Houston vs Maoming - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Houston	Maoming
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$789
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5394	$2078
🏠 One person rent	$1281	$422
🏘️ Family rent	$2031	$751
🍽️ Food expenses	$603	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$201	$75.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4606	$1006
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	39 km
🎓 Higher education	100	27
😀 Quality of life	95	52
🏙️ Population	2.3M	6.17M

The cost of living in Houston is 187% more expensive than in Maoming. Cities ranked 1354th and 6807th ($2265 vs $789) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1137th and 30th in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Houston compared to 1.3 months in Maoming. Houston ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Maoming ranked 100th in China, while ranked 16th and 6563rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Maoming

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	Houston	Maoming
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.7	$2.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.6	$14.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.31	$1.64
☕ Cappuccino	$5.52	$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1411	$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1003	$355
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2380	$867
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1609	$652
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$28.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$43.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.39%	3.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2542	$4804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1944	$2750
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.3	$24.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.8	$2.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.19	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$0.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$5.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$5.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$0.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.17	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.5	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.31	$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$6.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$5.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.92	$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$32.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$7.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$9.91
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.3	$41.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$70.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1729	$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22380	$19015

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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 Maoming

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Gaozhou	$790
74 km or 46 mi	Zhanjiang	$805
110 km or 68 mi	Yangjiang	$896
133 km or 83 mi	Yulin	$738
181 km or 113 mi	Yunfu	$832
189 km or 118 mi	Beihai	$664
193 km or 120 mi	Haikou	$694
199 km or 124 mi	Kaiping	$844
207 km or 128 mi	Wuzhou	$816
209 km or 130 mi	Guigang	$699
221 km or 137 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
240 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$605
245 km or 153 mi	Jiangmen	$848
269 km or 167 mi	Zhongshan	$534
271 km or 168 mi	Fangchenggang	$592
272 km or 169 mi	Foshan	$611
277 km or 172 mi	Macau	$1718
282 km or 175 mi	Zhuhai	$674
288 km or 179 mi	Laibin	$608
291 km or 181 mi	Guangzhou	$782
297 km or 185 mi	Nanning	$564
313 km or 194 mi	Hezhou	$769
314 km or 195 mi	Qingyuan	$795
329 km or 205 mi	Dongguan	$666
333 km or 207 mi	Liuzhou	$587
337 km or 210 mi	Shenzhen	$939
341 km or 212 mi	Hong Kong	$2674
344 km or 214 mi	Kowloon	$2415
376 km or 233 mi	Chongzuo	$580
378 km or 235 mi	Lianzhou	$760
383 km or 238 mi	Cam Pha	$577
394 km or 245 mi	Huizhou	$621
405 km or 252 mi	Ha Long	$585
406 km or 252 mi	Guilin	$533
407 km or 253 mi	Sanya	$774
443 km or 275 mi	Shaoguan	$807
444 km or 276 mi	Hechi	$584
451 km or 280 mi	Haiphong	$571
451 km or 281 mi	Heyuan	$765
471 km or 293 mi	Shanwei	$943