Praia vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Praia	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$987	$2452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2229	$5516
🏠 One person rent	$489	$1566
🏘️ Family rent	$812	$2522
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.3	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$209	$4239
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	19	74
😀 Quality of life	41	88
🏙️ Population	159K	459K

The cost of living in Praia is 60% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 5666th and 978th ($987 vs $2452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 841st in Cape Verde and the United States, respectively. Check Cape Verde vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Praia compared to 1.7 months in Virginia Beach. Praia ranked 1st best city to live in Cape Verde vs Virginia Beach ranked 82nd in the United States, while ranked 7752nd and 286th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Praia	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.38	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.1	$89.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.12	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.21	$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$502	$1653
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$279	$1301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$901	$2788
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$507	$2127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.7	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.99%	5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1306	$2280
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1022	$2279
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.9	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.7	$3.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$5.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.38	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.29	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.02	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$5.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$5.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.93	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.64	$9.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.78	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.27	$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.8	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.08	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.2	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.6	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.5	$61.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.3	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$169	$1579
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3188	$16143

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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 Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2191
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2342
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2191
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2657
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2295
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2311
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2058
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2379
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2375
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2392
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2055
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1953
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2045
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1803
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2363
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2016
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2508
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1849
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2116
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2073
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2608
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2003
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2913
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2367
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2862
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1766
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2596
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3350
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2169
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3031
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2379
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2803
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$3016
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2644
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3338
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2769