Praia vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Praia	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$840	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1956	$8076
🏠 One person rent	$405	$1966
🏘️ Family rent	$721	$3466
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$863
🚐 Transport expenses	$47	$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$191	$7242
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	29	81
😀 Quality of life	36	98
🏙️ Population	159K	449K

The cost of living in Praia is 75% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 6298th and 59th ($840 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Cape Verde and Switzerland, respectively. Check Cape Verde vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Praia compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Praia ranked 1st best city to live in Cape Verde vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 7365th and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Praia vs Zurich

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	Praia	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.03	$26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.9	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.65	$17.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$8.89
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.47	$5.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$393	$2155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$1671
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$821	$4080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$460	$2967
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.1	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.6	$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.96%	2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1102	$24070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$5867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$4.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.8	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$41.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.45	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.54	$2.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$7.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$22.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$45.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$5.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.73	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.43	$21.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.15	$3.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.9	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.2	$21.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.1	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.36	$54.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.9	$120
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.3	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$132	$2498
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2887	$29610

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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 Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3037
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$2988
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$2934
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$2976
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$2974
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$2873
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$2970
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$2960
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3032
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$2893
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3059
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3099
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3426
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2861
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2379
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2419
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1472
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2252
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$2897
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2262
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$2931
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2891
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1555
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1609
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2614
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1731
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1447
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2464
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1641
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1382
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3233
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1453
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1434
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1442
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2643
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1267
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1286
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1656
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2352
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2717