Praia vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Praia	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$692	$2013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1496	$4464
🏠 One person rent	$320	$1251
🏘️ Family rent	$451	$1909
🍽️ Food expenses	$265	$484
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.6	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$269	$3795
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	30	94
😀 Quality of life	37	93
🏙️ Population	159K	592K

The cost of living in Praia is 66% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 6860th and 1756th ($692 vs $2013) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th 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 0.4 months in Praia compared to 1.9 months in Rotterdam. Praia ranked 1st best city to live in Cape Verde vs Rotterdam ranked 3rd in the Netherlands, while ranked 7486th and 54th 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	$4.61	$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.9	$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.05	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$5.49
☕ Cappuccino	$1.81	$3.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.41	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$289	$1267
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$178	$1009
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$437	$1849
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$259	$1585
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.6	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.6	$40.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.61%	3.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$909	$5063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$909	$3486
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.75	$4.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.8	$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.9	$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.38	$4.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.7	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.28	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.25	$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.92	$9.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3	$4.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.11	$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.5	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.06	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.1	$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.38	$20.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$43	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.4	$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$75.9	$1521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1069	$12166

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Cities near Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$692
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$749
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1179
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1067
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1009
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$486
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$1061
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$556
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$441
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$1068
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$1070
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1081
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$1060
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$584
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$618
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$799
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$1049
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$778
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$968
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1024
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$971
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$751
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$989
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$689
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$689
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$977
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$975
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1659
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1624
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1175
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1759
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1214
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1206
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$501
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1191
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$518
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$470
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$536
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$471
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$471

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$1890
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1804
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$1850
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$1886
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1873
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$1836
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2205
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2000
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1741
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1822
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1832
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2055
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1854
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2135
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2465
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$1877
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$1939
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1833
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2545
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$1894
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2092
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1498
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$1981
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1876
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1919
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1897
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$1647
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2001
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1841
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1376
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1965
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1650
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$1756
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1631
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1818
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1909
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1539
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$1971
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1413
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1413