Houston vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Houston	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$1304
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5664	$3010
🏠 One person rent	$1305	$814
🏘️ Family rent	$2467	$1624
🍽️ Food expenses	$581	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$42
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$1263
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	100	7
😀 Quality of life	91	62
🏙️ Population	2.3M	133K

The cost of living in Houston is 74% more expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 1229th and 4205th ($2265 vs $1304) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1115th 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 1.9 months in Houston compared to 1 months in Male. Houston ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 97th and 4917th 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	$17.2	$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$4.57
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$3.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1390	$824
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1037	$636
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2766	$1648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2058	$1401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$96.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.6	$77.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	11.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2714	$2651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$2231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.7	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$9.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$8.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$3.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$3.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$3.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$9.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.62	$7.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.64	$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$73.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$4.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1470	$163
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18964	$3201

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2108
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2196
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2097
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2232
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2311
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2065
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2056
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2014
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1799
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1855
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2089
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1673
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1853
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1878
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2215
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2037
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2455
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2163
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2134
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2192
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2224
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2182
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2260
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2230
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2182

Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1651
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$333
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$287
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$275
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$244
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$273
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$306
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$383
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$346
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$580
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$631
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$294
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$627
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$498
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$467
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$429
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$502
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$306
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$310
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$325
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$316
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$339
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$425
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$344
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$582
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$300
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$295
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$302
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$311
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$304
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$412
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$546
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$280
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$533
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$306
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$351
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$342
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$360