Los Angeles vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Los Angeles	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3420	$987
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7800	$2229
🏠 One person rent	$2177	$489
🏘️ Family rent	$3742	$812
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$263	$41.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4482	$209
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	99	19
😀 Quality of life	93	41
🏙️ Population	3.9M	159K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 247% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 62nd and 5666th ($3420 vs $987) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 1st 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 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 50th and 7752nd 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	$22.4	$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$6.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$3.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$502
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$279
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4109	$901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$507
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.2	$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	8.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8186	$1306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7185	$1022
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.33	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$3.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.59	$2.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$8.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$3.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$3.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$4.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$8.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$4.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$3.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.99	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$29.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$6.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.5	$2.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$70.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1748	$169
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23685	$3188

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000

Cities near Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$979
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$979
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1281
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1206
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1214
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$545
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$1140
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$611
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$527
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$1163
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$1141
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1164
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$1109
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$619
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$653
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$857
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$1119
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$831
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$983
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1050
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$984
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1272
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1005
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1231
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1219
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$998
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$993
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1739
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1668
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1534
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1727
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1608
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1642
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$518
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1508
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$561
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$487
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$627
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$493
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$494