Praia vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Praia	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$987	$1739
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2229	$3931
🏠 One person rent	$489	$1005
🏘️ Family rent	$812	$1684
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$456
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.3	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$209	$1591
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	19	19
😀 Quality of life	41	68
🏙️ Population	159K	955K

The cost of living in Praia is 43% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 5666th and 3058th ($987 vs $1739) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th in Cape Verde and Spain, respectively. Check Cape Verde vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Praia compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Praia ranked 1st best city to live in Cape Verde vs Tenerife ranked 75th in Spain, while ranked 7752nd and 4533rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Praia vs Tenerife

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	Praia	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.38	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.1	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.12	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$3.08
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.21	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$502	$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$279	$873
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$901	$1809
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$507	$1472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$74.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.7	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.99%	3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1306	$3998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1022	$3282
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.9	$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.7	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.38	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.29	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.02	$9.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$2.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.93	$6.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.64	$4.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.78	$8.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.27	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.8	$49.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.08	$9.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.2	$88.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.6	$13.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.5	$88.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.3	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$169	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3188	$7249

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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 Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1668
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1727
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1608
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1642
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1534
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1508
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1332
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1653
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1354
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$627
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1606
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1662
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1603
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1607
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1608
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$619
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$648
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$604
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$649
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$546
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$790
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$555
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$953
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$526
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$734
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$499
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$639
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$797
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$579
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$653
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$597
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$586
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1752
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1388
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1467
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1492
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1913
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1455
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1544
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1469