Praia vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Praia	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$692	$2757
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1496	$6734
🏠 One person rent	$320	$1795
🏘️ Family rent	$451	$3490
🍽️ Food expenses	$265	$671
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.6	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$269	$4345
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	30	82
😀 Quality of life	37	87
🏙️ Population	159K	468K

The cost of living in Praia is 75% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 6860th and 304th ($692 vs $2757) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 266th 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 0.4 months in Praia compared to 1.6 months in Raleigh. Praia ranked 1st best city to live in Cape Verde vs Raleigh ranked 58th in the United States, while ranked 7486th and 235th 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	$4.61	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.9	$85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.05	$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$6.28
☕ Cappuccino	$1.81	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.41	$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$289	$1793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$178	$1489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$437	$3656
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$259	$3034
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.6	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.6	$83.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.61%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$909	$9360
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$909	$4247
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.75	$2.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.8	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.9	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$4.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$5.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.38	$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.7	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.28	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$5.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$6.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.25	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.92	$7.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.11	$4.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.5	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.06	$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.1	$159
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.38	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$43	$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.4	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$75.9	$1470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1069	$22084

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2334
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2313
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1731
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2271
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2161
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2112
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2163
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2071
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2162
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2159
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2236
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2063
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2031
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1787
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2084
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2082
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2084
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1947
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$1855
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2098
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2053
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2020
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$2052
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2056
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2082
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2105
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2139
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2044
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2074
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1929
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2112
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2163
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$2056
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2191
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$2014
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2441
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2229
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2218
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2348
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1857