Memphis vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Memphis	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1874	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4389	$1956
🏠 One person rent	$1092	$405
🏘️ Family rent	$1592	$721
🍽️ Food expenses	$565	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.9	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3516	$191
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	67	29
😀 Quality of life	87	36
🏙️ Population	633K	159K

The cost of living in Memphis is 123% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 2179th and 6298th ($1874 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1817th 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 1.9 months in Memphis compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Memphis ranked 73rd best city to live in the United States vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 279th and 7365th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Memphis vs Praia

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	Memphis	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.3	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.59	$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.47	$2.07
☕ Cappuccino	$5.05	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.5	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$976	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$883	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1501	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1292	$460
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$92.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.8	$45.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.52%	8.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1489	$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1490	$879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.2	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.6	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$18.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.14	$4.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.63	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.97	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.07	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$25.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.4	$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.2	$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1469	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27369	$2887

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Cities near Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2383
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2134
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$2062
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$2070
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1865
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2077
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2268
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2117
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$2009
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1781
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1874
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2048
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1717
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1946
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1831
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1882
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1645
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1830
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1930
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1617
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1856
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1999
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1350
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1989
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1958
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1828
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1774
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1806
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1943
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1649
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1728
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2031
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1839
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1772
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2075
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2607
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1438
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1322
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1855
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2738

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