Praia vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Praia	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$979	$3784
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2219	$9038
🏠 One person rent	$473	$2349
🏘️ Family rent	$783	$4207
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$934
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.2	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$215	$6864
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	19	82
😀 Quality of life	41	96
🏙️ Population	159K	449K

The cost of living in Praia is 74% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 5816th and 13th ($979 vs $3784) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.8 months in Zurich. Praia ranked 1st best city to live in Cape Verde vs Zurich ranked 2nd in Switzerland, while ranked 7752nd and 9th 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	$5.45	$29.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.5	$93.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.41	$19.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$9.85
☕ Cappuccino	$1.93	$7.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.29	$5.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$2745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$270	$1974
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$784	$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$494	$3621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$254
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.1	$55.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.08%	2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1324	$20786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1040	$8412
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$4.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.4	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.3	$38.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.53	$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$2.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.75	$3.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.44	$9.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$25.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.27	$24.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$45.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$3.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$5.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$3.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.1	$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.23	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.88	$22.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.93	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.3	$5.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.43	$3.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.4	$88
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.22	$24.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27	$144
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.7	$56.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.2	$146
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.8	$157
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$148	$2506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3260	$24322

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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 Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3494
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3353
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$3367
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3457
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3345
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$3281
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3328
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3414
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3305
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$3310
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3360
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3556
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$4151
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3318
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2731
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2740
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1711
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2546
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$3367
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2721
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$3380
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$3331
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1740
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1794
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$3046
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1872
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1726
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2978
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1837
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1550
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3677
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1604
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1721
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1731
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$3080
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1393
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1498
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1966
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2543
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$3171