
$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.52
$3.95
 Cappuccino
$5.31
$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1392
$851
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1059
$582
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2964
$1573
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2036
$1368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$74
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$98.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
13.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2925
$2675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2076
$1944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.7
$17.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$9.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$8.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$3.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$3.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.15
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$8.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.66
$7.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$5.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.9
$80.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$8.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$4.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.2
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1368
$170
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22908
$3225

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Cities near Houston

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Pasadena
$2101
25 km or 15 mi Pearland
$2080
25 km or 16 mi Missouri
$2143
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2089
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2164
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2093
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2035
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2074
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2084
41 km or 25 mi League
$1983
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$2003
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2151
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2692
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$1971
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1798
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1844
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2063
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$2129
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1653
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1764
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$1890
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1865
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1838
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2231
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$2004
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1960
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1468
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2211
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2473
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2145
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2186
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2223
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2194
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2226
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2232
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2177
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2250
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2223
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$2075
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2156

Cities near Male

Distance City Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi Hulhumale
$1515
610 km or 379 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$370
618 km or 384 mi Varkala
$331
621 km or 386 mi Nagercoil
$289
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$250
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$280
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$316
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$394
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$368
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$306
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$549
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$636
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$298
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$492
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$484
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$437
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$428
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$499
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$287
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$355
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$350
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$334
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$340
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$435
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$304
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$561
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$306
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$338
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$324
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$289
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$325
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$330
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$433
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$534
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$298
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$578
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$310
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$378
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$346
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$352