Praia vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Praia	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$979	$2392
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2219	$5464
🏠 One person rent	$473	$1512
🏘️ Family rent	$783	$2536
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$610
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.2	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$215	$4175
😷 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 59% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 5816th and 1097th ($979 vs $2392) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 940th 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 88th in the United States, while ranked 7752nd and 304th 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	$5.45	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.5	$90.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.41	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$1.93	$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.29	$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$1635
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$270	$1255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$784	$2879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$494	$2143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$181
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.1	$64.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.08%	6.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1324	$2291
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1040	$2286
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.4	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.3	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.53	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.75	$3.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$5.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.44	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.27	$6.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$5.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$5.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.1	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.23	$9.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.88	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.93	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.3	$4.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.43	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.4	$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.22	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.7	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.2	$61.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.8	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$148	$1364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3260	$15986

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Cities near Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$977
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$1014
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1320
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1229
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1236
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$537
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$1147
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$605
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$518
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$1176
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$1145
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1178
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$1108
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$619
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$659
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$878
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$1127
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$852
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$990
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1058
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$993
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1323
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1016
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1257
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1257
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$1004
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$1001
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1774
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1694
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1531
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1750
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1615
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1654
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$535
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1540
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$583
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$503
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$635
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$508
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$507

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2385
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2335
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2354
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2703
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2233
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2367
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2065
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2385
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2378
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2379
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2056
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1944
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2057
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1780
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2372
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2003
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2522
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1847
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2111
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2088
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2588
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2681
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$1969
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2877
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2379
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2951
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1773
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2581
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2544
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3306
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2194
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3030
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2453
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2818
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2650
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2777
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2619
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3292
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2252
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2763