Praia vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Praia	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$692	$851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1496	$2169
🏠 One person rent	$320	$339
🏘️ Family rent	$451	$594
🍽️ Food expenses	$265	$314
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.6	$89.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$269	$479
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	30	63
😀 Quality of life	37	61
🏙️ Population	159K	2.01M

The cost of living in Praia is 19% less expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 6860th and 6208th ($692 vs $851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Cape Verde and Ecuador, respectively. Check Cape Verde vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Praia compared to 0.6 months in Quito. Praia ranked 1st best city to live in Cape Verde vs Quito ranked 2nd in Ecuador, while ranked 7486th and 5206th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Praia vs Quito

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	Praia	Quito
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.61	$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.9	$34.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.05	$7.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.68
☕ Cappuccino	$1.81	$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.41	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$289	$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$178	$250
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$437	$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$259	$474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.6	$25.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$41.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.6	$32.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.61%	12.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$909	$1617
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$909	$1286
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.75	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.8	$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.9	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.38	$2.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.7	$7.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$7.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.28	$7.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.25	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.92	$5.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3	$6.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$8.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.11	$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.5	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.06	$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.1	$52.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.38	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$43	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.4	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$75.9	$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1069	$7844

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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

Cities near Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$775
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$536
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$570
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$638
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$515
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$547
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$612
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$511
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$834
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$533
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$642
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$731
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$870
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$801
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$903
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$790
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$754
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$814
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$455
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$603
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$416
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$637
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$472
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$720
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$552
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$648
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$507
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$514
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$493
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$532
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$543
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$592
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$504
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$551
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$551
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$639
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$567
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$525
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$639
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$416