Edinburgh vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Edinburgh	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2310	$964
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5713	$2177
🏠 One person rent	$1359	$467
🏘️ Family rent	$2393	$763
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$377
🚐 Transport expenses	$166	$42.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3676	$211
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	88	30
😀 Quality of life	95	43
🏙️ Population	488K	159K

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 140% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 1247th and 5871st ($2310 vs $964) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 2nd in the United Kingdom and Cape Verde, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Edinburgh compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Edinburgh ranked 5th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 59th and 7431st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Praia

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	Edinburgh	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.6	$5.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.8	$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$6.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.41	$2.36
☕ Cappuccino	$5.01	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.68	$3.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1388	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1053	$266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2488	$796
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1942	$469
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$300	$178
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.3	$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.08%	8.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6892	$1148
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4820	$941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.4	$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.7	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.89	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.63	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$8.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.31	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.57	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.9	$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.69	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.26	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$2.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$115	$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$77.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1932	$146
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23184	$3216

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1768
21 km or 13 mi	Livingston	$1775
21 km or 13 mi	Dunfermline	$1728
42 km or 26 mi	Alloa	$1762
49 km or 30 mi	Cumbernauld	$1619
49 km or 31 mi	Stirling	$1711
52 km or 32 mi	Perth	$1641
56 km or 35 mi	Hamilton	$1797
59 km or 37 mi	Dundee	$1480
65 km or 40 mi	East Kilbride	$1840
66 km or 41 mi	Glasgow	$2058
78 km or 48 mi	Paisley	$1837
89 km or 56 mi	Kilmarnock	$1527
98 km or 61 mi	Greenock	$1575
99 km or 61 mi	Irvine	$1630
102 km or 63 mi	Dumfries	$1485
105 km or 65 mi	Ayr	$1522
120 km or 74 mi	Carlisle	$1759
147 km or 91 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1963
149 km or 93 mi	Aberdeen	$1769
150 km or 93 mi	Gateshead	$1906
153 km or 95 mi	Tynemouth	$1805
153 km or 95 mi	Jarrow	$1825
154 km or 96 mi	South Shields	$1780
158 km or 98 mi	Washington	$1797
158 km or 98 mi	Whitehaven	$1778
164 km or 102 mi	Sunderland	$1602
166 km or 103 mi	Durham	$2079
173 km or 107 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1761
182 km or 113 mi	Inverness	$2021
189 km or 117 mi	Hartlepool	$1460
189 km or 117 mi	Elgin	$1507
190 km or 118 mi	Darlington	$1429
194 km or 121 mi	Stockton-on-Tees	$1431
197 km or 123 mi	Middlesbrough	$1638
211 km or 131 mi	Morecambe	$1840
212 km or 132 mi	Bangor	$1484
213 km or 132 mi	Lancaster	$1839
216 km or 134 mi	Douglas	$2205
224 km or 139 mi	Newtownabbey	$1808

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