Praia vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Praia	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$979	$2063
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2219	$4604
🏠 One person rent	$473	$1208
🏘️ Family rent	$783	$1789
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.2	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$215	$4089
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	19	81
😀 Quality of life	41	91
🏙️ Population	159K	1.43M

The cost of living in Praia is 53% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 5816th and 1874th ($979 vs $2063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1483rd in Cape Verde and the United States, respectively. Check Cape Verde vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Praia compared to 2 months in San Antonio. Praia ranked 1st best city to live in Cape Verde vs San Antonio ranked 42nd in the United States, while ranked 7752nd and 170th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Praia vs San Antonio

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	Praia	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.45	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.5	$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.41	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$5.83
☕ Cappuccino	$1.93	$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.29	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$1308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$270	$901
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$784	$1847
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$494	$1394
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.1	$75.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.08%	6.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1324	$4289
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1040	$1889
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.4	$37.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.3	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.53	$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.75	$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$4.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.44	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.27	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$4.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$4.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$3.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.1	$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.23	$8.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.88	$6.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.93	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.3	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.43	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.4	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.22	$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27	$96.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.7	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.2	$51
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.8	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$148	$1248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3260	$17470

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Cities near Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$977
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$1014
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1320
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1229
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1236
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$537
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$1147
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$605
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$518
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$1176
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$1145
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1178
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$1108
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$619
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$659
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$878
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$1127
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$852
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$990
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1058
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$993
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1323
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1016
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1257
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1257
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$1004
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$1001
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1774
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1694
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1531
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1750
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1615
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1654
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$535
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1540
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$583
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$503
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$635
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$508
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$507

Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2174
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2175
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2221
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2200
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2237
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2165
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2444
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2187
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2027
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2125
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2226
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2083
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1991
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$2029
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$1009
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1706
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2153
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1883
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$2016
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1736
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$1017
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$802
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$2000
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1913
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2285
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2094
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2762
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2112
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2265
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2112
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1836
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2150
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2150