Detroit vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Detroit	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2064	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4936	$1956
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$405
🏘️ Family rent	$2122	$721
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3270	$191
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	77	29
😀 Quality of life	86	36
🏙️ Population	639K	159K

The cost of living in Detroit is 146% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 1678th and 6298th ($2064 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1488th 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 Detroit compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Detroit ranked 83rd best city to live in the United States vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 315th and 7365th 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	$17.3	$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$2.07
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1182	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$960	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2340	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1705	$460
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$92.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.6	$45.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	8.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1377	$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1283	$879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.1	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.05	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$18.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$4.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.09	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.76	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.93	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.7	$25.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.7	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1288	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16893	$2887

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1694
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2042
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2064
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1962
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2070
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2086
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1786
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2017
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2102
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1957
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2071
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1936
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2093
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2062
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2022
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2175
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2083
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2030
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2087
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$2032
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1724
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2059
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$2040
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1940
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1963
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2065
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2077
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2081
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2390
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2019
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2288
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1837
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1959
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1706
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2238
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1778
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1593
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1607
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1943
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1527

Cities near Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$838
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$865
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1114
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1046
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1052
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$507
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$552
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$477
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$998
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$970
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1000
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$647
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$675
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$827
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$964
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$804
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$998
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1061
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$998
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1346
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1019
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1278
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1272
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$1007
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1612
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1558
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$523
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$569
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$487
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$559
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$490
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$491