Praia vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Praia	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$840	$974
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1956	$2438
🏠 One person rent	$405	$497
🏘️ Family rent	$721	$991
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$268
🚐 Transport expenses	$47	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$191	$947
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	29	81
😀 Quality of life	36	67
🏙️ Population	159K	5.6M

The cost of living in Praia is 14% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 6298th and 5668th ($840 vs $974) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Cape Verde and Russia, respectively. Check Cape Verde vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Praia compared to 1 months in Saint Petersburg. Praia ranked 1st best city to live in Cape Verde vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 7365th and 3598th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Praia vs Saint Petersburg

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	Praia	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.03	$8.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.9	$43.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.65	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$3.44
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.47	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$393	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$821	$1265
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$460	$775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.1	$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.6	$6.26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.96%	22.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1102	$3479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$2360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.8	$41.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$6.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.45	$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.54	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$9.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.73	$2.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.43	$1.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.15	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.9	$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.2	$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.1	$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.36	$3.89
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.9	$97.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.3	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$132	$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2887	$7571

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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 Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$953
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$952
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1095
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$737
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1295
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1329
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1286
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1355
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1162
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$899
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1308
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1327
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$467
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1045
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1398
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1486
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1051
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1533
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1671
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1471
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1509
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$550
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1816
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1219
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1479
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1323
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1879
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1443
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1414
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$933
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1309
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1220
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1394
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1445
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1382
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1544
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1064
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1441