Houston vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Houston	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5664	$1956
🏠 One person rent	$1305	$405
🏘️ Family rent	$2467	$721
🍽️ Food expenses	$581	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$191
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	100	29
😀 Quality of life	91	36
🏙️ Population	2.3M	159K

The cost of living in Houston is 170% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 1229th and 6298th ($2265 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1115th and 2nd in the United States and Cape Verde, respectively. Check the United States vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Houston compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Houston ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 97th and 7365th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Praia

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	Houston	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.2	$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$2.07
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1390	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1037	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2766	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2058	$460
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$92.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.6	$45.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	8.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2714	$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.7	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$18.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$4.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.62	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.64	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$25.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1470	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18964	$2887

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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 Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$838
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$865
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1114
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1046
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1052
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$507
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$552
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$477
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$998
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$970
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1000
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$647
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$675
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$827
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$964
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$804
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$998
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1061
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$998
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1346
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1019
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1278
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1272
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$1007
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1612
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1558
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$523
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$569
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$487
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$559
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$490
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$491