El Paso vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	El Paso	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4149	$2219
🏠 One person rent	$1019	$473
🏘️ Family rent	$1739	$783
🍽️ Food expenses	$595	$384
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.2	$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3236	$215
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	34	19
😀 Quality of life	85	41
🏙️ Population	679K	159K

The cost of living in El Paso is 87% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 2753rd and 5816th ($1828 vs $979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1911th 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 1.8 months in El Paso compared to 0.2 months in Praia. El Paso ranked 154th best city to live in the United States vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 472nd and 7752nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in El Paso vs Praia

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	El Paso	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22	$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.6	$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$6.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$2.49
☕ Cappuccino	$6.59	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.29	$3.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1025	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$817	$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1758	$784
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1466	$494
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.6	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$179
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.5	$52.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.36%	9.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1787	$1324
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1767	$1040
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.1	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.9	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.86	$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$8.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$4.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$3.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$4.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.18	$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$3.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.95	$6.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.95	$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.2	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$6.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.3	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$2.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$45	$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$571	$148
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6914	$3260

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Cities near El Paso

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1002
24 km or 15 mi	Socorro	$1876
68 km or 42 mi	Las Cruces	$1641
136 km or 85 mi	Alamogordo	$1734
202 km or 125 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$896
224 km or 139 mi	Carlsbad	$1855
258 km or 160 mi	Roswell	$1928
294 km or 183 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
332 km or 206 mi	Hobbs	$1924
349 km or 217 mi	Chihuahua	$1008
359 km or 223 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
374 km or 232 mi	Albuquerque	$2026
375 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Cuauhtemoc	$1055
387 km or 240 mi	Rio Rancho	$2040
390 km or 242 mi	Odessa	$2231
408 km or 254 mi	Delicias	$953
415 km or 258 mi	Midland	$2045
422 km or 262 mi	Tucson	$1930
424 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$2110
425 km or 264 mi	Sahuarita	$2059
425 km or 264 mi	Clovis	$1724
425 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$776
429 km or 267 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
431 km or 268 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
437 km or 272 mi	Santa Fe	$2216
442 km or 275 mi	Marana	$2089
467 km or 290 mi	Gallup	$2190
473 km or 294 mi	Espanola	$2220
476 km or 296 mi	Lubbock	$1934
476 km or 296 mi	Big Spring	$2140
481 km or 299 mi	Florence	$2444
508 km or 316 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
509 km or 317 mi	Casa Grande	$2366
511 km or 317 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
521 km or 323 mi	Plainview	$2023
522 km or 324 mi	Hermosillo	$1087
522 km or 324 mi	Taos	$2418
527 km or 328 mi	Gilbert	$2381
530 km or 330 mi	Chandler	$2396
532 km or 330 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384

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