Antwerp vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Antwerp	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1640	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3817	$1956
🏠 One person rent	$832	$405
🏘️ Family rent	$1320	$721
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2545	$191
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	87	29
😀 Quality of life	89	36
🏙️ Population	529K	159K

The cost of living in Antwerp is 95% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 2896th and 6298th ($1640 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 2nd in Belgium and Cape Verde, respectively. Check Belgium vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Antwerp compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 203rd and 7365th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Praia

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	Antwerp	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.3	$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.2	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$2.07
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.05	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$794	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$636	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1346	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1030	$460
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$92.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$45.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.38%	8.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4167	$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3351	$879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.6	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.6	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.1	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$18.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$4.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.76	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.83	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.86	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.39	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$25.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.8	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.4	$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$586	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12170	$2887

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Cities near Antwerp

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mortsel	$1530
11 km or 6.6 mi	Beveren	$1613
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lier	$1523
19 km or 12 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514
23 km or 14 mi	Mechelen	$1541
26 km or 16 mi	Zemst	$1556
28 km or 17 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1488
30 km or 19 mi	Herentals	$1318
31 km or 19 mi	Dendermonde	$1446
32 km or 20 mi	Lokeren	$1475
32 km or 20 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
32 km or 20 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
32 km or 20 mi	Vilvoorde	$1539
35 km or 22 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
39 km or 24 mi	Schaerbeek	$1651
39 km or 24 mi	Turnhout	$1421
39 km or 24 mi	Herent	$1599
40 km or 25 mi	Aarschot	$1362
41 km or 25 mi	Aalst	$1663
41 km or 25 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1580
41 km or 26 mi	Brussels	$1816
42 km or 26 mi	Geel	$1542
42 km or 26 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
43 km or 27 mi	Anderlecht	$1667
43 km or 27 mi	Leuven	$1683
44 km or 27 mi	Dilbeek	$1642
45 km or 28 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1663
45 km or 28 mi	Forest	$1692
45 km or 28 mi	Tervuren	$1685
46 km or 29 mi	Scherpenheuvel-Zichem	$1486
46 km or 29 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1647
48 km or 30 mi	Goes	$2001
49 km or 30 mi	Breda	$1739
49 km or 31 mi	Overijse	$1618
49 km or 31 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1660
50 km or 31 mi	Ninove	$1560
51 km or 32 mi	Ghent	$1559
52 km or 33 mi	Diest	$1515
55 km or 34 mi	Halle	$1626
56 km or 35 mi	Waterloo	$1788

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