Praia vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Praia	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$692	$3502
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1496	$7476
🏠 One person rent	$320	$2428
🏘️ Family rent	$451	$4021
🍽️ Food expenses	$265	$717
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.6	$195
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$269	$6928
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	30	87
😀 Quality of life	37	92
🏙️ Population	159K	1.01M

The cost of living in Praia is 80% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 6860th and 22nd ($692 vs $3502) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 20th 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 0.4 months in Praia compared to 2 months in San Jose, United States. Praia ranked 1st best city to live in Cape Verde vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 7486th and 69th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Praia vs San Jose, United States

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	Praia	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.61	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.9	$87.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.05	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$7.93
☕ Cappuccino	$1.81	$5.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.41	$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$289	$2372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$178	$2164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$437	$4451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$259	$3536
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.6	$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.6	$84.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.61%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$909	$13837
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$909	$9980
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.75	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.8	$108
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.9	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$4.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$4.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.38	$4.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.7	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.28	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$4.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.25	$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.92	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.11	$4.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.5	$88.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.06	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.1	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.38	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$43	$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.4	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$75.9	$1687
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1069	$15889

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Cities near Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$692
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$749
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1179
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1067
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1009
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$486
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$1061
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$556
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$441
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$1068
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$1070
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1081
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$1060
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$584
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$618
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$799
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$1049
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$778
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$968
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1024
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$971
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$751
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$989
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$689
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$689
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$977
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$975
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1659
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1624
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1175
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1759
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1214
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1206
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$501
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1191
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$518
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$470
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$536
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$471
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$471

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3272
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3301
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4204
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3222
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3057
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2974
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3184
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3171
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3064
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3733
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3012
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3186
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3003
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3245
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3313
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2922
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3389
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3422
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3300
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3644
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2952
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3047
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$2908
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3567
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3518
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2660
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3109
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2650
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3583
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2881
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$2969
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3219
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2860
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3163
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2929
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3147
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3358
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2141
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3123