Praia vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Praia	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$840	$884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1956	$2179
🏠 One person rent	$405	$367
🏘️ Family rent	$721	$595
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$329
🚐 Transport expenses	$47	$88.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$191	$683
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	29	64
😀 Quality of life	36	55
🏙️ Population	159K	1.76M

The cost of living in Praia is 5% less expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 6298th and 6124th ($840 vs $884) 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 0.2 months in Praia compared to 0.8 months in Quito. Praia ranked 1st best city to live in Cape Verde vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 7365th and 5845th 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	$5.03	$5.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.9	$32.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.65	$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.47	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$393	$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$821	$719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$460	$482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.1	$24.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$38.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.6	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.96%	11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1102	$1517
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$971
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.8	$24.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.45	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.54	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$2.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$9.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$8.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.73	$7.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.43	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$8.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.15	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.9	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.2	$6.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.1	$41.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.36	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.9	$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.3	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$132	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2887	$8036

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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

Cities near Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$532
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$519
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$573
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$651
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$531
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$538
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$610
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$514
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$823
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$571
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$716
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$697
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$990
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$806
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$925
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$758
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$766
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$816
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$477
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$569
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$410
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$600
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$463
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$748
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$742
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$666
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$557
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$505
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$513
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$513
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$505
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$565
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$548
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$518
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$598
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$649
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$605
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$529
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$680
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$493