Praia vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Praia	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$987	$2659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2229	$6362
🏠 One person rent	$489	$1646
🏘️ Family rent	$812	$2815
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$641
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.3	$225
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$209	$4246
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	19	94
😀 Quality of life	41	95
🏙️ Population	159K	664K

The cost of living in Praia is 63% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 5666th and 649th ($987 vs $2659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Cape Verde and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Cape Verde vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Praia compared to 1.6 months in Rotterdam. Praia ranked 1st best city to live in Cape Verde vs Rotterdam ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 7752nd and 20th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Praia vs Rotterdam

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	Praia	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.38	$23.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.1	$92.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.12	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$6.79
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$4.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.21	$4.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$502	$1650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$279	$1348
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$901	$2967
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$507	$2361
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$278
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.7	$55.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.99%	3.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1306	$6135
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1022	$3996
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$4.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.9	$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12	$33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$2.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.7	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.38	$5.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.29	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.02	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$4.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.93	$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.64	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.78	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$6.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.27	$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.8	$50.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.08	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.2	$46
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.6	$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.5	$91.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.3	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$169	$2772
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3188	$13092

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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 Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2336
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2424
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2365
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2491
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2234
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2310
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2389
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2307
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1970
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2112
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2087
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2608
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2143
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1865
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2755
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2304
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2407
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2247
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3165
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2564
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2354
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1740
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2460
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2272
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2662
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2296
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2399
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2185
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1805
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1739
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2111
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1834
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2341
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1829
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$2053
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2353
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1688
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2197
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1476
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1799