Houston vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Houston	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2261	$987
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5455	$2229
🏠 One person rent	$1267	$489
🏘️ Family rent	$2011	$812
🍽️ Food expenses	$622	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$41.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4659	$209
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	100	19
😀 Quality of life	96	41
🏙️ Population	2.3M	159K

The cost of living in Houston is 129% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 1367th and 5666th ($2261 vs $987) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1144th and 1st 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 2.1 months in Houston compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Houston ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 14th and 7752nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Houston	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.7	$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.99	$6.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$5.49	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.69	$3.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1416	$502
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$994	$279
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2413	$901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1595	$507
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.6	$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.18%	8.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2519	$1306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1831	$1022
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.4	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.37	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$3.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.25	$2.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$8.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$3.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$3.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$4.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.4	$8.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$4.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$3.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.05	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.87	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$29.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$6.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$148	$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$2.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$70.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1987	$169
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22291	$3188

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2142
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2064
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2093
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2126
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2107
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2025
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2124
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2190
41 km or 25 mi	League	$1990
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$1916
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2011
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1860
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1893
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2033
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$1900
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1621
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1843
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1950
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1895
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1872
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2003
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1977
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1917
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1516
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2475
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2058
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2070
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2168
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2110
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2125
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2120
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2149
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2066
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2123

Cities near Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$979
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$979
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1281
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1206
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1214
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$545
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$1140
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$611
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$527
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$1163
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$1141
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1164
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$1109
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$619
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$653
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$857
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$1119
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$831
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$983
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1050
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$984
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1272
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1005
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1231
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1219
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$998
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$993
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1739
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1668
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1534
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1727
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1608
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1642
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$518
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1508
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$561
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$487
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$627
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$493
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$494