Los Angeles vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Los Angeles	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3165	$692
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7625	$1496
🏠 One person rent	$2019	$320
🏘️ Family rent	$3688	$451
🍽️ Food expenses	$715	$265
🚐 Transport expenses	$236	$40.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6398	$269
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	99	30
😀 Quality of life	94	37
🏙️ Population	3.9M	159K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 358% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 72nd and 6860th ($3165 vs $692) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 60th 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 2 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.4 months in Praia. Los Angeles ranked 5th best city to live in the United States vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 34th and 7486th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Praia

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	Los Angeles	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.5	$4.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$101	$27.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.42	$2.05
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2215	$289
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1717	$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4161	$437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3237	$259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$70.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71	$49.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.7%	14.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7697	$909
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6904	$909
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.3	$22.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.26	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$2.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$7.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$2.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.72	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$8.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.97	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.95	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.5	$26.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$140	$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$29	$2.38
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.1	$43
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2020	$75.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31623	$1069

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2777
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2717
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2781
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2678
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2821
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2887
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2854
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2638
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2987
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2578
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2734
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2713
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2650
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3660
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2886
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2297
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2676
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2750
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2836
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3263
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2649
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3220
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2442
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2737
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3030
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2987
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2747
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2702
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2621
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2579
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2935
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2707
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3148
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2700
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2541
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2375
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2665
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3168
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2862

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