Manchester vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Manchester	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$964
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5312	$2177
🏠 One person rent	$1378	$467
🏘️ Family rent	$2219	$763
🍽️ Food expenses	$544	$377
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$42.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3266	$211
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	91	30
😀 Quality of life	93	43
🏙️ Population	548K	159K

The cost of living in Manchester is 135% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 1330th and 5871st ($2265 vs $964) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 2nd 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 1.4 months in Manchester compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Manchester ranked 10th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 107th and 7431st 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	$17.3	$5.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.5	$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$6.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.26	$2.36
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$3.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1608	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1050	$266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2460	$796
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1770	$469
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$271	$178
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.4	$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	8.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5680	$1148
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3963	$941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$120	$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.8	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$8.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$3.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.7	$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.91	$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$2.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.1	$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.7	$77.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1945	$146
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20873	$3216

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Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$2034
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1921
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$2001
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1968
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1803
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1698
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1918
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1759
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1788
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$2040
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2011
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1723
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1828
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1680
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1873
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1866
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1883
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1513
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1834
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1968
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1887
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1783
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1578
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1652
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1822
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1746
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1833
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1897
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1850
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1832
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1484
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1507
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1937
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1890
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1633
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$2023
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1834
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1831
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1804

Cities near Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$962
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$997
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1221
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1141
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1140
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$541
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$1062
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$598
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$516
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$1084
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$1060
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1088
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$630
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$662
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$895
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$1044
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$872
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$999
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1067
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$999
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1347
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1021
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1283
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1281
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$1007
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1705
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1633
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1455
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1702
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1539
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1567
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$536
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1484
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$583
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$502
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$629
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$506
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$506