Louisville vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Louisville	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1821	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4500	$1956
🏠 One person rent	$1051	$405
🏘️ Family rent	$1950	$721
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.6	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3986	$191
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	60	29
😀 Quality of life	87	36
🏙️ Population	246K	159K

The cost of living in Louisville is 117% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 2336th and 6298th ($1821 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1917th 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 2.2 months in Louisville compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Louisville ranked 78th best city to live in the United States vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 299th and 7365th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Louisville vs Praia

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	Louisville	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.7	$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.5	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.63	$2.07
☕ Cappuccino	$4.62	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.28	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1023	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$833	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1823	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1673	$460
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$92.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.5	$45.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	8.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3405	$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.3	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.52	$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.13	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$18.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$4.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.95	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.52	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.37	$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.06	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.47	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.8	$25.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.3	$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1240	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13378	$2887

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Cities near Louisville

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Jeffersonville	$1731
6.4 km or 3.9 mi	Clarksville	$1863
8 km or 4.9 mi	New Albany	$1903
16 km or 10 mi	Jeffersontown	$1874
46 km or 29 mi	Shelbyville	$1851
50 km or 31 mi	Radcliff	$1865
63 km or 39 mi	Elizabethtown	$1777
78 km or 48 mi	Frankfort	$1664
104 km or 65 mi	Georgetown	$1874
107 km or 67 mi	Columbus	$1875
111 km or 69 mi	Nicholasville	$1862
113 km or 70 mi	Lexington	$1845
121 km or 75 mi	Bloomington	$2147
126 km or 79 mi	Florence	$1940
130 km or 81 mi	Independence	$2145
132 km or 82 mi	Owensboro	$1779
140 km or 87 mi	Franklin	$2001
140 km or 87 mi	Richmond	$1636
140 km or 87 mi	Winchester	$1848
140 km or 87 mi	Covington	$2490
146 km or 91 mi	Cincinnati	$1925
154 km or 96 mi	Greenwood	$2010
154 km or 96 mi	Bowling Green	$1751
159 km or 99 mi	Fairfield	$1914
161 km or 100 mi	Evansville	$2100
163 km or 101 mi	Hamilton	$1895
164 km or 102 mi	Oxford	$1839
165 km or 102 mi	Somerset	$1432
167 km or 104 mi	Henderson	$1847
170 km or 106 mi	Plainfield	$1953
171 km or 106 mi	Greenfield	$1880
172 km or 107 mi	Indianapolis	$2189
173 km or 108 mi	Tompkinsville	$1824
175 km or 109 mi	Mason	$1853
180 km or 112 mi	Lawrence	$2023
183 km or 114 mi	Middletown	$1427
185 km or 115 mi	Brownsburg	$1751
186 km or 116 mi	Lebanon	$1834
190 km or 118 mi	Richmond	$1872
190 km or 118 mi	Fishers	$1974

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