Alexandria vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Alexandria	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$366	$987
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$946	$2229
🏠 One person rent	$94.2	$489
🏘️ Family rent	$159	$812
🍽️ Food expenses	$161	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.9	$41.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$134	$209
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	51	19
😀 Quality of life	57	41
🏙️ Population	5.36M	159K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 63% less expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 9023rd and 5666th ($366 vs $987) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st 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 6205th and 7752nd 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	$4.32	$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.4	$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$6.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$1.27	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$3.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$120	$502
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$63.9	$279
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$221	$901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$115	$507
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.1	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$12.3	$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.1	$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.66%	8.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$705	$1306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$453	$1022
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.19	$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.6	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.12	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.38	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$3.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.23	$2.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$8.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.09	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$3.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$3.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$4.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.31	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.62	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.76	$8.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.95	$4.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.31	$3.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.82	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.3	$29.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.88	$6.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.94	$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.51	$2.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$32	$70.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$126	$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.2	$169
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2067	$3188

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$316
55 km or 34 mi	Damanhur	$267
113 km or 70 mi	Tanta	$267
122 km or 76 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$313
126 km or 78 mi	Shibin El Kom	$332
141 km or 87 mi	Mansoura	$307
146 km or 91 mi	Benha	$314
167 km or 104 mi	Zagazig	$325
174 km or 108 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$414
179 km or 111 mi	Cairo	$483
181 km or 113 mi	Giza	$356
182 km or 113 mi	Damietta	$294
203 km or 126 mi	Helwan	$374
225 km or 140 mi	Port Said	$288
229 km or 142 mi	Faiyum	$315
234 km or 146 mi	Ismailia	$279
262 km or 163 mi	Beni Suef	$271
286 km or 177 mi	Suez	$288
356 km or 221 mi	Minya	$324
432 km or 268 mi	Gaza	$862
444 km or 276 mi	Netivot	$2145
444 km or 276 mi	Ashkelon	$1845
446 km or 277 mi	Sderot	$2133
447 km or 278 mi	Ofakim	$2038
454 km or 282 mi	Ashdod	$2305
460 km or 286 mi	Rahat	$2060
461 km or 287 mi	Paphos	$1782
462 km or 287 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2283
463 km or 287 mi	Asyut	$264
463 km or 288 mi	Yavne	$2354
463 km or 288 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2225
464 km or 288 mi	Beersheba	$1810
467 km or 290 mi	Bat Yam	$2288
468 km or 291 mi	Holon	$2283
470 km or 292 mi	Ness Ziona	$2487
470 km or 292 mi	Rehovot	$2201
470 km or 292 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2587
473 km or 294 mi	Tel Aviv	$2966
473 km or 294 mi	Givatayim	$2541
474 km or 295 mi	Ramat Gan	$2555

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