Baltimore vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Baltimore	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$964
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5331	$2177
🏠 One person rent	$1411	$467
🏘️ Family rent	$2342	$763
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$377
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$42.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3970	$211
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	97	30
😀 Quality of life	92	43
🏙️ Population	586K	159K

The cost of living in Baltimore is 141% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 1219th and 5871st ($2323 vs $964) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1063rd 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 1.7 months in Baltimore compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Baltimore ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 128th and 7431st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Praia

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	Baltimore	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$5.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$6.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$2.36
☕ Cappuccino	$5.38	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$3.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1652	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1117	$266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2831	$796
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$469
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$178
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73	$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	8.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2256	$1148
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1977	$941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.2	$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.44	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.66	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.47	$8.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$3.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.7	$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.71	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.3	$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$2.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.4	$77.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1287	$146
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19353	$3216

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2450
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2581
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2788
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2338
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$3069
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2494
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2824
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2940
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2699
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2495
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2563
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2612
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2710
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2522
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3328
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3054
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2601
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2919
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2255
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2339
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2697
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2355
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2509
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2773
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1949
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2791
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2755
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2288
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2121
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3275
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2050
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2506
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2256
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2693
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$1935
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2066

Cities near Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$962
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$997
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1221
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1141
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1140
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$541
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$1062
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$598
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$516
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$1084
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$1060
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1088
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$630
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$662
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$895
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$1044
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$872
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$999
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1067
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$999
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1347
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1021
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1283
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1281
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$1007
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1705
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1633
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1455
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1702
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1539
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1567
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$536
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1484
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$583
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$502
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$629
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$506
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$506