Jacksonville vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jacksonville	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$964
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5199	$2177
🏠 One person rent	$1338	$467
🏘️ Family rent	$2330	$763
🍽️ Food expenses	$621	$377
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$42.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3953	$211
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	56	30
😀 Quality of life	89	43
🏙️ Population	950K	159K

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 131% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 1415th and 5871st ($2222 vs $964) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1218th 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 Jacksonville compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Jacksonville ranked 88th best city to live in the United States vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 278th and 7431st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jacksonville vs Praia

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	Jacksonville	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$5.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90	$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$6.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.01	$2.36
☕ Cappuccino	$5.8	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.22	$3.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1437	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1090	$266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2539	$796
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1973	$469
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$178
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.1	$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	8.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3110	$1148
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2396	$941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.4	$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.57	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.48	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.75	$8.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$3.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.69	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.93	$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.86	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.3	$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$109	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$2.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$51	$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.6	$77.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1315	$146
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11123	$3216

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Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2193
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2192
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2104
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2107
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2161
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2335
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2099
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2190
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1919
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2160
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2282
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2247
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2358
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2294
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2296
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2335
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1482
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2152
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2255
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2304
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2336
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2321
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2358
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2351
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2320
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2378
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2357
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2344
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2317
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2433
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2473
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2220
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2057
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2290
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2664
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2579
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2254
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2265
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2128
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1806

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