Praia vs Roseau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Praia	Roseau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$840	$1015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1956	$2824
🏠 One person rent	$405	$338
🏘️ Family rent	$721	$898
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$483
🚐 Transport expenses	$47	$75.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$191	$484
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	29	12
😀 Quality of life	36	46
🏙️ Population	159K	14.7K

The cost of living in Praia is 17% less expensive than in Roseau. Cities ranked 6298th and 5404th ($840 vs $1015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Cape Verde and Dominica, respectively. Check Cape Verde vs Dominica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Praia compared to 0.5 months in Roseau. Praia ranked 1st best city to live in Cape Verde vs Roseau ranked 1st in Dominica, while ranked 7365th and 6511th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Praia vs Roseau

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	Praia	Roseau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.03	$7.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.9	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.65	$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.47	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$393	$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$821	$1058
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$460	$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.1	$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.6	$56.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.96%	7.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1102	$1224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$945
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.8	$32.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.45	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$3.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.54	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$5.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$2.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$6.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$4.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$5.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$3.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$3.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.73	$7.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.43	$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$3.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.15	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.9	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.2	$8.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.1	$41.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.36	$6.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.9	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.3	$148
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$132	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2887	$3299

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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 Roseau

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
84 km or 52 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
86 km or 53 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
102 km or 63 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
103 km or 64 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
109 km or 68 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
110 km or 68 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
115 km or 71 mi	Le Moule	$1499
149 km or 93 mi	Castries	$1161
181 km or 112 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
199 km or 124 mi	All Saints	$1037
208 km or 129 mi	St. John's	$1039
226 km or 140 mi	Georgetown	$1007
238 km or 148 mi	Kingstown	$1000
265 km or 165 mi	Basseterre	$1373
270 km or 168 mi	Cayon	$1377
301 km or 187 mi	Holetown	$1418
310 km or 193 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
351 km or 218 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
355 km or 220 mi	Grenville	$1070
364 km or 226 mi	St. George's	$1062
449 km or 279 mi	Saint Croix	$2551
463 km or 288 mi	Scarborough	$1084
490 km or 304 mi	Road Town	$2289
509 km or 316 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2177
515 km or 320 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
517 km or 321 mi	San Juan	$1178
532 km or 331 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
546 km or 339 mi	La Asuncion	$695
552 km or 343 mi	Porlamar	$684
552 km or 343 mi	Carupano	$737
558 km or 347 mi	San Fernando	$953
565 km or 351 mi	Fajardo	$1566
566 km or 352 mi	Naguabo	$1704
568 km or 353 mi	Yabucoa	$1631
569 km or 354 mi	Humacao	$1364
575 km or 357 mi	Las Piedras	$1483
584 km or 363 mi	Rio Grande	$1670
588 km or 365 mi	Guayama	$1532
589 km or 366 mi	Gurabo	$1166