Houston vs Moroni - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Houston	Moroni
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$1105
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5664	$2690
🏠 One person rent	$1305	$665
🏘️ Family rent	$2467	$1278
🍽️ Food expenses	$581	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$37.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$613
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	100	1
😀 Quality of life	91	11
🏙️ Population	2.3M	74.7K

The cost of living in Houston is 105% more expensive than in Moroni. Cities ranked 1229th and 4807th ($2265 vs $1105) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1115th and 1st in the United States and Comoros, respectively. Check the United States vs Comoros comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Houston compared to 0.6 months in Moroni. Houston ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Moroni ranked 1st in Comoros, while ranked 97th and 9179th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Moroni

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	Houston	Moroni
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.2	$5.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$7.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1390	$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1037	$511
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2766	$1315
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2058	$1061
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$64.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$98
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.6	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2714	$1481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$1246
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.7	$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$7.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$2.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$4.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$7.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$4.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$4.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.62	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$3.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.64	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$14.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$3.91
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$56.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1470	$372
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18964	$13253

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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 Moroni

Distance	City	Cost of living
152 km or 94 mi	Domoni	$1100
246 km or 153 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
326 km or 202 mi	Pemba	$1506
414 km or 258 mi	Nacala	$1150
574 km or 357 mi	Nampula	$872
698 km or 434 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
760 km or 472 mi	Zanzibar	$552
760 km or 472 mi	Stone Town	$523
819 km or 509 mi	Morogoro	$486
868 km or 539 mi	Tanga	$545
918 km or 571 mi	Mangochi	$493
925 km or 575 mi	Antananarivo	$507
938 km or 583 mi	Mombasa	$580
941 km or 585 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
949 km or 590 mi	Zomba	$457
965 km or 600 mi	Mulanje	$461
969 km or 602 mi	Quelimane	$675
974 km or 605 mi	Toamasina	$447
992 km or 617 mi	Ntcheu	$492
994 km or 617 mi	Antsirabe	$352
1000 km or 621 mi	Blantyre	$507
1005 km or 624 mi	Malindi	$498
1005 km or 624 mi	Mzuzu	$525
1023 km or 636 mi	Dodoma	$502
1052 km or 653 mi	Mzimba	$566
1057 km or 657 mi	Lilongwe	$587
1117 km or 694 mi	Mbeya	$461
1136 km or 706 mi	Moshi	$561
1154 km or 717 mi	Tete	$825
1176 km or 731 mi	Arusha	$638
1274 km or 792 mi	Beira	$1003
1296 km or 805 mi	Toliara	$389
1311 km or 815 mi	Machakos	$408
1328 km or 825 mi	Kasama	$748
1335 km or 829 mi	Chimoio	$947
1359 km or 844 mi	Nairobi	$760
1366 km or 849 mi	Thika	$589
1393 km or 865 mi	Mutare	$752
1446 km or 899 mi	Meru	$541
1448 km or 900 mi	Marondera	$794