Praia vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Praia	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$987	$1186
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2229	$2931
🏠 One person rent	$489	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$812	$937
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.3	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$209	$860
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	19	92
😀 Quality of life	41	81
🏙️ Population	159K	6.26M

The cost of living in Praia is 17% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 5666th and 4785th ($987 vs $1186) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 0.7 months in Santiago. Praia ranked 1st best city to live in Cape Verde vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 7752nd and 637th 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	$5.38	$11.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.1	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.12	$8.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$4.3
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.21	$1.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$502	$612
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$279	$387
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$901	$1129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$507	$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$84.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.7	$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.99%	5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1306	$2854
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1022	$2901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.9	$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12	$8.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.7	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.38	$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.29	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.02	$7.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.93	$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.64	$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.78	$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.27	$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.8	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.08	$7.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.2	$45
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.6	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.5	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.3	$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$169	$484
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3188	$12174

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Cities near Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$979
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$979
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1281
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1206
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1214
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$545
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$1140
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$611
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$527
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$1163
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$1141
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1164
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$1109
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$619
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$653
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$857
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$1119
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$831
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$983
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1050
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$984
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1272
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1005
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1231
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1219
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$998
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$993
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1739
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1668
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1534
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1727
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1608
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1642
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$518
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1508
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$561
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$487
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$627
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$493
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$494

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$807
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$926
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$801
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$741
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$831
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$891
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$896
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$904
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1114
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$957
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$937
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$981
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$828
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$930
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$930
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$928
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$898
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$876
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$699
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$860
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$908
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$626
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$757
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$718
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$883
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$882
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$740
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$788
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$702
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$923
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$848
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$788
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$842
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$890
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$795
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$851
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$872
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$844
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$590
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$895