Prague vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Prague	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1899	$987
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4415	$2229
🏠 One person rent	$1182	$489
🏘️ Family rent	$1957	$812
🍽️ Food expenses	$451	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$41.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2366	$209
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	93	19
😀 Quality of life	89	41
🏙️ Population	1.4M	159K

The cost of living in Prague is 92% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 2377th and 5666th ($1899 vs $987) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 244th and 7752nd 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	$10.6	$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$6.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$3.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1089	$502
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$279
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1964	$901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1546	$507
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$304	$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.6	$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.72%	8.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10118	$1306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7415	$1022
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.87	$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.4	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.21	$2.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$8.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.93	$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$3.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$3.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$4.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.08	$8.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.73	$4.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$3.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.9	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.91	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.71	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.6	$29.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$6.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.1	$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$2.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.7	$70.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1075	$169
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19039	$3188

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Cities near Prague

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi	Smichov	$1696
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Zizkov	$1685
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Brevnov	$1661
23 km or 14 mi	Kladno	$1402
51 km or 31 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1195
53 km or 33 mi	Pribram	$1115
54 km or 34 mi	Litomerice	$1276
56 km or 35 mi	Kolin	$1875
68 km or 42 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1332
69 km or 43 mi	Usti nad Labem	$1141
72 km or 45 mi	Most	$1094
75 km or 46 mi	Teplice	$1006
76 km or 47 mi	Tabor	$1107
78 km or 49 mi	Decin	$1216
81 km or 50 mi	Litvinov	$1517
83 km or 52 mi	Chomutov	$1174
83 km or 52 mi	Plzen	$1397
88 km or 55 mi	Pisek	$1250
89 km or 55 mi	Liberec	$1174
89 km or 56 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$1112
95 km or 59 mi	Zittau	$1460
97 km or 61 mi	Pardubice	$1258
99 km or 61 mi	Strakonice	$1259
99 km or 61 mi	Havlickuv Brod	$1280
100 km or 62 mi	Chrudim	$1412
102 km or 63 mi	Hradec Kralove	$1256
103 km or 64 mi	Pirna	$1424
111 km or 69 mi	Klatovy	$1289
111 km or 69 mi	Karlovy Vary	$1218
114 km or 71 mi	Jihlava	$1108
115 km or 71 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1438
117 km or 73 mi	Freital	$1412
118 km or 73 mi	Dresden	$1448
119 km or 74 mi	Trutnov	$956
119 km or 74 mi	Freiberg	$1316
122 km or 76 mi	Bautzen	$1503
123 km or 77 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1278
125 km or 78 mi	Radebeul	$1410
126 km or 78 mi	Gorlitz	$1467
127 km or 79 mi	Sokolov	$1340

Cities near Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$979
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$979
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1281
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1206
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1214
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$545
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$1140
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$611
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$527
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$1163
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$1141
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1164
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$1109
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$619
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$653
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$857
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$1119
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$831
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$983
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1050
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$984
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1272
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1005
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1231
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1219
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$998
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$993
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1739
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1668
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1534
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1727
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1608
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1642
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$518
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1508
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$561
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$487
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$627
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$493
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$494