Praia vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Praia	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$840	$3428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1956	$7974
🏠 One person rent	$405	$2311
🏘️ Family rent	$721	$4175
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$743
🚐 Transport expenses	$47	$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$191	$5531
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	29	87
😀 Quality of life	36	91
🏙️ Population	159K	1.39M

The cost of living in Praia is 75% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 6298th and 36th ($840 vs $3428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 32nd 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 1.6 months in San Diego. Praia ranked 1st best city to live in Cape Verde vs San Diego ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 7365th and 95th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Praia vs San Diego

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	Praia	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.03	$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.9	$83.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.65	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$6.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.47	$2.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$393	$2424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$1978
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$821	$4583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$460	$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.1	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$269
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.6	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.96%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1102	$9086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$7072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.8	$72.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.45	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.54	$3.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$4.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$4.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$4.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$3.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.73	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.43	$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$13.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.15	$5.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.9	$75
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.2	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.1	$130
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.36	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.9	$59.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.3	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$132	$1785
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2887	$28706

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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 Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3065
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2962
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2914
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$3017
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2916
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2911
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2964
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3043
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1047
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2898
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2930
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3124
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$912
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$910
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3279
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2917
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3273
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2834
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3199
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2907
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2637
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2945
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3109
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2936
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2732
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2950
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2763
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3188
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2996
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2578
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$880
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2694
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3496
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3082
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2971
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3326
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3020
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2764
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2682
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2759