Praia vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Praia	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$835	$3392
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1897	$8190
🏠 One person rent	$426	$2018
🏘️ Family rent	$730	$3505
🍽️ Food expenses	$295	$880
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.9	$226
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$201	$6770
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	30	81
😀 Quality of life	36	98
🏙️ Population	159K	447K

The cost of living in Praia is 75% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 6315th and 41st ($835 vs $3392) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd 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 months in Zurich. Praia ranked 1st best city to live in Cape Verde vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 7362nd and 6th 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	$4.86	$27.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.7	$71.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.76	$19.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$9.29
☕ Cappuccino	$1.8	$6.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$5.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$412	$2243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$252	$1698
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$715	$3982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$494	$3016
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.4	$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$239
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.7	$55.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.08%	2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1010	$9651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$910	$5769
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.79	$5.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.2	$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$44.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.53	$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$3.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$7.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$21.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.17	$26.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.49	$49.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$5.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.44	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.01	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.66	$20.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.96	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$3.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$3.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.7	$84.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.54	$22.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.1	$154
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.55	$48.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.2	$132
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.1	$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$78.9	$2756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3052	$20539

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Cities near Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$840
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$898
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1198
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1095
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1203
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$520
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$1018
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$569
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$488
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$1051
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$1003
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1062
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$649
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$678
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$889
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$1039
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$866
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$972
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1030
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$974
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1213
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$994
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1138
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1146
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$983
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$979
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1707
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1660
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1336
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1764
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1391
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1394
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$528
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1353
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$574
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$494
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$559
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$497
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$495

Cities near Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3139
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3129
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$3048
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3163
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3057
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$3013
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3135
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3145
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3184
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$3015
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3206
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3320
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3627
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3011
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2647
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2629
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1559
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2207
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$3020
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2492
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$3068
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2989
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1636
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1710
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2782
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1903
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1551
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2618
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1771
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1468
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3415
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1434
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1531
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1538
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2741
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1391
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1399
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1759
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2483
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2843