Columbus vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Columbus	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2127	$979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5086	$2219
🏠 One person rent	$1221	$473
🏘️ Family rent	$2077	$783
🍽️ Food expenses	$642	$384
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3894	$215
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	73	19
😀 Quality of life	92	41
🏙️ Population	906K	159K

The cost of living in Columbus is 117% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 1686th and 5816th ($2127 vs $979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1354th 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 0.2 months in Praia. Columbus ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 96th and 7752nd 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	$18.3	$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.4	$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$6.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$2.49
☕ Cappuccino	$4.76	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.53	$3.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1328	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$934	$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2183	$784
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1691	$494
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$226	$179
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61	$52.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	9.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3248	$1324
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2159	$1040
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.1	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.1	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.12	$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$8.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.64	$4.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$3.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$4.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.75	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.8	$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.61	$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$3.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$6.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.07	$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.5	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$6.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.7	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$2.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.3	$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1272	$148
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24638	$3260

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2080
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2048
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$1994
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2093
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$1992
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2123
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1816
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$1982
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2029
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1911
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$1975
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1872
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1813
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1919
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1922
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1746
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1831
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1756
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1822
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1831
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1594
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1877
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1931
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1849
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1582
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1915
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1901
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1863
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1833
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1933
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1580
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1864
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1554
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$2110
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1530
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1904
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1859
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1468
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1791
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1935

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