Praia vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Praia	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$840	$2560
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1956	$6044
🏠 One person rent	$405	$1641
🏘️ Family rent	$721	$3059
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$671
🚐 Transport expenses	$47	$91.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$191	$4880
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	29	68
😀 Quality of life	36	89
🏙️ Population	159K	385K

The cost of living in Praia is 67% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 6298th and 718th ($840 vs $2560) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 664th in Cape Verde and the United States, respectively. Check Cape Verde vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Praia compared to 1.9 months in Tampa. Praia ranked 1st best city to live in Cape Verde vs Tampa ranked 41st in the United States, while ranked 7365th and 174th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Praia vs Tampa

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	Praia	Tampa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.03	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.9	$80.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.65	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$6.28
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.47	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$393	$1745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$1342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$821	$3421
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$460	$2594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.1	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.6	$70.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.96%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1102	$3843
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$2418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.8	$65.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.45	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.54	$3.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$5.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$4.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$5.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$3.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$2.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.73	$8.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.43	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$5.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.15	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.9	$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.2	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.1	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.36	$20.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.9	$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.3	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$132	$1387
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2887	$14045

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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 Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2429
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2413
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2419
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2402
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2401
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2123
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2605
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2618
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2436
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2079
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2328
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2373
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2104
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2467
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2458
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2280
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2811
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2038
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2194
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2316
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2732
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2516
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2366
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2269
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2295
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2392
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1748
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2289
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2371
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2576
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2286
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2440
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2384
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2373
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1957
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2336
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2335
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2294
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2363
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2265