Praia vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Praia	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$987	$1436
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2229	$3312
🏠 One person rent	$489	$726
🏘️ Family rent	$812	$1125
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$496
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.3	$96
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$209	$1983
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	19	24
😀 Quality of life	41	81
🏙️ Population	159K	693K

The cost of living in Praia is 31% less expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 5666th and 4194th ($987 vs $1436) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 64th 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 1.4 months in Zaragoza. Praia ranked 1st best city to live in Cape Verde vs Zaragoza ranked 20th in Spain, while ranked 7752nd and 622nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Praia vs Zaragoza

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	Praia	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.38	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.1	$49.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.12	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$3.8
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.21	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$502	$742
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$279	$583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$901	$1223
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$507	$902
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$86.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.7	$24.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.99%	3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1306	$3402
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1022	$1989
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$1.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.9	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12	$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.7	$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.38	$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.29	$17.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.02	$9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$2.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.93	$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.64	$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.78	$16.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.27	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.8	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.08	$8.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.2	$42.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.6	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.5	$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.3	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$169	$516
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3188	$8171

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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 Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1166
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1424
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1245
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1622
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1115
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1494
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1524
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1351
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1558
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1697
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1183
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1238
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1632
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1651
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1246
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1778
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1271
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1611
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1767
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1567
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1836
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1200
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1455
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1830
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1145
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1408
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1367
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1421
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1538
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1242
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1678
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1586
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1812
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1790
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1626
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1623
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1773
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1660
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1669
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1643