Praia vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Praia	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$979	$2701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2219	$6534
🏠 One person rent	$473	$1660
🏘️ Family rent	$783	$2910
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$651
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.2	$228
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$215	$4686
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	19	92
😀 Quality of life	41	96
🏙️ Population	159K	548K

The cost of living in Praia is 64% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 5816th and 570th ($979 vs $2701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Cape Verde and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Cape Verde vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Praia compared to 1.7 months in The Hague. Praia ranked 1st best city to live in Cape Verde vs The Hague ranked 1st in the Netherlands, while ranked 7752nd and 7th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Use the link below to embed the infographic from our site and automatically keep the data layer up to date.

If you prefer to download the image, please credit us as a source.

<img src="https://livingcost.org/assets/photo/cost/praia/the-hague.jpg" alt="Cost of living in Praia vs The Hague infographic" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p>Source: <a href="https://livingcost.org/cost/praia/the-hague" target="_blank">Praia vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison</a></p>

Prices in Praia vs The Hague

Prices for goods and services in Praia and The Hague are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

	Praia	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.45	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.5	$95.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.41	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$1.93	$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.29	$3.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$1617
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$270	$1422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$784	$2982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$494	$2545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$228
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.1	$50.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.08%	3.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1324	$6522
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1040	$4901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$3.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.4	$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.3	$34.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.53	$2.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.75	$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.44	$5.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.27	$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$4.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.1	$7.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.23	$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.88	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.93	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.3	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.43	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.4	$46.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.22	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27	$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.7	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.2	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.8	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$148	$2756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3260	$13755

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$977
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$1014
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1320
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1229
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1236
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$537
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$1147
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$605
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$518
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$1176
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$1145
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1178
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$1108
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$619
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$659
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$878
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$1127
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$852
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$990
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1058
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$993
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1323
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1016
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1257
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1257
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$1004
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$1001
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1774
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1694
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1531
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1750
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1615
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1654
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$535
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1540
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$583
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$503
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$635
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$508
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$507

Cities near The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2471
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2481
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$2389
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2258
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2348
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2637
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2403
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$1907
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2822
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$2332
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2383
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$3203
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2669
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2636
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$2110
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$2264
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2457
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2223
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$2206
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2295
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2383
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2440
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2369
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2471
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2338
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$2340
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2721
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2337
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$2132
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1770
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1822
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1848
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1512
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2360
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$2172
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1730
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1857
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1849
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$2409
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1734