Austin vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Austin	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2590	$692
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6302	$1496
🏠 One person rent	$1683	$320
🏘️ Family rent	$3179	$451
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$265
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$40.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5536	$269
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	66	30
😀 Quality of life	90	37
🏙️ Population	962K	159K

The cost of living in Austin is 274% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 548th and 6860th ($2590 vs $692) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 492nd and 2nd in the United States and Cape Verde, respectively. Check the United States vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Austin compared to 0.4 months in Praia. Austin ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 126th and 7486th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Austin vs Praia infographic

Share this infographic!

Use the link below to embed the infographic from our site and automatically keep the data layer up to date.

If you prefer to download the image, please credit us as a source.

<img src="https://livingcost.org/assets/photo/cost/austin/praia.jpg" alt="Cost of living in Austin vs Praia infographic" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p>Source: <a href="https://livingcost.org/cost/austin/praia" target="_blank">Austin vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison</a></p>

Prices in Austin vs Praia

Prices for goods and services in Austin and Praia are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

	Austin	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.9	$4.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.7	$27.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$2.05
☕ Cappuccino	$5.58	$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.82	$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1988	$289
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1357	$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4238	$437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2575	$259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$70.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$49.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.76%	14.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7634	$909
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2615	$909
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.8	$22.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.99	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$2.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$7.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$2.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$8.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.33	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8	$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.58	$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.38	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.04	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.51	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.9	$26.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$2.38
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.9	$43
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1599	$75.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21605	$1069

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2179
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2095
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2191
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2190
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2150
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2146
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2093
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2175
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2146
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$1989
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1902
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2013
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2158
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2146
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2066
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2219
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1925
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2186
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1829
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2071
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2220
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2136
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$1988
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2737
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2108
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1801
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2148
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2128
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2126
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2149
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2129
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2221
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2199
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2118
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2143
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2306
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2141
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2055
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2107
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2338

Cities near Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$692
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$749
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1179
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1067
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1009
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$486
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$1061
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$556
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$441
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$1068
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$1070
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1081
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$1060
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$584
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$618
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$799
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$1049
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$778
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$968
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1024
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$971
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$751
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$989
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$689
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$689
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$977
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$975
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1659
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1624
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1175
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1759
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1214
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1206
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$501
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1191
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$518
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$470
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$536
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$471
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$471