Praia vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Praia	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$964	$2581
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2177	$6268
🏠 One person rent	$467	$1568
🏘️ Family rent	$763	$2779
🍽️ Food expenses	$377	$633
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.9	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$211	$4532
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	30	92
😀 Quality of life	43	95
🏙️ Population	159K	548K

The cost of living in Praia is 63% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 5871st and 749th ($964 vs $2581) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th 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 1.8 months in The Hague. Praia ranked 1st best city to live in Cape Verde vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 7431st and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Praia	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.35	$20.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.6	$93.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.32	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.36	$7.24
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$4.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.79	$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$1628
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$1311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$796	$2964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$469	$2396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$223
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.3	$46.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.97%	3.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1148	$5956
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$941	$4459
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.82	$3.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.6	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.5	$33.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.59	$2.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$4.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.38	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$15.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$4.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.09	$4.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.05	$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.18	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.83	$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.26	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.4	$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.8	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.1	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.66	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.8	$125
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.1	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$146	$2532
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3216	$12471

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Cities near Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$962
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$997
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1221
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1141
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1140
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$541
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$1062
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$598
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$516
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$1084
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$1060
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1088
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$630
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$662
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$895
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$1044
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$872
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$999
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1067
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$999
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1347
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1021
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1283
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1281
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$1007
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1705
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1633
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1455
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1702
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1539
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1567
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$536
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1484
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$583
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$502
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$629
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$506
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$506

Cities near The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$2228
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2222
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2615
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2589
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$3118
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2718
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2568
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$2057
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$2175
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2414
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2178
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$2087
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2224
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2256
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2230
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2374
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2235
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$2238
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2706
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$2089
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1701
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1860
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1514
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2318
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$2111
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1639
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1818
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1804
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$2359
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1696