Houston vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Houston	Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2248	$1110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5589	$2698
🏠 One person rent	$1325	$551
🏘️ Family rent	$2490	$1053
🍽️ Food expenses	$564	$349
🚐 Transport expenses	$201	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4672	$1727
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	100	44
😀 Quality of life	92	68
🏙️ Population	2.3M	1.42M

The cost of living in Houston is 102% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 1258th and 4893rd ($2248 vs $1110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1108th and 1st in the United States and Oman, respectively. Check the United States vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Houston compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Houston ranked 13th best city to live in the United States vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 82nd and 3189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Muscat

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	Houston	Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.3	$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.71	$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.52	$11.7
☕ Cappuccino	$5.31	$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.49	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1392	$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1059	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2964	$1200
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2036	$801
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$71.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2925	$1760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2076	$1270
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.1	$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.7	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.07	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.95	$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$3.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$8.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.15	$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$4.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.66	$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.09	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.86	$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.9	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1368	$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22908	$8649

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2101
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2080
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2143
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2089
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2074
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2084
41 km or 25 mi	League	$1983
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2003
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$1971
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1798
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1844
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2063
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2129
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1653
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1764
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1890
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1865
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1838
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2231
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2004
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1960
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1468
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2473
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2145
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2186
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2194
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2226
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2177
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2250
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2223
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2156

Cities near Muscat

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Seeb	$994
132 km or 82 mi	Nizwa	$786
277 km or 172 mi	Chabahar	$687
284 km or 177 mi	Fujairah	$1232
297 km or 184 mi	Al Ain	$1050
356 km or 221 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1603
372 km or 231 mi	Ajman	$2084
375 km or 233 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1768
377 km or 235 mi	Sharjah	$1503
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2309
439 km or 273 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1802
451 km or 280 mi	Iranshahr	$639
463 km or 288 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
503 km or 313 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
569 km or 354 mi	Jiroft	$547
611 km or 380 mi	Bam	$531
691 km or 429 mi	Zahedan	$831
711 km or 442 mi	Sirjan	$520
739 km or 459 mi	Doha	$1810
740 km or 460 mi	Jahrom	$561
752 km or 467 mi	Al Khor	$1719
757 km or 470 mi	Kerman	$467
770 km or 479 mi	Fasa	$556
797 km or 495 mi	Rafsanjan	$515
858 km or 533 mi	Riffa	$1218
858 km or 533 mi	Manama	$1267
860 km or 534 mi	Isa Town	$1226
865 km or 537 mi	Karachi	$429
870 km or 541 mi	Salalah	$806
873 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$548
898 km or 558 mi	Shiraz	$558
901 km or 560 mi	Dhahran	$870
902 km or 561 mi	Marvdasht	$546
911 km or 566 mi	Dammam	$989
926 km or 575 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
938 km or 583 mi	Qatif	$878
960 km or 596 mi	Kazerun	$537
966 km or 600 mi	Borazjan	$541
973 km or 604 mi	Jubail	$928
976 km or 606 mi	Bushehr	$548