Edinburgh vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Edinburgh	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2140	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5387	$1956
🏠 One person rent	$1269	$405
🏘️ Family rent	$2336	$721
🍽️ Food expenses	$530	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3522	$191
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	88	29
😀 Quality of life	94	36
🏙️ Population	488K	159K

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 155% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 1491st and 6298th ($2140 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th 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 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 34th and 7365th 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	$17.4	$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.9	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.21	$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.09	$2.07
☕ Cappuccino	$4.64	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.55	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1331	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$970	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2573	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1865	$460
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$92.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$291	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.4	$45.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.75%	8.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6219	$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4199	$879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.54	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.8	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$18.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.87	$4.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.07	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.9	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.45	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.07	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.2	$25.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$106	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.5	$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$111	$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1772	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21911	$2887

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1610
21 km or 13 mi	Livingston	$1608
21 km or 13 mi	Dunfermline	$1692
42 km or 26 mi	Alloa	$1649
49 km or 30 mi	Cumbernauld	$1475
49 km or 31 mi	Stirling	$1604
52 km or 32 mi	Perth	$1500
56 km or 35 mi	Hamilton	$1699
59 km or 37 mi	Dundee	$1482
65 km or 40 mi	East Kilbride	$1763
66 km or 41 mi	Glasgow	$2011
78 km or 48 mi	Paisley	$1765
89 km or 56 mi	Kilmarnock	$1480
98 km or 61 mi	Greenock	$1601
99 km or 61 mi	Irvine	$1551
102 km or 63 mi	Dumfries	$1246
105 km or 65 mi	Ayr	$1404
120 km or 74 mi	Carlisle	$1567
147 km or 91 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1726
149 km or 93 mi	Aberdeen	$1614
150 km or 93 mi	Gateshead	$1705
153 km or 95 mi	Tynemouth	$1638
153 km or 95 mi	Jarrow	$1651
154 km or 96 mi	South Shields	$1628
158 km or 98 mi	Washington	$1637
158 km or 98 mi	Whitehaven	$1732
164 km or 102 mi	Sunderland	$1510
166 km or 103 mi	Durham	$1707
173 km or 107 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1592
182 km or 113 mi	Inverness	$1722
189 km or 117 mi	Hartlepool	$1328
189 km or 117 mi	Elgin	$1393
190 km or 118 mi	Darlington	$1288
194 km or 121 mi	Stockton-on-Tees	$1377
197 km or 123 mi	Middlesbrough	$1500
211 km or 131 mi	Morecambe	$1714
212 km or 132 mi	Bangor	$1382
213 km or 132 mi	Lancaster	$1629
216 km or 134 mi	Douglas	$1968
224 km or 139 mi	Newtownabbey	$1692

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