Praia vs Valencia, Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Praia	Valencia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$987	$1812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2229	$4109
🏠 One person rent	$489	$1059
🏘️ Family rent	$812	$1733
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$495
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.3	$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$209	$1958
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	19	76
😀 Quality of life	41	87
🏙️ Population	159K	841K

The cost of living in Praia is 46% less expensive than in Valencia, Spain. Cities ranked 5666th and 2757th ($987 vs $1812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th 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 1.1 months in Valencia, Spain. Praia ranked 1st best city to live in Cape Verde vs Valencia, Spain ranked 6th in Spain, while ranked 7752nd and 354th 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	$5.38	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.1	$61.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.12	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$4.34
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.21	$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$502	$1172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$279	$866
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$901	$2058
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$507	$1423
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$97.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.7	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.99%	3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1306	$5630
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1022	$3501
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$2.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.9	$38.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12	$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.7	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.38	$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.29	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.02	$8.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$2.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$2.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.93	$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.64	$6.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.78	$18.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.27	$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.8	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.08	$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.2	$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.6	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.5	$98.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.3	$96.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$169	$572
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3188	$10416

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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 Valencia, Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Sagunto	$1408
36 km or 22 mi	Alzira	$1401
53 km or 33 mi	Borriana	$1271
57 km or 36 mi	Villarreal	$1238
58 km or 36 mi	Gandia	$1150
62 km or 39 mi	Requena	$1421
62 km or 39 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1183
74 km or 46 mi	Ontinyent	$1342
81 km or 50 mi	Denia	$1620
98 km or 61 mi	Calp	$1546
102 km or 63 mi	Villena	$1340
106 km or 66 mi	Benidorm	$1519
114 km or 71 mi	Yecla	$1203
116 km or 72 mi	Elda	$1372
125 km or 78 mi	Novelda	$1381
125 km or 78 mi	Alicante	$1513
132 km or 82 mi	Vinaros	$1494
136 km or 85 mi	Elche	$1268
137 km or 85 mi	Jumilla	$1316
138 km or 86 mi	Albacete	$1303
165 km or 102 mi	Cuenca	$1246
168 km or 104 mi	Ibiza	$2775
168 km or 104 mi	Torrevieja	$1279
177 km or 110 mi	Murcia	$1272
193 km or 120 mi	Villarrobledo	$1397
199 km or 123 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1351
214 km or 133 mi	Cartagena	$1195
223 km or 139 mi	Mazarron	$1173
229 km or 142 mi	Lorca	$1313
229 km or 143 mi	Tarragona	$1524
247 km or 153 mi	Zaragoza	$1436
254 km or 158 mi	Lleida	$1245
260 km or 161 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$2017
264 km or 164 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1455
271 km or 168 mi	Guadalajara	$1200
279 km or 173 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1678
287 km or 178 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1643
292 km or 181 mi	Coslada	$1721
292 km or 182 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1586
295 km or 183 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1626