Houston vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Houston	Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$1090
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5664	$2569
🏠 One person rent	$1305	$541
🏘️ Family rent	$2467	$966
🍽️ Food expenses	$581	$334
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$1772
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	100	43
😀 Quality of life	91	70
🏙️ Population	2.3M	1.42M

The cost of living in Houston is 108% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 1229th and 4892nd ($2265 vs $1090) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1115th 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 1.9 months in Houston compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Houston ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 97th and 2404th 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	$17.2	$5.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$13
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$4.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1390	$581
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1037	$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2766	$1144
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2058	$713
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$63.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$95.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.6	$71.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2714	$1690
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$1296
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.7	$61.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$9.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$4.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$5.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$4.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.62	$6.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.64	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1470	$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18964	$10296

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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 Muscat

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Seeb	$967
132 km or 82 mi	Nizwa	$780
277 km or 172 mi	Chabahar	$585
284 km or 177 mi	Fujairah	$1239
297 km or 184 mi	Al Ain	$1844
356 km or 221 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
372 km or 231 mi	Ajman	$2240
375 km or 233 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
377 km or 235 mi	Sharjah	$1494
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2379
439 km or 273 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
451 km or 280 mi	Iranshahr	$605
463 km or 288 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
503 km or 313 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
569 km or 354 mi	Jiroft	$518
611 km or 380 mi	Bam	$515
691 km or 429 mi	Zahedan	$829
711 km or 442 mi	Sirjan	$514
739 km or 459 mi	Doha	$1779
740 km or 460 mi	Jahrom	$547
752 km or 467 mi	Al Khor	$1709
757 km or 470 mi	Kerman	$464
770 km or 479 mi	Fasa	$548
797 km or 495 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
858 km or 533 mi	Riffa	$1223
858 km or 533 mi	Manama	$1280
860 km or 534 mi	Isa Town	$1243
865 km or 537 mi	Karachi	$442
870 km or 541 mi	Salalah	$809
873 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$552
898 km or 558 mi	Shiraz	$589
901 km or 560 mi	Dhahran	$1068
902 km or 561 mi	Marvdasht	$563
911 km or 566 mi	Dammam	$1056
926 km or 575 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
938 km or 583 mi	Qatif	$897
960 km or 596 mi	Kazerun	$557
966 km or 600 mi	Borazjan	$546
973 km or 604 mi	Jubail	$901
976 km or 606 mi	Bushehr	$551