Brookhaven vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brookhaven	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2924	$987
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5450	$2229
🏠 One person rent	$1858	$489
🏘️ Family rent	$1725	$812
🍽️ Food expenses	$745	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$41.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4443	$209
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	65	19
😀 Quality of life	72	41
🏙️ Population	486K	159K

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 196% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 281st and 5666th ($2924 vs $987) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 230th 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 1.5 months in Brookhaven compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Brookhaven ranked 999th best city to live in the United States vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 2997th and 7752nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Brookhaven	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.5	$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$101	$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$6.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.07	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$3.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2326	$502
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1534	$279
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4090	$901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$857	$507
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.7	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.4	$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	8.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5605	$1306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3243	$1022
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.3	$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$112	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.74	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.98	$3.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.78	$2.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$8.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$3.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.45	$3.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$4.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.4	$8.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$4.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$18.4	$3.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.8	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.11	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.2	$29.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$6.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$2.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$70.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.6	$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2261	$169
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23474	$3188

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Cities near Brookhaven

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Medford	$2763
24 km or 15 mi	Islip	$2619
27 km or 17 mi	Smithtown	$2397
27 km or 17 mi	Riverhead	$2725
36 km or 22 mi	Babylon	$2160
36 km or 22 mi	East Northport	$3756
40 km or 25 mi	Lindenhurst	$2271
44 km or 27 mi	Huntington	$3087
45 km or 28 mi	Southampton	$2744
48 km or 30 mi	Massapequa	$2661
50 km or 31 mi	Oyster Bay	$2724
51 km or 31 mi	Levittown	$2609
51 km or 31 mi	Stratford	$2556
51 km or 32 mi	Bridgeport	$2343
51 km or 32 mi	Milford	$2555
52 km or 32 mi	Southold	$2715
53 km or 33 mi	Fairfield	$3446
55 km or 34 mi	Westport	$3582
55 km or 34 mi	Norwalk	$3033
55 km or 34 mi	West Haven	$2295
55 km or 34 mi	Merrick	$2664
56 km or 35 mi	Branford	$2391
57 km or 35 mi	Trumbull	$2645
57 km or 35 mi	North Hempstead	$2727
57 km or 36 mi	Darien	$2982
58 km or 36 mi	Uniondale	$2694
58 km or 36 mi	East Haven	$2253
58 km or 36 mi	Freeport	$2653
59 km or 37 mi	New Haven	$2118
59 km or 37 mi	Guilford	$2471
60 km or 37 mi	Hempstead	$2710
61 km or 38 mi	Glen Cove	$2815
61 km or 38 mi	Shelton	$2580
62 km or 39 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
64 km or 39 mi	New Canaan	$3045
64 km or 40 mi	Stamford	$3327
66 km or 41 mi	Greenwich	$3562
67 km or 42 mi	Long Beach	$2823
67 km or 42 mi	North Haven	$2378
68 km or 42 mi	Valley Stream	$2820

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