Praia vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Praia	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$840	$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1956	$4113
🏠 One person rent	$405	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$721	$1682
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$47	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$191	$1842
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	29	92
😀 Quality of life	36	86
🏙️ Population	159K	2.75M

The cost of living in Praia is 51% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 6298th and 2624th ($840 vs $1718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Cape Verde and Italy, respectively. Check Cape Verde vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Praia compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Praia ranked 1st best city to live in Cape Verde vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 7365th and 337th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Praia vs Rome

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	Praia	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.03	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.9	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.65	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.47	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$393	$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$821	$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$460	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.1	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.6	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.96%	4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1102	$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.8	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.45	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.54	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.73	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.43	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.15	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.9	$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.2	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.1	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.36	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.9	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.3	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$132	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2887	$9864

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201