Prague vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Prague	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1513	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3601	$1956
🏠 One person rent	$911	$405
🏘️ Family rent	$1611	$721
🍽️ Food expenses	$368	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1829	$191
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	93	29
😀 Quality of life	87	36
🏙️ Population	1.38M	159K

The cost of living in Prague is 80% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 3363rd and 6298th ($1513 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in the Czech Republic and Cape Verde, respectively. Check the Czech Republic vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Prague compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Prague ranked 1st best city to live in the Czech Republic vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 285th and 7365th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Prague vs Praia

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	Prague	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.47	$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.4	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.22	$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.41	$2.07
☕ Cappuccino	$3.1	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.64	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$901	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$685	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1728	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1240	$460
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$92.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$254	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.2	$45.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.2%	8.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7481	$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5304	$879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.7	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.62	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.27	$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.92	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$18.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$4.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.11	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.33	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.21	$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.51	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.7	$25.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.6	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.6	$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.6	$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$758	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12277	$2887

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Cities near Prague

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi	Smichov	$1371
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Zizkov	$1370
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Brevnov	$1356
23 km or 14 mi	Kladno	$1216
51 km or 31 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1092
53 km or 33 mi	Pribram	$1166
54 km or 34 mi	Litomerice	$1092
56 km or 35 mi	Kolin	$1795
68 km or 42 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1081
69 km or 43 mi	Usti nad Labem	$971
72 km or 45 mi	Most	$942
75 km or 46 mi	Teplice	$880
76 km or 47 mi	Tabor	$1163
78 km or 49 mi	Decin	$1048
81 km or 50 mi	Litvinov	$1314
83 km or 52 mi	Chomutov	$1033
83 km or 52 mi	Plzen	$1135
88 km or 55 mi	Pisek	$1159
89 km or 55 mi	Liberec	$1030
89 km or 56 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$950
95 km or 59 mi	Zittau	$1352
97 km or 61 mi	Pardubice	$1088
99 km or 61 mi	Strakonice	$1150
99 km or 61 mi	Havlickuv Brod	$1112
100 km or 62 mi	Chrudim	$1092
102 km or 63 mi	Hradec Kralove	$1107
103 km or 64 mi	Pirna	$1352
111 km or 69 mi	Klatovy	$1121
111 km or 69 mi	Karlovy Vary	$979
114 km or 71 mi	Jihlava	$974
115 km or 71 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1307
117 km or 73 mi	Freital	$1347
118 km or 73 mi	Dresden	$1402
119 km or 74 mi	Trutnov	$1059
119 km or 74 mi	Freiberg	$1202
122 km or 76 mi	Bautzen	$1420
123 km or 77 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1227
125 km or 78 mi	Radebeul	$1351
126 km or 78 mi	Gorlitz	$1362
127 km or 79 mi	Sokolov	$1120

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