Kingstown vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingstown Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1008
$692
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2491
$1496
🏠 One person rent
$386
$320
🏘️ Family rent
$729
$451
🍽️ Food expenses
$450
$265
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.1
$40.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$613
$269
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
4
30
😀 Quality of life
35
37
🏙️ Population
12.9K
159K

The cost of living in Kingstown is 46% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 5256th and 6860th ($1008 vs $692) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Saint Vincent and Cape Verde, respectively. Check Saint Vincent vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Kingstown compared to 0.4 months in Praia. Kingstown ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Vincent vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 7788th and 7486th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kingstown Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.83
$4.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.8
$27.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.17
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$2.05
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.84
$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$289
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$831
$437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$543
$259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$70.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.9
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.1
$49.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.05%
14.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$592
$909
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$595
$909
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.47
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.3
$22.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.2
$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.73
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.78
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$2.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.61
$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.91
$7.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.22
$2.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.21
$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$8.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.51
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.43
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.15
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.3
$26.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.44
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.8
$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.59
$2.38
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.3
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98
$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$149
$75.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3332
$1069

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Georgetown
$993
69 km or 43 mi Vieux Fort
$1191
98 km or 61 mi Castries
$1108
124 km or 77 mi Grenville
$1069
136 km or 85 mi St. George's
$1069
160 km or 100 mi Fort-de-France
$1571
173 km or 107 mi Holetown
$1294
175 km or 109 mi Bridgetown
$1353
227 km or 141 mi Scarborough
$1099
238 km or 148 mi Roseau
$834
269 km or 167 mi Portsmouth
$1168
280 km or 174 mi Port of Spain
$1218
281 km or 175 mi San Juan
$1217
296 km or 184 mi Chaguanas
$1053
319 km or 198 mi Basse-Terre
$1576
322 km or 200 mi San Fernando
$898
339 km or 210 mi Petit-Bourg
$1570
341 km or 212 mi Sainte-Anne
$1570
346 km or 215 mi Les Abymes
$1561
347 km or 216 mi Baie-Mahault
$1579
352 km or 219 mi Le Moule
$1575
353 km or 219 mi Carupano
$710
372 km or 231 mi La Asuncion
$666
376 km or 234 mi Porlamar
$654
436 km or 271 mi Maturin
$838
436 km or 271 mi All Saints
$1074
440 km or 273 mi Cumana
$686
445 km or 276 mi St. John's
$1076
465 km or 289 mi Tucupita
$748
487 km or 302 mi Basseterre
$1212
492 km or 306 mi Cayon
$1214
493 km or 306 mi Puerto la Cruz
$732
502 km or 312 mi Lecheria
$769
505 km or 314 mi Barcelona
$719
545 km or 338 mi Anaco
$608
548 km or 341 mi Cantaura
$637
557 km or 346 mi Ciudad Guayana
$868
574 km or 357 mi Philipsburg
$1857
579 km or 360 mi El Tigre
$700
587 km or 365 mi Upata
$760

Cities near Praia

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Assomada
$692
270 km or 168 mi Mindelo
$749
651 km or 404 mi Dakar
$1179
671 km or 417 mi Rufisque
$1067
709 km or 440 mi Thies
$1009
760 km or 472 mi Lamin
$486
761 km or 473 mi Saint-Louis
$1061
762 km or 474 mi Brikama
$556
765 km or 475 mi Banjul
$441
766 km or 476 mi Fatick
$1068
786 km or 488 mi Louga
$1070
805 km or 500 mi Kaolack
$1081
824 km or 512 mi Ziguinchor
$1060
843 km or 524 mi Rosso
$584
877 km or 545 mi Nouakchott
$618
921 km or 572 mi Bissau
$799
952 km or 591 mi Kolda
$1049
1004 km or 624 mi Bafata
$778
1156 km or 718 mi Boffa
$968
1222 km or 760 mi Conakry
$1024
1263 km or 785 mi Forecariah
$971
1327 km or 825 mi Freetown
$751
1338 km or 831 mi Mamou
$989
1497 km or 930 mi Bo
$689
1554 km or 965 mi Kenema
$689
1618 km or 1005 mi Gueckedou
$977
1621 km or 1007 mi Kankan
$975
1646 km or 1023 mi Tenerife
$1659
1660 km or 1031 mi La Orotava
$1624
1662 km or 1033 mi Santa Lucia de Tirajana
$1175
1663 km or 1034 mi Puerto de la Cruz
$1759
1680 km or 1044 mi San Cristobal de La Laguna
$1214
1682 km or 1045 mi Santa Cruz de Tenerife
$1206
1685 km or 1047 mi Monrovia
$501
1688 km or 1049 mi Las Palmas
$1191
1694 km or 1053 mi Bamako
$518
1712 km or 1064 mi Kakata
$470
1729 km or 1074 mi Laayoune
$536
1735 km or 1078 mi Koulikoro
$471
1737 km or 1079 mi Banamba
$471