Praia vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Praia	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$835	$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1897	$1777
🏠 One person rent	$426	$568
🏘️ Family rent	$730	$574
🍽️ Food expenses	$295	$243
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.9	$92.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$201	$1724
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	30	62
😀 Quality of life	36	39
🏙️ Population	159K	1.27M

The cost of living in Praia is 14% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 6315th and 5883rd ($835 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th in Cape Verde and South Africa, respectively. Check Cape Verde vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Praia compared to 1.8 months in Soweto. Praia ranked 1st best city to live in Cape Verde vs Soweto ranked 11th in South Africa, while ranked 7362nd and 7063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Praia vs Soweto

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	Praia	Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.86	$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.7	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.76	$4.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$2.03
☕ Cappuccino	$1.8	$2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$412	$883
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$252	$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$715	$544
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$494	$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.4	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.7	$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.08%	11.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1010	$917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$910	$735
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.79	$2.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.2	$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.53	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.17	$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.49	$6.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.44	$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.01	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.66	$3.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.96	$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.7	$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.54	$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.1	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.55	$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.2	$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.1	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$78.9	$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3052	$4830

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Cities near Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$840
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$898
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1198
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1095
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1203
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$520
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$1018
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$569
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$488
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$1051
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$1003
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1062
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$649
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$678
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$889
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$1039
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$866
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$972
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1030
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$974
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1213
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$994
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1138
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1146
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$983
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$979
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1707
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1660
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1336
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1764
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1391
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1394
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$528
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1353
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$574
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$494
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$559
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$497
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$495

Cities near Soweto

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
24 km or 15 mi	Randburg	$874
26 km or 16 mi	Sandton	$997
46 km or 28 mi	Vereeniging	$717
46 km or 29 mi	Benoni	$822
48 km or 30 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
56 km or 34 mi	Centurion	$838
58 km or 36 mi	Springs	$696
66 km or 41 mi	Pretoria	$909
73 km or 45 mi	Brits	$848
91 km or 56 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
92 km or 57 mi	Rustenburg	$943
137 km or 85 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
159 km or 99 mi	Bethal	$819
166 km or 103 mi	Kroonstad	$788
170 km or 106 mi	Middelburg	$841
222 km or 138 mi	Welkom	$774
228 km or 142 mi	Mmabatho	$809
249 km or 155 mi	Lobatse	$692
266 km or 165 mi	Gaborone	$718
282 km or 175 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
290 km or 180 mi	Kanye	$690
315 km or 196 mi	Molepolole	$654
321 km or 199 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
329 km or 204 mi	Mbabane	$623
335 km or 208 mi	Vryheid	$791
341 km or 212 mi	Maseru	$627
350 km or 217 mi	Manzini	$459
354 km or 220 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
367 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$663
399 km or 248 mi	Mafeteng	$581
412 km or 256 mi	Kimberley	$859
420 km or 261 mi	Palapye	$554
446 km or 277 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
447 km or 278 mi	Serowe	$600
461 km or 286 mi	Matola	$1003
472 km or 293 mi	Maputo	$1116
506 km or 314 mi	Durban	$834
567 km or 353 mi	Francistown	$585
595 km or 370 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045