New Orleans vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	New Orleans	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2226	$979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5309	$2219
🏠 One person rent	$1279	$473
🏘️ Family rent	$2217	$783
🍽️ Food expenses	$693	$384
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.5	$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3883	$215
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	85	19
😀 Quality of life	89	41
🏙️ Population	384K	159K

The cost of living in New Orleans is 127% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 1435th and 5816th ($2226 vs $979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1194th 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 83rd best city to live in the United States vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 290th and 7752nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New Orleans vs Praia

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	New Orleans	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.5	$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$6.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$2.49
☕ Cappuccino	$5.39	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$3.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1444	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2576	$784
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1777	$494
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$179
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.7	$52.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	9.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2772	$1324
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1749	$1040
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.9	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.5	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.47	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.97	$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$8.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$4.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.06	$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$4.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.06	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.98	$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$3.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.34	$6.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.39	$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.83	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.2	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$6.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$141	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$2.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.7	$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1551	$148
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10147	$3260

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Cities near New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2143
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$2038
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1772
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$2062
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1720
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1705
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$2146
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2045
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2052
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1753
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1852
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2077
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1693
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1797
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1933
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1807
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1698
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1672
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1950
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1812
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1809
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2095
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2240
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1953
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2099
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1766
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2093
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$2023
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2102
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$2244
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$1881
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1904
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$1971
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$1992
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1615
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1917
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1900
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1844
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1605
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$1962

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