Phoenix vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Phoenix	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2369	$835
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5226	$1897
🏠 One person rent	$1477	$426
🏘️ Family rent	$2396	$730
🍽️ Food expenses	$590	$295
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4699	$201
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	69	30
😀 Quality of life	91	36
🏙️ Population	1.61M	159K

The cost of living in Phoenix is 184% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 973rd and 6315th ($2369 vs $835) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 858th 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 2 months in Phoenix compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Phoenix ranked 22nd best city to live in the United States vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 119th and 7362nd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Phoenix vs Praia infographic

Share this infographic!

Use the link below to embed the infographic from our site and automatically keep the data layer up to date.

If you prefer to download the image, please credit us as a source.

<img src="https://livingcost.org/assets/photo/cost/phoenix/praia.jpg" alt="Cost of living in Phoenix vs Praia infographic" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p>Source: <a href="https://livingcost.org/cost/phoenix/praia" target="_blank">Phoenix vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison</a></p>

Prices in Phoenix vs Praia

Prices for goods and services in Phoenix and Praia are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

	Phoenix	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.5	$4.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.8	$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$5.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.26	$2.1
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1440	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1190	$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2431	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1985	$494
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$91.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$249	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.2	$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	9.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3520	$1010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2938	$910
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.8	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.3	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.26	$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.88	$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$7.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$3.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$1.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.2	$8.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.29	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.9	$4.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.32	$3.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.9	$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.48	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.08	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.4	$27.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$5.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$2.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.6	$35.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$74.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1116	$78.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10377	$3052

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1989
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2588
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2201
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2430
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2287
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2416
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2518
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2446
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2339
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2414
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2372
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2352
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$2338
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2422
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2291
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2313
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2324
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2484
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2415
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2052
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2040
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2016
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1954
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2268
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2026
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$1999
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2638
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1792
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1886
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$1986
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$786
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1928
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$840
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1665
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1842
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$758
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2643
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$955
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2657

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