Medellin vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Medellin	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1071	$979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2607	$2219
🏠 One person rent	$514	$473
🏘️ Family rent	$888	$783
🍽️ Food expenses	$314	$384
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$536	$215
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	65	19
😀 Quality of life	63	41
🏙️ Population	2.53M	159K

The cost of living in Medellin is 9% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 5161st and 5816th ($1071 vs $979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Colombia and Cape Verde, respectively. Check Colombia vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medellin compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 5624th and 7752nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medellin vs Praia

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	Medellin	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.31	$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.32	$6.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$2.49
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$3.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$594	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$390	$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1079	$784
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$695	$494
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.8	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.9	$179
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.4	$52.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.08%	9.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2533	$1324
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1334	$1040
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.8	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.48	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.57	$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.98	$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.82	$8.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.25	$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$4.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$4.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.39	$3.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.46	$6.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.6	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.48	$6.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.1	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$2.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.2	$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$463	$148
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7264	$3260

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Cities near Medellin

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Envigado	$992
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Bello	$915
131 km or 82 mi	Manizales	$717
135 km or 84 mi	Quibdo	$757
160 km or 99 mi	Pereira	$789
171 km or 106 mi	Cartago	$738
179 km or 111 mi	Salento	$709
190 km or 118 mi	Armenia	$719
205 km or 127 mi	Ibague	$529
209 km or 130 mi	Facatativa	$777
212 km or 131 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1040
221 km or 137 mi	Zipaquira	$813
232 km or 144 mi	Girardot	$547
239 km or 148 mi	Soacha	$919
242 km or 150 mi	Turbo	$764
246 km or 153 mi	Bogota	$1062
250 km or 155 mi	Tulua	$537
257 km or 160 mi	Tunja	$667
282 km or 175 mi	Monteria	$703
285 km or 177 mi	Duitama	$1019
288 km or 179 mi	Bucaramanga	$754
289 km or 179 mi	Floridablanca	$744
298 km or 185 mi	Sogamoso	$614
308 km or 192 mi	Buenaventura	$825
312 km or 194 mi	Palmira	$746
318 km or 198 mi	Villavicencio	$575
329 km or 204 mi	Cali	$829
331 km or 206 mi	Ocana	$732
334 km or 208 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$764
340 km or 211 mi	Sincelejo	$572
346 km or 215 mi	Magangue	$707
367 km or 228 mi	Yopal	$750
370 km or 230 mi	Neiva	$592
386 km or 240 mi	Cucuta	$646
387 km or 241 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$676
391 km or 243 mi	Rubio	$673
406 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$687
410 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$675
438 km or 272 mi	Popayan	$606
448 km or 279 mi	La Grita	$685

Cities near Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$977
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$1014
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1320
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1229
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1236
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$537
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$1147
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$605
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$518
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$1176
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$1145
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1178
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$1108
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$619
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$659
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$878
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$1127
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$852
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$990
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1058
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$993
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1323
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1016
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1257
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1257
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$1004
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$1001
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1774
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1694
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1531
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1750
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1615
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1654
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$535
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1540
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$583
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$503
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$635
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$508
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$507