New Orleans vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	New Orleans	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2219	$964
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5259	$2177
🏠 One person rent	$1273	$467
🏘️ Family rent	$2170	$763
🍽️ Food expenses	$696	$377
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.6	$42.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3848	$211
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	85	30
😀 Quality of life	89	43
🏙️ Population	384K	159K

The cost of living in New Orleans is 130% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 1427th and 5871st ($2219 vs $964) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1227th 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 1.7 months in New Orleans compared to 0.2 months in Praia. New Orleans ranked 79th best city to live in the United States vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 252nd and 7431st among best cities to live in the world.

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	New Orleans	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.6	$5.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$102	$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$6.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.48	$2.36
☕ Cappuccino	$5.38	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$3.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1471	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$977	$266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2598	$796
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1725	$469
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$178
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	8.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2405	$1148
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2056	$941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45	$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.5	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.44	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$8.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.98	$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.95	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.8	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.92	$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.27	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.42	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.3	$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$140	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.3	$2.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.3	$77.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1571	$146
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10150	$3216

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Cities near New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2121
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$2001
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1723
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$2036
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1755
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1613
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$2193
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2134
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2135
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1775
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1844
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2127
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1680
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1842
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1971
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1861
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1763
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1776
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1938
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1861
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1837
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2074
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2231
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1933
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2025
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1787
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2072
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$2010
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2072
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$2252
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$2009
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1975
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$2029
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$1957
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1586
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1830
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1881
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1804
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1592
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$1960

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