Detroit vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Detroit	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1979	$692
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4857	$1496
🏠 One person rent	$1158	$320
🏘️ Family rent	$2113	$451
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$265
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.6	$40.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4187	$269
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	77	30
😀 Quality of life	89	37
🏙️ Population	639K	159K

The cost of living in Detroit is 186% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 1843rd and 6860th ($1979 vs $692) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1594th 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 2.1 months in Detroit compared to 0.4 months in Praia. Detroit ranked 38th best city to live in the United States vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 172nd and 7486th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Praia

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	Detroit	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.1	$4.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.4	$27.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.96	$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.69	$2.05
☕ Cappuccino	$4.84	$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1199	$289
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2954	$437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1523	$259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$70.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$235	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.1	$49.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	14.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1060	$909
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$975	$909
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.7	$22.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.62	$2.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.1	$7.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$2.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.62	$8.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9	$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.58	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.63	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.5	$26.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$107	$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$2.38
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.8	$43
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.4	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1283	$75.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16868	$1069

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1790
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$1935
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$1882
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1848
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$1847
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$1906
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1749
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$1887
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$1881
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1828
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$1932
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1841
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$1905
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$1912
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$1893
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$1718
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$1954
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$1900
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$1877
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1935
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1813
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$1904
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1939
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1934
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1753
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$1950
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$1903
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$1899
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$1748
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$1898
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2298
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1921
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1928
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1632
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2104
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1856
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1704
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1529
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1890
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1614

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