Houston vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Houston	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5664	$2281
🏠 One person rent	$1305	$445
🏘️ Family rent	$2467	$751
🍽️ Food expenses	$581	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$372
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	100	95
😀 Quality of life	91	62
🏙️ Population	2.3M	6.21M

The cost of living in Houston is 147% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 1229th and 5954th ($2265 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1115th and 2nd in the United States and Brazil, respectively. Check the United States vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Houston compared to 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Houston ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 97th and 4857th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Houston	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.2	$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1390	$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1037	$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2766	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2058	$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$92.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.6	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	11.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2714	$1746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$1118
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.7	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$7.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$7.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.62	$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.64	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$6.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$61.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$7.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1470	$506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18964	$10819

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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 Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$718
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$614
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$769
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$562
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$587
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$546
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$632
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$474
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$522
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$537
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$589
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$636
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$584
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$462
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$482
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$572
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$642
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$595
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$487
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$631
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$599
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$563
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$603
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$584
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$505
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$536
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$588
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$593
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$581
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$584
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$599
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$523
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$602
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$605
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$503
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$449
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$705
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$562