Praia vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Praia	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$840	$862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1956	$2459
🏠 One person rent	$405	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$721	$1176
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$47	$57.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$191	$894
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	29	29
😀 Quality of life	36	51
🏙️ Population	159K	431K

The cost of living in Praia is 3% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 6298th and 6224th ($840 vs $862) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Cape Verde and Namibia, respectively. Check Cape Verde vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Praia compared to 1 months in Windhoek. Praia ranked 1st best city to live in Cape Verde vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 7365th and 6198th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Praia vs Windhoek

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	Praia	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.03	$9.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.9	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.65	$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.47	$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$393	$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$821	$1094
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$460	$1008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.1	$67.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.6	$46.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.96%	11.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1102	$1274
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$786
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.8	$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$6.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.45	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.54	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$6.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$4.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$5.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.73	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.43	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.15	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.9	$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.2	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.1	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.36	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.9	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.3	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$132	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2887	$4344

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$792
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$811
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$813
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$777
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$827
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$768
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$740
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$742
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$731
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$699
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$628
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$664
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$665
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$691
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$780
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$583
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$631
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$814
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$540
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$688
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$889
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$624
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$577
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$820
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$748
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$923
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$768
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$837
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$953
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$671
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$906
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$993
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$807
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$672
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$645
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$785