Boston vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Boston	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3652	$964
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8068	$2177
🏠 One person rent	$2548	$467
🏘️ Family rent	$4099	$763
🍽️ Food expenses	$735	$377
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$42.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6190	$211
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	100	30
😀 Quality of life	94	43
🏙️ Population	676K	159K

The cost of living in Boston is 279% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 27th and 5871st ($3652 vs $964) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st 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 Boston compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Boston ranked 12th best city to live in the United States vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 71st and 7431st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Praia

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	Boston	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22	$5.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$6.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.06	$2.36
☕ Cappuccino	$5.6	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$3.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2890	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2183	$266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5272	$796
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3425	$469
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$178
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.5	$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.39%	8.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9693	$1148
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6005	$941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.39	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$89.8	$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.5	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.68	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.54	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$8.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.2	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.6	$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$3.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.83	$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.82	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17	$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.29	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.4	$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.56	$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.01	$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$93.3	$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$189	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.9	$2.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.5	$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$77.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2782	$146
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27427	$3216

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Cities near Boston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Cambridge	$3768
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Chelsea	$3107
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Somerville	$3647
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Everett	$2977
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Brookline	$3134
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Revere	$2960
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Malden	$3002
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Medford	$2701
10 km or 6.2 mi	Belmont	$2997
10 km or 6.2 mi	Arlington	$2937
10 km or 6.2 mi	Watertown	$2952
11 km or 6.9 mi	Melrose	$2865
12 km or 7.5 mi	Milton	$2981
12 km or 7.5 mi	Winchester	$2821
12 km or 7.7 mi	Newton	$2811
13 km or 7.8 mi	Saugus	$2815
13 km or 8.1 mi	Quincy	$3159
14 km or 8.6 mi	Stoneham	$2785
14 km or 8.9 mi	Waltham	$2866
15 km or 9.4 mi	Lynn	$2732
15 km or 9.5 mi	Woburn	$2646
16 km or 9.6 mi	Dedham	$2915
16 km or 10 mi	Needham	$2854
16 km or 10 mi	Lexington	$2769
16 km or 10 mi	Wakefield	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Braintree	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	Weymouth	$2929
19 km or 12 mi	Reading	$2728
19 km or 12 mi	Hingham	$2913
20 km or 12 mi	Burlington	$2414
20 km or 13 mi	Wellesley	$2838
21 km or 13 mi	Norwood	$2862
22 km or 14 mi	Peabody	$2837
22 km or 14 mi	Randolph	$2869
22 km or 14 mi	Salem	$3016
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmington	$2582
23 km or 14 mi	Marblehead	$2817
23 km or 14 mi	Canton	$2855
25 km or 16 mi	Natick	$2920
26 km or 16 mi	Stoughton	$2833

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