Praia vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Praia	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$987	$1972
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2229	$4629
🏠 One person rent	$489	$1099
🏘️ Family rent	$812	$1926
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$525
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.3	$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$209	$2041
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	19	91
😀 Quality of life	41	91
🏙️ Population	159K	2.75M

The cost of living in Praia is 50% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 5666th and 2104th ($987 vs $1972) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 months in Rome. Praia ranked 1st best city to live in Cape Verde vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 7752nd and 134th 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	$5.38	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.1	$63.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.12	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$6.2
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.21	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$502	$1246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$279	$861
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$901	$2194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$507	$1571
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.7	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.99%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1306	$8628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1022	$3484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.9	$40.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12	$19.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.7	$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.38	$5.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.29	$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.02	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.93	$6.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.64	$7.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.78	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.27	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.8	$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.08	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.2	$107
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.6	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.5	$83.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.3	$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$169	$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3188	$14156

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Cities near Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$979
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$979
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1281
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1206
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1214
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$545
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$1140
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$611
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$527
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$1163
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$1141
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1164
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$1109
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$619
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$653
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$857
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$1119
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$831
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$983
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1050
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$984
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1272
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1005
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1231
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1219
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$998
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$993
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1739
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1668
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1534
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1727
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1608
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1642
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$518
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1508
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$561
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$487
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$627
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$493
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$494

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1179
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1779
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1707
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1512
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1425
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1417
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1400
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1683
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1436
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1367
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1128
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1166
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1173
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1322
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1474
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1421
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1316
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1212
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1383
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1473
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1296
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1217
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1215
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1395
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1240
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1407
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1346
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1429
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1385
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1645
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1048
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1480
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1570
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1413
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1305
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1476
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1201
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1431
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1685
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1330