El Paso vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	El Paso	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1813	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4267	$1956
🏠 One person rent	$980	$405
🏘️ Family rent	$1800	$721
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$92	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3350	$191
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	35	29
😀 Quality of life	79	36
🏙️ Population	679K	159K

The cost of living in El Paso is 116% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 2363rd and 6298th ($1813 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1931st 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 179th best city to live in the United States vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 633rd and 7365th 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	$18.9	$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.5	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.49	$2.07
☕ Cappuccino	$5.96	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.81	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$921	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$759	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1644	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$460
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$92.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.2	$45.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	8.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1815	$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1759	$879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.51	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.5	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.38	$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.82	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$18.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$4.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.28	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.95	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.1	$25.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.2	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.2	$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.7	$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.4	$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$578	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6903	$2887

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Cities near El Paso

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$948
24 km or 15 mi	Socorro	$1875
68 km or 42 mi	Las Cruces	$1695
136 km or 85 mi	Alamogordo	$1661
202 km or 125 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$797
224 km or 139 mi	Carlsbad	$1832
258 km or 160 mi	Roswell	$1854
294 km or 183 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
332 km or 206 mi	Hobbs	$1856
349 km or 217 mi	Chihuahua	$814
359 km or 223 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
374 km or 232 mi	Albuquerque	$1985
375 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Cuauhtemoc	$770
387 km or 240 mi	Rio Rancho	$1942
390 km or 242 mi	Odessa	$2224
408 km or 254 mi	Delicias	$762
415 km or 258 mi	Midland	$1683
422 km or 262 mi	Tucson	$1957
424 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$2077
425 km or 264 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
425 km or 264 mi	Clovis	$1618
425 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$830
429 km or 267 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
431 km or 268 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
437 km or 272 mi	Santa Fe	$2170
442 km or 275 mi	Marana	$2073
467 km or 290 mi	Gallup	$2262
473 km or 294 mi	Espanola	$2211
476 km or 296 mi	Lubbock	$1717
476 km or 296 mi	Big Spring	$1996
481 km or 299 mi	Florence	$2319
508 km or 316 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
509 km or 317 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
511 km or 317 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
521 km or 323 mi	Plainview	$1896
522 km or 324 mi	Hermosillo	$814
522 km or 324 mi	Taos	$2396
527 km or 328 mi	Gilbert	$2417
530 km or 330 mi	Chandler	$2306
532 km or 330 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353

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