Brookhaven vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brookhaven	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2921	$979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5483	$2219
🏠 One person rent	$1834	$473
🏘️ Family rent	$1705	$783
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$384
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4363	$215
😷 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 198% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 276th and 5816th ($2921 vs $979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 221st 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 1.5 months in Brookhaven compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Brookhaven ranked 1103rd best city to live in the United States vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 3052nd and 7752nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brookhaven vs Praia

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	Brookhaven	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.2	$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$99.6	$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$6.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.98	$2.49
☕ Cappuccino	$4.84	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.3	$3.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2314	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1523	$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4097	$784
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$858	$494
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$179
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.5	$52.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.43%	9.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5885	$1324
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3551	$1040
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.3	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$110	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.11	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.72	$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.62	$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$8.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.02	$4.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$3.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$4.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.71	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$18.2	$3.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.8	$6.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.13	$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$6.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$144	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$2.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.3	$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2249	$148
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23283	$3260

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Cities near Brookhaven

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Medford	$2779
24 km or 15 mi	Islip	$2686
27 km or 17 mi	Smithtown	$2401
27 km or 17 mi	Riverhead	$2713
36 km or 22 mi	Babylon	$2144
36 km or 22 mi	East Northport	$3722
40 km or 25 mi	Lindenhurst	$2280
44 km or 27 mi	Huntington	$3059
45 km or 28 mi	Southampton	$2732
48 km or 30 mi	Massapequa	$2642
50 km or 31 mi	Oyster Bay	$2718
51 km or 31 mi	Levittown	$2606
51 km or 31 mi	Stratford	$2554
51 km or 32 mi	Bridgeport	$2302
51 km or 32 mi	Milford	$2564
52 km or 32 mi	Southold	$2698
53 km or 33 mi	Fairfield	$3460
55 km or 34 mi	Westport	$3644
55 km or 34 mi	Norwalk	$3032
55 km or 34 mi	West Haven	$2294
55 km or 34 mi	Merrick	$2647
56 km or 35 mi	Branford	$2387
57 km or 35 mi	Trumbull	$2670
57 km or 35 mi	North Hempstead	$2711
57 km or 36 mi	Darien	$2971
58 km or 36 mi	Uniondale	$2690
58 km or 36 mi	East Haven	$2258
58 km or 36 mi	Freeport	$2650
59 km or 37 mi	New Haven	$2127
59 km or 37 mi	Guilford	$2492
60 km or 37 mi	Hempstead	$2697
61 km or 38 mi	Glen Cove	$2816
61 km or 38 mi	Shelton	$2600
62 km or 39 mi	Rockville Centre	$2684
64 km or 39 mi	New Canaan	$3020
64 km or 40 mi	Stamford	$3312
66 km or 41 mi	Greenwich	$3510
67 km or 42 mi	Long Beach	$2809
67 km or 42 mi	North Haven	$2385
68 km or 42 mi	Valley Stream	$2803

Cities near Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$977
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$1014
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1320
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1229
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1236
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$537
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$1147
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$605
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$518
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$1176
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$1145
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1178
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$1108
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$619
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$659
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$878
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$1127
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$852
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$990
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1058
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$993
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1323
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1016
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1257
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1257
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$1004
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$1001
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1774
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1694
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1531
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1750
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1615
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1654
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$535
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1540
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$583
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$503
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$635
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$508
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$507