New York City vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	New York City	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4441	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$10033	$1956
🏠 One person rent	$2960	$405
🏘️ Family rent	$5380	$721
🍽️ Food expenses	$886	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$364	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5544	$191
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	100	29
😀 Quality of life	95	36
🏙️ Population	8.8M	159K

The cost of living in New York City is 429% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 3rd and 6298th ($4441 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 22nd and 7365th 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	$29.7	$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$133	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.94	$2.07
☕ Cappuccino	$5.95	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.2	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3501	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2603	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4776	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5236	$460
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$92.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.5	$45.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.55%	8.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17935	$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12929	$879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$132	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.5	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.04	$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.95	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.54	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$18.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$4.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.41	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.1	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.89	$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.94	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71	$25.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.1	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$173	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$36.1	$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.3	$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1784	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21465	$2887

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2701
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2756
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2720
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2667
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2729
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2740
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2512
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2693
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2732
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2531
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2587
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2637
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2664
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2480
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2715
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2722
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2676
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2747
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2664
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2716
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2745
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2611
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2456
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2730
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2610
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2456
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3111

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