Praia vs Valencia, Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Praia	Valencia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$840	$1522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1956	$3404
🏠 One person rent	$405	$885
🏘️ Family rent	$721	$1392
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$47	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$191	$1964
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	29	75
😀 Quality of life	36	83
🏙️ Population	159K	826K

The cost of living in Praia is 45% less expensive than in Valencia, Spain. Cities ranked 6298th and 3333rd ($840 vs $1522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 17th 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 1.3 months in Valencia, Spain. Praia ranked 1st best city to live in Cape Verde vs Valencia, Spain ranked 7th in Spain, while ranked 7365th and 440th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Praia vs Valencia, Spain

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	Praia	Valencia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.03	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.9	$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.65	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$3.59
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.47	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$393	$990
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$731
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$821	$1635
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$460	$1154
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.1	$74.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.6	$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.96%	3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1102	$3590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$2541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.8	$32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.45	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.54	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$2.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$5.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.73	$5.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.43	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.15	$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.9	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.2	$8.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.1	$65.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.36	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.9	$92.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.3	$86.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$132	$534
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2887	$9798

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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 Valencia, Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Sagunto	$1220
36 km or 22 mi	Alzira	$1250
53 km or 33 mi	Borriana	$1150
57 km or 36 mi	Villarreal	$1131
58 km or 36 mi	Gandia	$1030
62 km or 39 mi	Requena	$1261
62 km or 39 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1100
74 km or 46 mi	Ontinyent	$1249
81 km or 50 mi	Denia	$1406
98 km or 61 mi	Calp	$1480
102 km or 63 mi	Villena	$1254
106 km or 66 mi	Benidorm	$1356
114 km or 71 mi	Yecla	$1324
116 km or 72 mi	Elda	$1214
125 km or 78 mi	Novelda	$1213
125 km or 78 mi	Alicante	$1300
132 km or 82 mi	Vinaros	$1275
136 km or 85 mi	Elche	$1154
137 km or 85 mi	Jumilla	$1241
138 km or 86 mi	Albacete	$1209
165 km or 102 mi	Cuenca	$1084
168 km or 104 mi	Ibiza	$2528
168 km or 104 mi	Torrevieja	$1017
177 km or 110 mi	Murcia	$1138
193 km or 120 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
199 km or 123 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
214 km or 133 mi	Cartagena	$1068
223 km or 139 mi	Mazarron	$1161
229 km or 142 mi	Lorca	$1223
229 km or 143 mi	Tarragona	$1217
247 km or 153 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
254 km or 158 mi	Lleida	$1235
260 km or 161 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1696
264 km or 164 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1269
271 km or 168 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
279 km or 173 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
287 km or 178 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
292 km or 181 mi	Coslada	$1530
292 km or 182 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1389
295 km or 183 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1434