Praia vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Praia	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$840	$2033
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1956	$4826
🏠 One person rent	$405	$1209
🏘️ Family rent	$721	$2134
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$47	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$191	$4114
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	29	81
😀 Quality of life	36	91
🏙️ Population	159K	1.43M

The cost of living in Praia is 59% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 6298th and 1745th ($840 vs $2033) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1531st 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 20th in the United States, while ranked 7365th and 117th 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	$5.03	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.9	$64.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.65	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$6.38
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$5.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.47	$2.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$393	$1268
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$939
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$821	$2285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$460	$1757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.1	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.6	$73.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.96%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1102	$4263
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$2070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.8	$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.45	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.54	$2.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$3.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$3.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.73	$8.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.43	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$5.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.15	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.9	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.2	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.1	$89.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.36	$17.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.9	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.3	$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$132	$1134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2887	$16552

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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 San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2132
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2148
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2182
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2224
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2223
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2152
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2455
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2260
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2163
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2192
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2215
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1969
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1986
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$726
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1767
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2134
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1877
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1964
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1646
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$759
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$625
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1944
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1853
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2230
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2087
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2732
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2265
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2093
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1799
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2108
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2133