Dublin vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dublin	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2992	$979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6629	$2219
🏠 One person rent	$1987	$473
🏘️ Family rent	$3461	$783
🍽️ Food expenses	$663	$384
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4313	$215
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	96	19
😀 Quality of life	95	41
🏙️ Population	593K	159K

The cost of living in Dublin is 206% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 223rd and 5816th ($2992 vs $979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Ireland and Cape Verde, respectively. Check Ireland vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dublin compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 36th and 7752nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dublin vs Praia

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	Dublin	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.5	$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$96.7	$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.8	$6.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.58	$2.49
☕ Cappuccino	$4.95	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$3.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2108	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1693	$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3809	$784
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2999	$494
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$249	$179
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.7	$52.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	9.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8392	$1324
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6209	$1040
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.36	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$102	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.1	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.08	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.31	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.03	$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$8.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$4.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$3.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$4.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.84	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.04	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21	$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$3.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$6.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.85	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$6.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.5	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$2.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$119	$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1316	$148
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10947	$3260

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Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2472
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2515
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2627
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$2179
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$2055
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$2074
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1945
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2423
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1954
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$2265
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1892
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1496
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1769
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$2236
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2978
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1764
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1620
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1718
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1873
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1862
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1895
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1888
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1998
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1893
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1861
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1677
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2524
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1784
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1804
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1771
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1951
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$2047
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1815
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1686
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1907
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1928
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1873
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1754
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1819
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1718

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