Praia vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Praia	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$840	$2388
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1956	$5530
🏠 One person rent	$405	$1484
🏘️ Family rent	$721	$2447
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$625
🚐 Transport expenses	$47	$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$191	$4749
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	29	82
😀 Quality of life	36	88
🏙️ Population	159K	468K

The cost of living in Praia is 65% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 6298th and 972nd ($840 vs $2388) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 892nd in Cape Verde and the United States, respectively. Check Cape Verde vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Praia compared to 2 months in Raleigh. Praia ranked 1st best city to live in Cape Verde vs Raleigh ranked 51st in the United States, while ranked 7365th and 221st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Praia vs Raleigh

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	Praia	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.03	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.9	$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.65	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.47	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$393	$1468
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$821	$2614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$460	$2029
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.1	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.6	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.96%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1102	$6077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$2879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.8	$58.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.45	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.54	$3.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$6.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$7.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$6.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.73	$7.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.43	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.15	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.9	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.2	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.1	$158
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.36	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.9	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.3	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$132	$1481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2887	$21914

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2281
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2616
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1836
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2315
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2290
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2140
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2169
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2184
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2144
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2091
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1764
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2011
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2076
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2014
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1934
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2058
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2169
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2100
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2136
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1952
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1819
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2117
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1752
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2147
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1976
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2144
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2332
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2182
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1682