Amsterdam vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amsterdam	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2791	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6603	$1956
🏠 One person rent	$1828	$405
🏘️ Family rent	$3238	$721
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$191
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	95	29
😀 Quality of life	95	36
🏙️ Population	921K	159K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 232% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 331st and 6298th ($2791 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the Netherlands and Cape Verde, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 29th and 7365th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Praia

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	Amsterdam	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21	$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.8	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$2.07
☕ Cappuccino	$4.22	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1920	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1536	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3785	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2716	$460
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$92.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$45.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	8.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9911	$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7140	$879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.59	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.9	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$18.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$4.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.64	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.25	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$25.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2405	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18104	$2887

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$1944
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2291
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$1937
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$1957
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$1995
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2251
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2081
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2180
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1357
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1844
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2199
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1861
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1760
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2359
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1651
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1829
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2105
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1823
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$1893
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1941
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1613
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1764
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1813
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$1851
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1999
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1890
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1739
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1862

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