Denver vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Denver	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2791	$979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6409	$2219
🏠 One person rent	$1710	$473
🏘️ Family rent	$2799	$783
🍽️ Food expenses	$708	$384
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4539	$215
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	91	19
😀 Quality of life	89	41
🏙️ Population	716K	159K

The cost of living in Denver is 185% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 432nd and 5816th ($2791 vs $979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 365th 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 1.6 months in Denver compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Denver ranked 61st best city to live in the United States vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 239th and 7752nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Denver vs Praia

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	Denver	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.9	$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.7	$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$6.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.55	$2.49
☕ Cappuccino	$5.62	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.96	$3.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1860	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1468	$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2961	$784
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2488	$494
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.8	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$179
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65	$52.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.49%	9.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5415	$1324
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3638	$1040
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.5	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.83	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.03	$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$8.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$4.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$4.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.8	$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.41	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14.7	$3.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.96	$6.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.44	$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.5	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$6.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$168	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.3	$2.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.4	$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1796	$148
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18639	$3260

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Cities near Denver

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2600
10 km or 6.4 mi	Englewood	$2400
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lakewood	$2546
11 km or 7 mi	Arvada	$2626
12 km or 7.3 mi	Westminster	$2638
13 km or 8.3 mi	Commerce	$2399
14 km or 8.9 mi	Littleton	$2286
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aurora	$2742
18 km or 11 mi	Northglenn	$2667
18 km or 11 mi	Thornton	$2728
20 km or 12 mi	Centennial	$2540
22 km or 13 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2600
22 km or 14 mi	Broomfield	$2972
30 km or 19 mi	Brighton	$2598
30 km or 19 mi	Lafayette	$2749
31 km or 19 mi	Parker	$2524
41 km or 25 mi	Boulder	$2917
42 km or 26 mi	Castle Rock	$2510
49 km or 31 mi	Longmont	$2727
75 km or 46 mi	Loveland	$2509
79 km or 49 mi	Greeley	$2034
92 km or 57 mi	Fort Collins	$2278
99 km or 61 mi	Colorado Springs	$2451
113 km or 70 mi	Security-Widefield	$2357
119 km or 74 mi	Fountain	$2323
157 km or 98 mi	Cheyenne	$1771
167 km or 104 mi	Pueblo	$2140
182 km or 113 mi	Laramie	$1920
262 km or 163 mi	Scottsbluff	$1928
317 km or 197 mi	Grand Junction	$2168
362 km or 225 mi	Casper	$1648
376 km or 233 mi	Taos	$2418
389 km or 242 mi	North Platte	$1880
407 km or 253 mi	Garden	$1753
412 km or 256 mi	Rock Springs	$1519
426 km or 265 mi	Espanola	$2220
434 km or 270 mi	Farmington	$2472
461 km or 286 mi	Santa Fe	$2216
463 km or 288 mi	Liberal	$1748
484 km or 300 mi	Dodge	$1676

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