Praia vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Praia	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$840	$2359
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1956	$5397
🏠 One person rent	$405	$1479
🏘️ Family rent	$721	$2435
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$47	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$191	$3493
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	29	94
😀 Quality of life	36	93
🏙️ Population	159K	664K

The cost of living in Praia is 64% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 6298th and 1038th ($840 vs $2359) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd 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 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Praia ranked 1st best city to live in Cape Verde vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 7365th and 68th 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	$5.03	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.9	$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.65	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$6.3
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.47	$3.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$393	$1509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$1241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$821	$2680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$460	$2049
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.1	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.6	$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.96%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1102	$5415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$3934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.8	$98.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.45	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.54	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.73	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.43	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.15	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.9	$41.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.2	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.1	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.36	$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.9	$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.3	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$132	$2027
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2887	$10730

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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 Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1861
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2199
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2081
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1739
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2251
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2291
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2180
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1862
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2049
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2001
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$1937
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$1944
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1879
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1640
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2105
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1613
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1651
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1958
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1530
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$1917
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1318
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514