Houston vs Maoming - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Houston	Maoming
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2221	$857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5469	$2292
🏠 One person rent	$1319	$422
🏘️ Family rent	$2448	$781
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$265
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$88.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4662	$973
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	39 km
🎓 Higher education	100	29
😀 Quality of life	92	46
🏙️ Population	2.3M	6.17M

The cost of living in Houston is 159% more expensive than in Maoming. Cities ranked 1234th and 6186th ($2221 vs $857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1107th and 21st 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 2.1 months in Houston compared to 1.1 months in Maoming. Houston ranked 11th best city to live in the United States vs Maoming ranked 136th in China, while ranked 86th and 6533rd 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	$15.4	$2.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72	$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.98	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.63	$1.29
☕ Cappuccino	$5.34	$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1372	$514
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1066	$332
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3100	$970
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1960	$640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$40.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.9	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4081	$7658
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3710	$3744
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.9	$20.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$5.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.06	$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$0.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.95	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$3.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$0.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.14	$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.31	$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$5.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$5.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.96	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.1	$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$103	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$71
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1282	$519
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23011	$18555

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2141
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2118
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2128
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2132
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2148
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2126
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2107
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2115
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2123
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2125
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2055
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2136
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2737
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2023
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1801
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1919
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2080
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$1988
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1694
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1829
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1925
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1879
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1778
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2220
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1975
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1915
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1445
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2179
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2590
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2095
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2066
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2150
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2146
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2093
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2191
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2146
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2190
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2071
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$1989
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2175

Cities near Maoming

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Gaozhou	$831
74 km or 46 mi	Zhanjiang	$777
110 km or 68 mi	Yangjiang	$876
133 km or 83 mi	Yulin	$806
181 km or 113 mi	Yunfu	$830
189 km or 118 mi	Beihai	$638
193 km or 120 mi	Haikou	$620
199 km or 124 mi	Kaiping	$816
207 km or 128 mi	Wuzhou	$824
209 km or 130 mi	Guigang	$735
221 km or 137 mi	Zhaoqing	$791
240 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$592
245 km or 153 mi	Jiangmen	$812
269 km or 167 mi	Zhongshan	$481
271 km or 168 mi	Fangchenggang	$568
272 km or 169 mi	Foshan	$575
277 km or 172 mi	Macau	$1565
282 km or 175 mi	Zhuhai	$618
288 km or 179 mi	Laibin	$611
291 km or 181 mi	Guangzhou	$742
297 km or 185 mi	Nanning	$547
313 km or 194 mi	Hezhou	$785
314 km or 195 mi	Qingyuan	$781
329 km or 205 mi	Dongguan	$589
333 km or 207 mi	Liuzhou	$596
337 km or 210 mi	Shenzhen	$939
341 km or 212 mi	Hong Kong	$2614
344 km or 214 mi	Kowloon	$2410
376 km or 233 mi	Chongzuo	$573
378 km or 235 mi	Lianzhou	$774
383 km or 238 mi	Cam Pha	$571
394 km or 245 mi	Huizhou	$837
405 km or 252 mi	Ha Long	$590
406 km or 252 mi	Guilin	$525
407 km or 253 mi	Sanya	$552
443 km or 275 mi	Shaoguan	$856
444 km or 276 mi	Hechi	$573
451 km or 280 mi	Haiphong	$605
451 km or 281 mi	Heyuan	$891
471 km or 293 mi	Shanwei	$1083