Houston vs Moroni - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Houston	Moroni
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$1233
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5394	$2809
🏠 One person rent	$1281	$750
🏘️ Family rent	$2031	$1253
🍽️ Food expenses	$603	$364
🚐 Transport expenses	$201	$32
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4606	$136
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	100	1
😀 Quality of life	95	17
🏙️ Population	2.3M	85.4K

The cost of living in Houston is 84% more expensive than in Moroni. Cities ranked 1354th and 4711th ($2265 vs $1233) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1137th and 2nd 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 2 months in Houston compared to 0.1 months in Moroni. Houston ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Moroni ranked 1st in Comoros, while ranked 16th and 9173rd 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	$18.7	$6.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.6	$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$8.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.31	$1.12
☕ Cappuccino	$5.52	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1411	$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1003	$575
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2380	$1242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1609	$1020
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$77.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.39%	3.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2542	$1651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1944	$1440
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.3	$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.8	$9.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$4.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.19	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$5.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$8.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$5.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$4.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$4.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$3.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.91
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.17	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.5	$17.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.31	$1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$3.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.92	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$30.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$6.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$17.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$3.99
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.3	$64.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1729	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22380	$14990

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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 Moroni

Distance	City	Cost of living
152 km or 94 mi	Domoni	$1237
246 km or 153 mi	Mamoudzou	$1652
326 km or 202 mi	Pemba	$1521
414 km or 258 mi	Nacala	$1181
574 km or 357 mi	Nampula	$935
698 km or 434 mi	Dar es Salaam	$763
760 km or 472 mi	Zanzibar	$588
760 km or 472 mi	Stone Town	$551
819 km or 509 mi	Morogoro	$408
868 km or 539 mi	Tanga	$544
918 km or 571 mi	Mangochi	$496
925 km or 575 mi	Antananarivo	$564
938 km or 583 mi	Mombasa	$604
941 km or 585 mi	Monkey Bay	$521
949 km or 590 mi	Zomba	$458
965 km or 600 mi	Mulanje	$461
969 km or 602 mi	Quelimane	$692
974 km or 605 mi	Toamasina	$481
992 km or 617 mi	Ntcheu	$495
994 km or 617 mi	Antsirabe	$496
1000 km or 621 mi	Blantyre	$505
1005 km or 624 mi	Malindi	$553
1005 km or 624 mi	Mzuzu	$527
1023 km or 636 mi	Dodoma	$506
1052 km or 653 mi	Mzimba	$530
1057 km or 657 mi	Lilongwe	$591
1117 km or 694 mi	Mbeya	$469
1136 km or 706 mi	Moshi	$523
1154 km or 717 mi	Tete	$828
1176 km or 731 mi	Arusha	$602
1274 km or 792 mi	Beira	$1000
1296 km or 805 mi	Toliara	$460
1311 km or 815 mi	Machakos	$419
1328 km or 825 mi	Kasama	$1002
1335 km or 829 mi	Chimoio	$924
1359 km or 844 mi	Nairobi	$797
1366 km or 849 mi	Thika	$455
1393 km or 865 mi	Mutare	$764
1446 km or 899 mi	Meru	$542
1448 km or 900 mi	Marondera	$768