Houston vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Houston	Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2240	$1081
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5311	$2496
🏠 One person rent	$1275	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$2042	$885
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$333
🚐 Transport expenses	$199	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4580	$1722
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	100	43
😀 Quality of life	93	75
🏙️ Population	2.3M	1.42M

The cost of living in Houston is 107% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 1375th and 5037th ($2240 vs $1081) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1186th 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 months in Houston compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Houston ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 77th and 1796th 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	$18.5	$5.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72	$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.31	$13
☕ Cappuccino	$5.42	$4.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1397	$555
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$997	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2394	$1015
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1614	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$66.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.4	$68.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2608	$1488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1961	$1333
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71	$65.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.5	$9.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.1	$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.7	$2.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$3.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$2.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.3	$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.68	$6.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$5.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.92	$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.88	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$4.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.6	$50.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$141	$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$8.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$46	$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.4	$83.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1504	$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23708	$11063

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2240
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2177
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2216
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2260
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2094
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2155
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2308
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2376
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2110
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2095
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2067
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1828
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1948
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2129
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2020
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1592
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1900
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1993
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1881
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1883
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2220
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2029
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1975
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1493
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2416
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2148
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2136
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2222
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2188
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2215
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2210
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2241
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2279
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2233

Cities near Muscat

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Seeb	$1078
132 km or 82 mi	Nizwa	$792
277 km or 172 mi	Chabahar	$573
284 km or 177 mi	Fujairah	$1228
297 km or 184 mi	Al Ain	$1449
356 km or 221 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
372 km or 231 mi	Ajman	$2521
375 km or 233 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
377 km or 235 mi	Sharjah	$1419
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2514
439 km or 273 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
451 km or 280 mi	Iranshahr	$624
463 km or 288 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
503 km or 313 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
569 km or 354 mi	Jiroft	$568
611 km or 380 mi	Bam	$557
691 km or 429 mi	Zahedan	$808
711 km or 442 mi	Sirjan	$534
739 km or 459 mi	Doha	$1849
740 km or 460 mi	Jahrom	$530
752 km or 467 mi	Al Khor	$1770
757 km or 470 mi	Kerman	$761
770 km or 479 mi	Fasa	$529
797 km or 495 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
858 km or 533 mi	Riffa	$1201
858 km or 533 mi	Manama	$1237
860 km or 534 mi	Isa Town	$1230
865 km or 537 mi	Karachi	$430
870 km or 541 mi	Salalah	$817
873 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$558
898 km or 558 mi	Shiraz	$553
901 km or 560 mi	Dhahran	$908
902 km or 561 mi	Marvdasht	$530
911 km or 566 mi	Dammam	$1008
926 km or 575 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
938 km or 583 mi	Qatif	$873
960 km or 596 mi	Kazerun	$503
966 km or 600 mi	Borazjan	$477
973 km or 604 mi	Jubail	$930
976 km or 606 mi	Bushehr	$453