Houston vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Houston	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2240	$964
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5311	$2177
🏠 One person rent	$1275	$467
🏘️ Family rent	$2042	$763
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$377
🚐 Transport expenses	$199	$42.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4580	$211
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	100	30
😀 Quality of life	93	43
🏙️ Population	2.3M	159K

The cost of living in Houston is 133% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 1375th and 5871st ($2240 vs $964) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1186th 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 2 months in Houston compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Houston ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 77th and 7431st 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	$18.5	$5.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72	$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$6.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.31	$2.36
☕ Cappuccino	$5.42	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$3.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1397	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$997	$266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2394	$796
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1614	$469
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$178
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.4	$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	8.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2608	$1148
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1961	$941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71	$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.5	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.1	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.7	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$8.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$3.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.3	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.68	$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.92	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.88	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.6	$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$141	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$2.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$46	$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.4	$77.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1504	$146
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23708	$3216

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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 Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$962
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$997
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1221
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1141
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1140
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$541
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$1062
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$598
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$516
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$1084
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$1060
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1088
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$630
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$662
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$895
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$1044
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$872
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$999
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1067
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$999
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1347
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1021
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1283
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1281
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$1007
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1705
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1633
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1455
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1702
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1539
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1567
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$536
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1484
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$583
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$502
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$629
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$506
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$506