Praia vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Praia	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$840	$2447
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1956	$5781
🏠 One person rent	$405	$1595
🏘️ Family rent	$721	$2942
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$47	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$191	$4298
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	29	75
😀 Quality of life	36	88
🏙️ Population	159K	459K

The cost of living in Praia is 66% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 6298th and 866th ($840 vs $2447) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 797th 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 1.8 months in Virginia Beach. Praia ranked 1st best city to live in Cape Verde vs Virginia Beach ranked 54th in the United States, while ranked 7365th and 238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Praia vs Virginia Beach

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	Praia	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.03	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.9	$83.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.65	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$5.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.47	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$393	$1651
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$1391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$821	$3261
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$460	$2615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.1	$84
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.6	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.96%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1102	$2529
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$2307
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.8	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.45	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.54	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$5.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$2.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$4.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$3.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.73	$9.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.43	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.15	$4.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.9	$47
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.2	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.1	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.36	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.9	$62
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.3	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$132	$1205
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2887	$18786

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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 Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2767
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2314
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2486
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2525
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2142
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2385
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2086
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2347
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2332
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2340
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$2218
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2014
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2206
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2073
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2498
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1819
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2169
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2076
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2539
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$1976
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2856
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2309
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2961
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2566
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3149
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$2893
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2640
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2786
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2548
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2547
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3174
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2777