Praia vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Praia Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$692
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1496
$2623
🏠 One person rent
$320
$486
🏘️ Family rent
$451
$869
🍽️ Food expenses
$265
$347
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.6
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$269
$674
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
30
91
😀 Quality of life
37
77
🏙️ Population
159K
6.26M

The cost of living in Praia is 36% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 6860th and 4828th ($692 vs $1075) 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 0.4 months in Praia compared to 0.6 months in Santiago. Praia ranked 1st best city to live in Cape Verde vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 7486th and 685th among best cities to live in the world.

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Praia Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.61
$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.9
$41.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$8.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$3.11
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.41
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$487
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$178
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$705
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.6
$73.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.61%
5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$909
$2369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$909
$2543
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.8
$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.9
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.38
$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.25
$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$5.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3
$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.8
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.11
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.38
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$43
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.4
$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$75.9
$382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1069
$6400

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$763
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$862
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$743
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$699
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$785
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$827
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$828
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$825
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1044
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$854
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$888
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$781
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$730
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$450
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$433
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$451
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$450
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$724
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$429
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$768
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$816
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$680
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$747
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$693
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$761
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$782
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$356
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$753
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$686
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$870
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$810
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$439
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$794
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$757
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$418
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$776
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$771
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$760
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$368
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$440