Praia vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Praia	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$979	$2317
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2219	$5372
🏠 One person rent	$473	$1430
🏘️ Family rent	$783	$2327
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$612
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.2	$90.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$215	$4411
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	19	82
😀 Quality of life	41	89
🏙️ Population	159K	468K

The cost of living in Praia is 58% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 5816th and 1246th ($979 vs $2317) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1054th 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 1.9 months in Raleigh. Praia ranked 1st best city to live in Cape Verde vs Raleigh ranked 64th in the United States, while ranked 7752nd and 245th 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	$5.45	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.5	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.41	$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$5.67
☕ Cappuccino	$1.93	$6.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.29	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$1562
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$270	$1149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$784	$2603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$494	$1919
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.1	$65.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.08%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1324	$3603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1040	$2208
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.4	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.3	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.53	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.75	$3.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.44	$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.27	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$5.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$4.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$5.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.1	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.23	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.88	$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.93	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.3	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.43	$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.4	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.22	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27	$137
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.7	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.2	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.8	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$148	$1374
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3260	$24650

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Cities near Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$977
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$1014
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1320
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1229
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1236
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$537
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$1147
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$605
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$518
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$1176
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$1145
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1178
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$1108
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$619
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$659
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$878
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$1127
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$852
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$990
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1058
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$993
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1323
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1016
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1257
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1257
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$1004
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$1001
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1774
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1694
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1531
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1750
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1615
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1654
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$535
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1540
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$583
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$503
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$635
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$508
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$507

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2246
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2470
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1831
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2194
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2278
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2313
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2242
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2109
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2308
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2111
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1943
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1780
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1773
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2123
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2159
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2081
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1750
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2036
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2056
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2088
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2057
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1917
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2030
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2202
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1987
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2079
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2122
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2001
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1847
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2080
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2027
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1814
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1963
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1969
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2211
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2378
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2126
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2174
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1736