Chennai vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chennai	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$437	$964
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1065	$2177
🏠 One person rent	$159	$467
🏘️ Family rent	$272	$763
🍽️ Food expenses	$164	$377
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.2	$42.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$321	$211
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	78	30
😀 Quality of life	65	43
🏙️ Population	6.6M	159K

The cost of living in Chennai is 55% less expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 8898th and 5871st ($437 vs $964) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 2nd in India and Cape Verde, respectively. Check India vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chennai compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Chennai ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 5272nd and 7431st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Chennai	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.25	$5.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.1	$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.91	$6.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$2.36
☕ Cappuccino	$1.95	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$3.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$108	$266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$796
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$194	$469
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.5	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$178
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.96	$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.55%	8.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1914	$1148
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$746	$941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.73	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.87	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$8.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$3.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.05	$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.82	$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.8	$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.47	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.78	$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.4	$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.79	$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.9	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.7	$2.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.8	$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$50.4	$77.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$70.8	$146
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1729	$3216

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$327
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$235
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$291
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$327
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$535
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$300
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$327
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$368
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$367
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$334
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$295
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$275
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$524
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$304
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$300
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$341
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$347
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$345
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$286
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$355
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$290
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$307
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$277
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$347
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$339
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$345
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$310
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$346
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$298
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$347
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$326
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$383
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$266
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$301
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$265
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$353
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$291
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$266
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$295
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$286

Cities near Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$962
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$997
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1221
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1141
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1140
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$541
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$1062
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$598
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$516
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$1084
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$1060
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1088
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$630
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$662
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$895
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$1044
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$872
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$999
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1067
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$999
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1347
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1021
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1283
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1281
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$1007
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1705
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1633
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1455
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1702
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1539
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1567
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$536
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1484
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$583
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$502
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$629
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$506
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$506