Praia vs San Juan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Praia	San Juan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$840	$2034
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1956	$4562
🏠 One person rent	$405	$1205
🏘️ Family rent	$721	$2071
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$47	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$191	$2198
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	29	54
😀 Quality of life	36	83
🏙️ Population	159K	342K

The cost of living in Praia is 59% less expensive than in San Juan. Cities ranked 6298th and 1742nd ($840 vs $2034) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1529th 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 1.1 months in San Juan. Praia ranked 1st best city to live in Cape Verde vs San Juan ranked 112th in the United States, while ranked 7365th and 422nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Praia vs San Juan

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	Praia	San Juan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.03	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.9	$78
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.65	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$3.33
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.47	$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$393	$1542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$811
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$821	$2391
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$460	$1556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.1	$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$285
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.6	$63.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.96%	5.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1102	$3917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$2444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.8	$42.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$28.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.45	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.54	$3.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$5.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$8.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$4.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$3.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$4.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$3.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$18.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$2.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.73	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.43	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$7.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.15	$3.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$2.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.9	$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.2	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.1	$56.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.36	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.9	$50.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.3	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$132	$472
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2887	$10321

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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 Juan

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Catano	$1815
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Guaynabo	$1598
11 km or 6.8 mi	Trujillo Alto	$1500
11 km or 7.1 mi	Bayamon	$1378
13 km or 7.8 mi	Carolina	$1561
19 km or 12 mi	Canovanas	$1684
20 km or 13 mi	Toa Alta	$1670
21 km or 13 mi	Dorado	$1799
24 km or 15 mi	Gurabo	$1166
24 km or 15 mi	Caguas	$1373
25 km or 16 mi	Naranjito	$1557
26 km or 16 mi	Rio Grande	$1670
28 km or 18 mi	Vega Alta	$1514
29 km or 18 mi	Corozal	$1748
32 km or 20 mi	Cidra	$1744
34 km or 21 mi	Vega Baja	$1790
36 km or 23 mi	Las Piedras	$1483
39 km or 24 mi	Cayey	$1798
42 km or 26 mi	Humacao	$1364
42 km or 26 mi	Orocovis	$1707
43 km or 27 mi	Naguabo	$1704
44 km or 27 mi	Manati	$1682
46 km or 28 mi	Fajardo	$1566
49 km or 30 mi	Yabucoa	$1631
51 km or 32 mi	Guayama	$1532
51 km or 32 mi	Coamo	$1669
65 km or 40 mi	Santa Isabel	$1231
69 km or 43 mi	Arecibo	$1189
70 km or 43 mi	Utuado	$1610
77 km or 48 mi	Ponce	$1354
80 km or 50 mi	Hatillo	$793
92 km or 57 mi	Quebradillas	$1457
95 km or 59 mi	Yauco	$1612
98 km or 61 mi	San Sebastian	$1538
103 km or 64 mi	Sabana Grande	$1572
106 km or 66 mi	Isabela	$1429
111 km or 69 mi	San German	$1546
115 km or 71 mi	Aguadilla	$1221
117 km or 72 mi	Mayaguez	$1264
118 km or 74 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2177