Boston vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Boston	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3467	$835
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7682	$1897
🏠 One person rent	$2394	$426
🏘️ Family rent	$3923	$730
🍽️ Food expenses	$726	$295
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5787	$201
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	100	30
😀 Quality of life	92	36
🏙️ Population	676K	159K

The cost of living in Boston is 315% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 32nd and 6315th ($3467 vs $835) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 3rd 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 15th best city to live in the United States vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 89th and 7362nd 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	$21.3	$4.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.5	$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$5.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.4	$2.1
☕ Cappuccino	$5.78	$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.16	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2739	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2042	$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4881	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3321	$494
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$91.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$222	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.4	$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.53%	9.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11569	$1010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6730	$910
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.4	$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.4	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.86	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.16	$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$7.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$3.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.77	$1.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.47	$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$8.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.72	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.4	$4.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.76	$3.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.03	$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.03	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81	$27.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.1	$5.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.7	$2.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.7	$35.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$74.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2437	$78.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25118	$3052

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Cities near Boston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Cambridge	$3756
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Chelsea	$3040
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Somerville	$3647
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Everett	$2916
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Brookline	$3093
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Revere	$2932
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Malden	$3008
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Medford	$2349
10 km or 6.2 mi	Belmont	$2951
10 km or 6.2 mi	Arlington	$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi	Watertown	$2913
11 km or 6.9 mi	Melrose	$2826
12 km or 7.5 mi	Milton	$2938
12 km or 7.5 mi	Winchester	$2755
12 km or 7.7 mi	Newton	$2790
13 km or 7.8 mi	Saugus	$2897
13 km or 8.1 mi	Quincy	$3122
14 km or 8.6 mi	Stoneham	$2778
14 km or 8.9 mi	Waltham	$2817
15 km or 9.4 mi	Lynn	$3172
15 km or 9.5 mi	Woburn	$2735
16 km or 9.6 mi	Dedham	$2869
16 km or 10 mi	Needham	$2797
16 km or 10 mi	Lexington	$2746
16 km or 10 mi	Wakefield	$2846
18 km or 11 mi	Braintree	$2925
18 km or 11 mi	Weymouth	$2920
19 km or 12 mi	Reading	$2773
19 km or 12 mi	Hingham	$2869
20 km or 12 mi	Burlington	$2443
20 km or 13 mi	Wellesley	$2798
21 km or 13 mi	Norwood	$2804
22 km or 14 mi	Peabody	$2878
22 km or 14 mi	Randolph	$2848
22 km or 14 mi	Salem	$3005
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmington	$2607
23 km or 14 mi	Marblehead	$2853
23 km or 14 mi	Canton	$2815
25 km or 16 mi	Natick	$2961
26 km or 16 mi	Stoughton	$2803

Cities near Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$840
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$898
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1198
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1095
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1203
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$520
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$1018
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$569
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$488
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$1051
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$1003
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1062
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$649
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$678
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$889
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$1039
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$866
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$972
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1030
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$974
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1213
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$994
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1138
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1146
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$983
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$979
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1707
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1660
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1336
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1764
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1391
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1394
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$528
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1353
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$574
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$494
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$559
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$497
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$495