Manchester vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Manchester	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2137	$835
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5153	$1897
🏠 One person rent	$1275	$426
🏘️ Family rent	$2202	$730
🍽️ Food expenses	$530	$295
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3299	$201
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	91	30
😀 Quality of life	92	36
🏙️ Population	548K	159K

The cost of living in Manchester is 156% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 1500th and 6315th ($2137 vs $835) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 53rd and 3rd in the United Kingdom and Cape Verde, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Manchester compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Manchester ranked 8th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 76th and 7362nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manchester vs Praia

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	Manchester	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.6	$4.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.6	$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$5.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.48	$2.1
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.84	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1425	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$953	$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2281	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1768	$494
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$91.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$296	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.3	$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.95%	9.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5337	$1010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3610	$910
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.64	$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$112	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.9	$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.99	$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.87	$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$7.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$1.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$8.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.6	$4.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$3.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.7	$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.6	$27.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$5.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.8	$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$2.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.1	$35.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.6	$74.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1753	$78.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17390	$3052

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Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$1936
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1877
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$1910
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1894
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1793
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1722
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1849
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1592
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1776
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1852
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1802
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2069
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1659
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1752
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1529
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1824
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1860
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1844
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1493
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1761
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$2098
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1898
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1780
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1552
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1585
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1776
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1670
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1788
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1853
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1804
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1789
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1712
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1449
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1889
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1809
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1614
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$1957
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1784
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1797
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1761

Cities near Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$840
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$898
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1198
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1095
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1203
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$520
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$1018
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$569
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$488
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$1051
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$1003
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1062
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$649
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$678
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$889
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$1039
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$866
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$972
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1030
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$974
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1213
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$994
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1138
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1146
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$983
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$979
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1707
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1660
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1336
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1764
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1391
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1394
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$528
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1353
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$574
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$494
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$559
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$497
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$495