Jacksonville vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jacksonville	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2364	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5468	$1956
🏠 One person rent	$1431	$405
🏘️ Family rent	$2461	$721
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3990	$191
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	56	29
😀 Quality of life	87	36
🏙️ Population	950K	159K

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 181% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 1022nd and 6298th ($2364 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 935th 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 1.7 months in Jacksonville compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Jacksonville ranked 77th best city to live in the United States vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 293rd and 7365th 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	$20.2	$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.87	$2.07
☕ Cappuccino	$4.76	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1470	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2901	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2044	$460
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$92.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.3	$45.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.52%	8.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3106	$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2417	$879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.2	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.93	$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$18.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$4.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.65	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.42	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.81	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.2	$25.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.6	$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1306	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11096	$2887

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Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2247
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2238
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2271
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2196
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2136
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$1969
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2211
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2144
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1957
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2064
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2278
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2212
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2327
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2265
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2286
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2308
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1502
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2018
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2269
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2294
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2371
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2336
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2384
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2373
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2336
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2440
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2392
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2366
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2316
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2204
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2576
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2171
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2181
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2280
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2577
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2634
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2295
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2289
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2104
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1897

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