Praia vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Praia	San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person	$964	$4110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2177	$8713
🏠 One person rent	$467	$2867
🏘️ Family rent	$763	$4681
🍽️ Food expenses	$377	$852
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.9	$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$211	$7086
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	30	97
😀 Quality of life	43	97
🏙️ Population	159K	874K

The cost of living in Praia is 77% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 5871st and 5th ($964 vs $4110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd 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 1.7 months in San Francisco. Praia ranked 1st best city to live in Cape Verde vs San Francisco ranked 3rd in the United States, while ranked 7431st and 20th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Praia vs San Francisco

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	Praia	San Francisco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.35	$25.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.6	$117
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.32	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.36	$8.01
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.79	$3.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$3192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$2524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$796	$4937
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$469	$4262
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.3	$68.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.97%	6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1148	$10657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$941	$9554
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.82	$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.6	$90.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.5	$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.59	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$4.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$5.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$7.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.38	$23.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$24.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$6.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$2.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$5.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$6.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.09	$3.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.05	$18.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.18	$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.83	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$8.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.26	$6.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.4	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.8	$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.1	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.66	$33.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.8	$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.1	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$146	$1880
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3216	$18564

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Cities near Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$962
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$997
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1221
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1141
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1140
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$541
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$1062
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$598
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$516
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$1084
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$1060
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1088
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$630
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$662
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$895
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$1044
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$872
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$999
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1067
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$999
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1347
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1021
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1283
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1281
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$1007
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1705
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1633
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1455
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1702
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1539
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1567
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$536
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1484
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$583
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$502
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$629
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$506
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$506

Cities near San Francisco

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Daly	$3223
14 km or 8.4 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
14 km or 8.8 mi	Alameda	$3255
15 km or 9.2 mi	Oakland	$3254
16 km or 10 mi	Albany	$2961
17 km or 10 mi	Berkeley	$3109
17 km or 11 mi	San Bruno	$3230
18 km or 11 mi	El Cerrito	$2998
18 km or 11 mi	Pacifica	$3218
19 km or 12 mi	Richmond	$3026
20 km or 12 mi	Millbrae	$3285
21 km or 13 mi	San Pablo	$3014
22 km or 14 mi	Burlingame	$3317
24 km or 15 mi	San Leandro	$3071
24 km or 15 mi	San Rafael	$3797
26 km or 16 mi	San Mateo	$3756
28 km or 17 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
28 km or 18 mi	Foster	$3634
29 km or 18 mi	Lafayette	$2950
29 km or 18 mi	Hercules	$2858
31 km or 19 mi	Belmont	$3553
32 km or 20 mi	Hayward	$2826
32 km or 20 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
34 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3382
34 km or 21 mi	Walnut Creek	$3033
36 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3890
37 km or 23 mi	Martinez	$2910
37 km or 23 mi	Danville	$3818
37 km or 23 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2838
38 km or 24 mi	Union	$3045
39 km or 24 mi	San Ramon	$2850
39 km or 24 mi	Vallejo	$2381
39 km or 24 mi	Novato	$3094
39 km or 24 mi	Benicia	$2823
41 km or 25 mi	Concord	$2764
42 km or 26 mi	Menlo Park	$3359
42 km or 26 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
43 km or 27 mi	Newark	$3133
45 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3070
46 km or 28 mi	Palo Alto	$3765