Praia vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Praia	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$840	$3059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1956	$6994
🏠 One person rent	$405	$2104
🏘️ Family rent	$721	$3885
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$47	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$191	$4040
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	29	89
😀 Quality of life	36	97
🏙️ Population	159K	5.87M

The cost of living in Praia is 73% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 6298th and 129th ($840 vs $3059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Cape Verde and Singapore, respectively. Check Cape Verde vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Praia compared to 1.3 months in Singapore City. Praia ranked 1st best city to live in Cape Verde vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 7365th and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Praia vs Singapore City

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	Praia	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.03	$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.9	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.65	$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$7.6
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.47	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$393	$2532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$1834
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$821	$5168
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$460	$3336
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.1	$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.6	$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.96%	3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1102	$22055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$7662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.8	$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.45	$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.54	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$3.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$24.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$3.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.73	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.43	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.15	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$4.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.9	$107
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.2	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.1	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.36	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.9	$74
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.3	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$132	$1115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2887	$27780

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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 Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$539
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$679
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$682
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$669
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$604
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$543
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$529
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$532
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$645
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$458
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$670
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$565
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$883
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$628
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$395
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$695
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$417
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$430
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$500
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$619
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$620
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$605