Boston vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Boston	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3680	$987
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8143	$2229
🏠 One person rent	$2555	$489
🏘️ Family rent	$4103	$812
🍽️ Food expenses	$749	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$41.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6248	$209
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	100	19
😀 Quality of life	91	41
🏙️ Population	676K	159K

The cost of living in Boston is 273% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 27th and 5666th ($3680 vs $987) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 1st 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 20th best city to live in the United States vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 105th and 7752nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Boston	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.8	$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$102	$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$6.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.02	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$5.38	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$3.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2870	$502
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2200	$279
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5120	$901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3473	$507
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$224	$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$77.3	$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	8.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12808	$1306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6220	$1022
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.39	$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.7	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.9	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.58	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$3.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.77	$2.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$8.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.92	$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$3.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.58	$3.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$4.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.94	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.6	$8.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.98	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$4.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.53	$3.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.96	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.99	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.6	$29.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.9	$6.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$192	$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.8	$2.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.4	$70.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2859	$169
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26444	$3188

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Cities near Boston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Cambridge	$3862
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Chelsea	$3168
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Somerville	$3685
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Everett	$3012
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Brookline	$3170
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Revere	$3028
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Malden	$3009
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Medford	$2712
10 km or 6.2 mi	Belmont	$3028
10 km or 6.2 mi	Arlington	$2977
10 km or 6.2 mi	Watertown	$3000
11 km or 6.9 mi	Melrose	$2914
12 km or 7.5 mi	Milton	$3038
12 km or 7.5 mi	Winchester	$2866
12 km or 7.7 mi	Newton	$2910
13 km or 7.8 mi	Saugus	$2866
13 km or 8.1 mi	Quincy	$3232
14 km or 8.6 mi	Stoneham	$2845
14 km or 8.9 mi	Waltham	$2886
15 km or 9.4 mi	Lynn	$2783
15 km or 9.5 mi	Woburn	$2759
16 km or 9.6 mi	Dedham	$2959
16 km or 10 mi	Needham	$2901
16 km or 10 mi	Lexington	$2794
16 km or 10 mi	Wakefield	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	Braintree	$3007
18 km or 11 mi	Weymouth	$3005
19 km or 12 mi	Reading	$2796
19 km or 12 mi	Hingham	$2963
20 km or 12 mi	Burlington	$2420
20 km or 13 mi	Wellesley	$2828
21 km or 13 mi	Norwood	$2906
22 km or 14 mi	Peabody	$2867
22 km or 14 mi	Randolph	$2923
22 km or 14 mi	Salem	$3022
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmington	$2636
23 km or 14 mi	Marblehead	$2855
23 km or 14 mi	Canton	$2900
25 km or 16 mi	Natick	$2890
26 km or 16 mi	Stoughton	$2890

Cities near Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$979
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$979
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1281
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1206
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1214
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$545
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$1140
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$611
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$527
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$1163
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$1141
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1164
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$1109
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$619
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$653
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$857
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$1119
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$831
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$983
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1050
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$984
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1272
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1005
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1231
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1219
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$998
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$993
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1739
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1668
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1534
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1727
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1608
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1642
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$518
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1508
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$561
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$487
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$627
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$493
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$494