Gothenburg vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gothenburg	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1623	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3695	$1956
🏠 One person rent	$808	$405
🏘️ Family rent	$1406	$721
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3142	$191
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	46	29
😀 Quality of life	92	36
🏙️ Population	675K	159K

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 93% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 2959th and 6298th ($1623 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in Sweden and Cape Verde, respectively. Check Sweden vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Gothenburg compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 78th and 7365th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Praia

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	Gothenburg	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.3	$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.46	$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.53	$2.07
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$665	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$460
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$92.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.7	$45.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	8.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5838	$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3896	$879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.4	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$18.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$4.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.08	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.9	$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$25.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3664	$2887

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1498
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1367
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1284
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1167
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1334
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1235
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1394
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1208
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1373
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1424
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1473
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1676
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1333
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1373
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1575
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1310
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1977
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1500
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1800
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1434
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1733
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1864
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$1983
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1828
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$1952
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1714
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1140
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1508
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1623
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1279
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1707
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1528
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1631
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2134
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1651
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1251

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