Columbus vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Columbus	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2202	$692
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5415	$1496
🏠 One person rent	$1315	$320
🏘️ Family rent	$2574	$451
🍽️ Food expenses	$608	$265
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$40.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3975	$269
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	72	30
😀 Quality of life	87	37
🏙️ Population	906K	159K

The cost of living in Columbus is 218% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 1282nd and 6860th ($2202 vs $692) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1143rd 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 1.8 months in Columbus compared to 0.4 months in Praia. Columbus ranked 47th best city to live in the United States vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 202nd and 7486th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Praia

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	Columbus	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.1	$4.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.5	$27.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.03	$2.05
☕ Cappuccino	$4.89	$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.5	$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1415	$289
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1025	$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2997	$437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2104	$259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$70.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$221	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.2	$49.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	14.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3125	$909
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3122	$909
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.9	$22.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13	$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$2.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$7.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$2.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$8.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.9	$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.72	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.03	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.22	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43	$26.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$116	$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.4	$2.38
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.7	$43
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.3	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1244	$75.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10456	$1069

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2107
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2030
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2125
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2046
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2124
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1805
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2032
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$1985
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1935
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2010
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1905
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1787
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1849
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1900
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1853
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1767
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1642
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1747
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1761
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1823
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1787
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1798
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1844
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1558
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1791
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1721
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$2055
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1919
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1803
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1587
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1857
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1486
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1886
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1768
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1844
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1819
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1491
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1659
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1861

Cities near Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$692
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$749
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1179
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1067
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1009
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$486
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$1061
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$556
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$441
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$1068
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$1070
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1081
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$1060
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$584
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$618
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$799
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$1049
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$778
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$968
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1024
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$971
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$751
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$989
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$689
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$689
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$977
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$975
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1659
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1624
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1175
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1759
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1214
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1206
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$501
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1191
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$518
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$470
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$536
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$471
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$471