Praia vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Praia	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$964	$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2177	$2721
🏠 One person rent	$467	$495
🏘️ Family rent	$763	$858
🍽️ Food expenses	$377	$360
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.9	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$211	$844
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	30	91
😀 Quality of life	43	81
🏙️ Population	159K	6.26M

The cost of living in Praia is 13% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 5871st and 4939th ($964 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Cape Verde and Chile, respectively. Check Cape Verde vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Praia compared to 0.8 months in Santiago. Praia ranked 1st best city to live in Cape Verde vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 7431st and 672nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Praia vs Santiago

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	Praia	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.35	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.6	$47.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.32	$7.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.36	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.79	$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$796	$896
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$469	$675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$77.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.3	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.97%	5.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1148	$2583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$941	$3493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.82	$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.6	$41.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.5	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.59	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.38	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$6.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.09	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.05	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.18	$5.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.83	$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.26	$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.4	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.8	$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$6.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.1	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.66	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.8	$56
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.1	$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$146	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3216	$9190

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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 Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$768
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$874
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$760
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$714
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$780
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$839
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$849
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$845
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1065
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$885
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$908
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$911
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$752
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$877
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$897
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$877
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$838
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$821
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$639
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$806
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$848
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$578
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$724
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$666
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$829
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$833
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$756
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$746
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$657
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$874
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$801
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$750
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$800
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$840
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$752
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$800
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$819
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$798
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$571
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$827