New York City vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	New York City	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4207	$979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9179	$2219
🏠 One person rent	$2718	$473
🏘️ Family rent	$4382	$783
🍽️ Food expenses	$875	$384
🚐 Transport expenses	$373	$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5229	$215
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	100	19
😀 Quality of life	95	41
🏙️ Population	8.8M	159K

The cost of living in New York City is 330% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 4th and 5816th ($4207 vs $979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.2 months in New York City compared to 0.2 months in Praia. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 18th and 7752nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Praia

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	New York City	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.6	$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$107	$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$6.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$2.49
☕ Cappuccino	$5.88	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.87	$3.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3712	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2223	$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5056	$784
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3881	$494
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$179
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$52.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	9.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17512	$1324
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9335	$1040
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.55	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.96	$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$8.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.67	$4.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.62	$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.34	$4.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.77	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.32	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.7	$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.4	$3.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.9	$6.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.99	$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$118	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.2	$6.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$40.7	$2.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.7	$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2132	$148
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21999	$3260

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2850
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3614
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3134
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3092
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2814
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3307
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2803
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2868
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2738
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2781
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2803
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2801
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2696
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2750
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2792
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2533
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2717
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2809
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2539
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2512
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2685
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2477
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2702
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2782
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2665
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2772
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2697
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2734
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2666
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2638
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2497
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2687
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2758
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2690
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2503
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3188

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