Detroit vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Detroit	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$964
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5076	$2177
🏠 One person rent	$1225	$467
🏘️ Family rent	$2140	$763
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$377
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$42.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3098	$211
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	77	30
😀 Quality of life	88	43
🏙️ Population	639K	159K

The cost of living in Detroit is 121% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 1636th and 5871st ($2133 vs $964) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1374th 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 1.5 months in Detroit compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Detroit ranked 99th best city to live in the United States vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 311th and 7431st 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	$19.9	$5.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.4	$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$6.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$2.36
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$3.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$949	$266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2383	$796
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1719	$469
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$178
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.1	$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.39%	8.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1383	$1148
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1272	$941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.4	$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.36	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$8.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$3.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.85	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.08	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.63	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.93	$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.96	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.1	$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.4	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$2.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.3	$77.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1177	$146
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16684	$3216

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1961
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2062
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2052
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2048
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2080
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1737
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2032
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2124
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1963
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2061
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1911
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2085
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2041
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2039
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2167
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2062
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2036
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2053
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1996
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1913
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2045
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1973
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1874
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1958
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2048
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2100
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2078
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2345
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2002
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2295
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1822
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1957
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1721
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2276
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1832
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1642
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1611
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1949
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1608

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