New York City vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	New York City	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4044	$692
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8222	$1496
🏠 One person rent	$2662	$320
🏘️ Family rent	$3953	$451
🍽️ Food expenses	$794	$265
🚐 Transport expenses	$392	$40.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6298	$269
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	100	30
😀 Quality of life	96	37
🏙️ Population	8.8M	159K

The cost of living in New York City is 484% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 6th and 6860th ($4044 vs $692) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.6 months in New York City compared to 0.4 months in Praia. New York City ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 8th and 7486th 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	$24.2	$4.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$27.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.64	$2.05
☕ Cappuccino	$5.71	$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3504	$289
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2240	$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3748	$437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3719	$259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$70.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.3	$49.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	14.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16943	$909
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12588	$909
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.96	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$135	$22.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.4	$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.11	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.55	$2.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$7.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$2.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.18	$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$8.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.7	$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.99	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.37	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$115	$26.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.8	$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.2	$2.38
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.7	$43
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1647	$75.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17859	$1069

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2529
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$2821
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2743
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2739
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3241
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2691
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2638
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2613
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2494
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2608
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2612
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2520
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$1956
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2622
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2400
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2464
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2612
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2433
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2351
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2338
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2521
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2653
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2422
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2638
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2695
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2615
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2660
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2627
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2614
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2698
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2534
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2404
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2737
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2784
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2465
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2447
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3028

Cities near Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$692
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$749
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1179
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1067
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1009
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$486
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$1061
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$556
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$441
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$1068
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$1070
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1081
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$1060
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$584
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$618
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$799
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$1049
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$778
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$968
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1024
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$971
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$751
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$989
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$689
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$689
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$977
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$975
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1659
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1624
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1175
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1759
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1214
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1206
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$501
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1191
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$518
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$470
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$536
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$471
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$471