Denver vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Denver	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2775	$964
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6485	$2177
🏠 One person rent	$1690	$467
🏘️ Family rent	$2926	$763
🍽️ Food expenses	$695	$377
🚐 Transport expenses	$164	$42.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4922	$211
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	91	30
😀 Quality of life	91	43
🏙️ Population	716K	159K

The cost of living in Denver is 188% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 434th and 5871st ($2775 vs $964) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 376th 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 Denver compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Denver ranked 53rd best city to live in the United States vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 183rd and 7431st 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	$18.6	$5.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.9	$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$6.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.19	$2.36
☕ Cappuccino	$5.66	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.97	$3.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1831	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1450	$266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3135	$796
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2601	$469
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$178
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61	$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	8.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5007	$1148
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3720	$941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.84	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.45	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.24	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$8.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$3.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.94	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.5	$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11	$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.02	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.8	$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$199	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$2.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.9	$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$77.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1571	$146
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16240	$3216

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Cities near Denver

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2597
10 km or 6.4 mi	Englewood	$2407
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lakewood	$2552
11 km or 7 mi	Arvada	$2605
12 km or 7.3 mi	Westminster	$2638
13 km or 8.3 mi	Commerce	$2416
14 km or 8.9 mi	Littleton	$2321
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aurora	$2735
18 km or 11 mi	Northglenn	$2677
18 km or 11 mi	Thornton	$2744
20 km or 12 mi	Centennial	$2540
22 km or 13 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2617
22 km or 14 mi	Broomfield	$2961
30 km or 19 mi	Brighton	$2596
30 km or 19 mi	Lafayette	$2760
31 km or 19 mi	Parker	$2537
41 km or 25 mi	Boulder	$2876
42 km or 26 mi	Castle Rock	$2520
49 km or 31 mi	Longmont	$2760
75 km or 46 mi	Loveland	$2465
79 km or 49 mi	Greeley	$2019
92 km or 57 mi	Fort Collins	$2231
99 km or 61 mi	Colorado Springs	$2430
113 km or 70 mi	Security-Widefield	$2377
119 km or 74 mi	Fountain	$2385
157 km or 98 mi	Cheyenne	$1771
167 km or 104 mi	Pueblo	$2353
182 km or 113 mi	Laramie	$1895
262 km or 163 mi	Scottsbluff	$1850
317 km or 197 mi	Grand Junction	$2263
362 km or 225 mi	Casper	$1628
376 km or 233 mi	Taos	$2407
389 km or 242 mi	North Platte	$1824
407 km or 253 mi	Garden	$1705
412 km or 256 mi	Rock Springs	$1516
426 km or 265 mi	Espanola	$2235
434 km or 270 mi	Farmington	$2514
461 km or 286 mi	Santa Fe	$2204
463 km or 288 mi	Liberal	$1699
484 km or 300 mi	Dodge	$1753

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