According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Missouri City has an overall cost of living index of 102 which is 1.0x higher than the national index of 100.
Compared to only Texas, Missouri City has a cost of living index that's 1.1x higher than Texas's index of 94.
The standard of living in Missouri City ranks as #3,380 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in Texas. By definition, that implies Missouri City ranks as the #3,039 most expensive place in the Lone Star State.
Living Expense | Missouri City | Texas | National Average | |
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Overall | 102 | 94 | 100 | |
Services | 101 | 98 | 100 | |
Groceries | 94 | 89 | 100 | |
Health | 98 | 95 | 100 | |
Housing | 105 | 83 | 100 | |
Transportation | 94 | 89 | 100 | |
Utilities | 112 | 101 | 100 |
Housing swings affordability the most between places in Texas, so we broke down the statistics around housing costs into more detail. It's also important to consider median household incomes to make apples-to-apples comparisons across locations.
Home and income come data comes from the most recent US Census ACS 2014-2018.
Statistic | Missouri City | Texas | United States |
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Median Home Value | $213,000 | $187,200 | $229,800 |
Median Rent | $1,662 | $1,082 | $1,096 |
Median Income | $83,491 | $63,826 | $64,994 |
Home Value To Income | 2.6x | 2.9x | 3.5x |
Rent To Monthly Income | 0.24x | 0.2x | 0.2x |
Item | Missouri City | Texas |
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Shampoo | $0.96 | $1.06 |
Movie | $9.78 | $10.68 |
Bowling | $20.8 | $14.67 |
Item | Missouri City | Texas |
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Ground Beef | $4.05 | $4.22 |
Fried Chicken | $1.13 | $1.39 |
Milk | $1.58 | $2.05 |
Item | Missouri City | Texas |
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Haircut | $19.27 | $18.62 |
Beauty Salon | $61.37 | $39.05 |
Toothpaste | $2.25 | $2.34 |
Item | Missouri City | Texas |
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Potatoes | $2.87 | $3.29 |
Pizza | $9.65 | $10.62 |
Beer | $9.84 | $9.38 |
Optometrist | $119.84 | $108.57 |
Doctor | $88.11 | $116.17 |
Dentist | $111.03 | $99.13 |
Item | Missouri City | Texas |
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Gasoline | $1.92 | $2.22 |
Tire Balancing | $56.85 | $50.07 |
All Electricity | $199.99 | $167.67 |
Phone | $183.98 | $175.64 |