Philadelphia vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Philadelphia	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2541	$835
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6190	$1897
🏠 One person rent	$1502	$426
🏘️ Family rent	$2715	$730
🍽️ Food expenses	$694	$295
🚐 Transport expenses	$190	$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4036	$201
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	99	30
😀 Quality of life	91	36
🏙️ Population	1.6M	159K

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 204% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 710th and 6315th ($2541 vs $835) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 637th and 3rd 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 Philadelphia compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Philadelphia ranked 27th best city to live in the United States vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 130th and 7362nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Philadelphia vs Praia

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	Philadelphia	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$4.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$5.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.99	$2.1
☕ Cappuccino	$4.84	$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.55	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1598	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1201	$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3091	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2242	$494
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$91.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$239	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.5	$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.59%	9.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3533	$1010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2340	$910
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.5	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.93	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.46	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.05	$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$7.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.98	$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$3.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$1.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.93	$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.6	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$8.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$4.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.21	$3.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.11	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.8	$27.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$5.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$103	$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.7	$2.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.8	$35.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.1	$74.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1909	$78.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20863	$3052

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Cities near Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2603
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2578
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2691
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2593
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2336
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2585
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2532
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2606
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2305
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2514
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2581
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2577
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2578
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2301
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2607
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2617
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2286
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2254
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2506
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2510
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2550
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2256
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2667
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2735
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2091
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2662
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$2882
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2663
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2753
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2872
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2814
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2785
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2841
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2882
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2398
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2238
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2929
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2254
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2756
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2750

Cities near Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$840
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$898
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1198
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1095
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1203
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$520
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$1018
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$569
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$488
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$1051
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$1003
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1062
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$649
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$678
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$889
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$1039
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$866
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$972
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1030
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$974
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1213
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$994
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1138
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1146
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$983
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$979
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1707
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1660
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1336
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1764
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1391
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1394
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$528
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1353
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$574
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$494
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$559
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$497
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$495