Buenos Aires vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Buenos Aires	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1247	$987
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3037	$2229
🏠 One person rent	$555	$489
🏘️ Family rent	$961	$812
🍽️ Food expenses	$463	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$41.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$824	$209
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	79	19
😀 Quality of life	77	41
🏙️ Population	3.12M	159K

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 26% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 4647th and 5666th ($1247 vs $987) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Argentina and Cape Verde, respectively. Check Argentina vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Buenos Aires compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 1053rd and 7752nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Buenos Aires	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.1	$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$6.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.85	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$4.15	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.05	$3.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$583	$502
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$405	$279
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1068	$901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$729	$507
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.4	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.7	$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	42.38%	8.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2619	$1306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1815	$1022
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.35	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.17	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.89	$2.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$8.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.84	$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$3.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$4.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.12	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.9	$8.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.71	$4.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.4	$3.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.36	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.7	$29.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$6.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.2	$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$13	$2.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$113	$70.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$440	$169
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7057	$3188

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Cities near Buenos Aires

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Villa Dominico	$859
11 km or 7 mi	Lanus	$955
13 km or 7.9 mi	Wilde	$788
13 km or 8.1 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$929
14 km or 8.7 mi	Caseros	$970
14 km or 8.8 mi	Florida Este	$914
14 km or 8.9 mi	Ciudad Madero	$1003
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bernal	$693
15 km or 9.4 mi	Monte Chingolo	$909
15 km or 9.6 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$1020
17 km or 10 mi	La Tablada	$1035
17 km or 10 mi	Quilmes	$610
18 km or 11 mi	Ramos Mejia	$1001
18 km or 11 mi	San Justo	$1082
19 km or 12 mi	El Palomar	$979
19 km or 12 mi	Temperley	$920
19 km or 12 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$928
19 km or 12 mi	San Isidro	$872
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Evita	$998
19 km or 12 mi	San Francisco Solano	$853
20 km or 12 mi	Villa Luzuriaga	$1001
20 km or 13 mi	Rafael Calzada	$920
22 km or 13 mi	Isidro Casanova	$1008
22 km or 13 mi	Ezpeleta	$733
22 km or 14 mi	Moron	$1048
24 km or 15 mi	San Fernando de la Buena Vista	$863
24 km or 15 mi	Florencio Varela	$927
24 km or 15 mi	Burzaco	$920
24 km or 15 mi	Berazategui	$784
25 km or 15 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$984
25 km or 16 mi	Rafael Castillo	$977
25 km or 16 mi	Monte Grande	$939
29 km or 18 mi	Ezeiza	$948
29 km or 18 mi	Longchamps	$923
29 km or 18 mi	Libertad	$972
31 km or 19 mi	Gonzalez Catan	$961
32 km or 20 mi	Glew	$923
32 km or 20 mi	Merlo	$959
36 km or 23 mi	Jose C. Paz	$945
37 km or 23 mi	Virrey del Pino	$948

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