Houston vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Houston	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5664	$2532
🏠 One person rent	$1305	$462
🏘️ Family rent	$2467	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$581	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$581
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	95
😀 Quality of life	91	65
🏙️ Population	2.3M	11.5M

The cost of living in Houston is 132% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 1229th and 5654th ($2265 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1115th and 1st 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 0.6 months in Sao Paulo. Houston ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 97th and 4281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Sao Paulo

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	Houston	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.2	$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1390	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1037	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2766	$1051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2058	$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$65.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.6	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	11.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2714	$2420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.7	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$7.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.62	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.64	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1470	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18964	$14254

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$687
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$645
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$662
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$647
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$618
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$661
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$618
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$563
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$636
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$628
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$703
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$635
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$612
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$621
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$613
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$605
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$612
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$627
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$600
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$624
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$614
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$628
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$615
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$644
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$656
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$603
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$663
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$722
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$568
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$615
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$569
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$732
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$607
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$609
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$611