Houston vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Houston	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$1311
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5394	$2822
🏠 One person rent	$1281	$805
🏘️ Family rent	$2031	$1397
🍽️ Food expenses	$603	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$201	$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4606	$866
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	100	8
😀 Quality of life	95	64
🏙️ Population	2.3M	133K

The cost of living in Houston is 73% more expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 1354th and 4552nd ($2265 vs $1311) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1137th 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 1st best city to live in the United States vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 16th and 5347th 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	$18.7	$6.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.6	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$9.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.31	$4.66
☕ Cappuccino	$5.52	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$1.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1411	$810
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1003	$620
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2380	$1472
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1609	$1144
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$74.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$72.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.39%	14.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2542	$2247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1944	$1903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.3	$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.8	$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.19	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$7.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$6.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$9.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$4.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$3.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.17	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.5	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.31	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.92	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$75.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$4.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.3	$41
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1729	$193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22380	$3300

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2228
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2150
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2094
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2260
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2112
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2136
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2297
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2386
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2102
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2072
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2048
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1836
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1897
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2112
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2022
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1605
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1913
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$2000
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1900
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1887
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2226
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1971
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1904
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2444
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2027
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2153
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2237
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2125
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2229
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2200
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2187
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2285
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2221

Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1379
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$348
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$303
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$275
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$251
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$269
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$299
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$387
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$350
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$293
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$609
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$676
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$349
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$627
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$518
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$487
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$414
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$499
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$271
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$348
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$316
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$299
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$331
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$447
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$320
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$554
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$344
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$285
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$303
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$285
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$349
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$297
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$389
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$544
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$273
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$523
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$306
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$332
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$335
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$327