Alexandria vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Alexandria	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$316	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$842	$1956
🏠 One person rent	$79.5	$405
🏘️ Family rent	$164	$721
🍽️ Food expenses	$152	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.3	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$113	$191
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	50	29
😀 Quality of life	48	36
🏙️ Population	4.87M	159K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 62% less expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 9165th and 6298th ($316 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 2nd in Egypt and Cape Verde, respectively. Check Egypt vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 6367th and 7365th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Praia

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	Alexandria	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.49	$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.9	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.39	$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$2.07
☕ Cappuccino	$1.43	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.3	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$96.2	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.7	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$225	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$125	$460
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$7.34	$92.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$11.1	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.37	$45.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	17.16%	8.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$567	$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$364	$879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$2.36	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.91	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.29	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.39	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$18.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$4.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.12	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.68	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.95	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.79	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.74	$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.29	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.76	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.56	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16	$25.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.45	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$6.03	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$71.3	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1522	$2887

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$289
55 km or 34 mi	Damanhur	$268
113 km or 70 mi	Tanta	$288
122 km or 76 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$269
126 km or 78 mi	Shibin El Kom	$305
141 km or 87 mi	Mansoura	$301
146 km or 91 mi	Benha	$300
167 km or 104 mi	Zagazig	$307
174 km or 108 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$365
179 km or 111 mi	Cairo	$417
181 km or 113 mi	Giza	$318
182 km or 113 mi	Damietta	$298
203 km or 126 mi	Helwan	$335
225 km or 140 mi	Port Said	$276
229 km or 142 mi	Faiyum	$325
234 km or 146 mi	Ismailia	$295
262 km or 163 mi	Beni Suef	$319
286 km or 177 mi	Suez	$272
356 km or 221 mi	Minya	$339
432 km or 268 mi	Gaza	$640
444 km or 276 mi	Netivot	$1742
444 km or 276 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
446 km or 277 mi	Sderot	$1732
447 km or 278 mi	Ofakim	$1684
454 km or 282 mi	Ashdod	$1837
460 km or 286 mi	Rahat	$1686
461 km or 287 mi	Paphos	$1551
462 km or 287 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
463 km or 287 mi	Asyut	$290
463 km or 288 mi	Yavne	$1884
463 km or 288 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
464 km or 288 mi	Beersheba	$1471
467 km or 290 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
468 km or 291 mi	Holon	$1834
470 km or 292 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
470 km or 292 mi	Rehovot	$1811
470 km or 292 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
473 km or 294 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
473 km or 294 mi	Givatayim	$2156
474 km or 295 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232

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