Brasilia vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brasilia	Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$765	$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2266	$5664
🏠 One person rent	$296	$1305
🏘️ Family rent	$700	$2467
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$581
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$501	$4390
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	28	100
😀 Quality of life	56	91
🏙️ Population	2.82M	2.3M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 66% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 6598th and 1229th ($765 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1115th in Brazil and the United States, respectively. Check Brazil vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brasilia compared to 1.9 months in Houston. Brasilia ranked 8th best city to live in Brazil vs Houston ranked 14th in the United States, while ranked 5716th and 97th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brasilia vs Houston

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	Brasilia	Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.98	$17.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40	$76
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.04	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$5.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$341	$1390
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$211	$1037
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$919	$2766
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$2058
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.9	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$65.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2296	$2714
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1378	$1949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.94	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.1	$71.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.12	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.7	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$9.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.84	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.78	$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$3.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.9	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.85	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.7	$127
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.8	$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$458	$1470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14627	$18964

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Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$653
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$508
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$615
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$665
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$606
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$596
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$610
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$606
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$595
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$630
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$599
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$630
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$558
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$601
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$581
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$529
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$559
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$561
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$604
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$595
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$578
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$548
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$571
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$557
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$522
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$564
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$529
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$608
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$603
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$412
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$536
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$573
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$531
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$582
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$568
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$580
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$671
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$625
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$558
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$590

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