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

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Praia	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$979	$3962
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2219	$8268
🏠 One person rent	$473	$2809
🏘️ Family rent	$783	$4461
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$768
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.2	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$215	$5742
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	19	87
😀 Quality of life	41	91
🏙️ Population	159K	1.01M

The cost of living in Praia is 75% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 5816th and 8th ($979 vs $3962) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th 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 1.4 months in San Jose, United States. Praia ranked 1st best city to live in Cape Verde vs San Jose, United States ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 7752nd and 148th 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	$5.45	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.5	$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.41	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$9
☕ Cappuccino	$1.93	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.29	$3.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$3015
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$270	$2454
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$784	$4507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$494	$4037
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.1	$74.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.08%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1324	$9481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1040	$9796
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.4	$89.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.3	$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.53	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.75	$4.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$3.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.44	$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.27	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$6.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$5.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$5.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.1	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.23	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.88	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.93	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.3	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.43	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.4	$130
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.22	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27	$150
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.7	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.2	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.8	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$148	$1802
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3260	$23160

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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 Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3488
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3608
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4273
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3379
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3257
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2871
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3508
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3603
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3254
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3805
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3181
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3589
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3261
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3382
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3395
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3137
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3771
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3489
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3359
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3520
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3017
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3065
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3676
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3593
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3604
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2910
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3094
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3831
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2983
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3007
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3346
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2859
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3282
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3778
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3264
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3277
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2089
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3245
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3212