Cost of living comparison

Beirut, Lebanon

compared to

Praia, Cabo Verde

Praia vs. Beirut Cost of Living Summary

Praia is 11.2% more expensive than Beirut.

Restaurants: pay 14.4% less in Praia
Groceries: pay 2.4 times more in Praia
Transportation: pay 10.1% more in Praia
Housing: pay 4.6% more in Praia
Childcare: pay 40.8% less in Praia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.1% less in Praia
Clothing: pay 16.8% less in Praia

The cost of groceries, transportation, and housing in Praia are more expensive than in Beirut. Expenses including childcare, clothing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Praia. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Praia.

Praia vs. Beirut Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Praia instead of Beirut, you would:

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pay 14.4% less for restaurants

	Beirut	Praia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 LBP894,096	$4.86 CVE478.09	-51.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.64 LBP683,000	$6.32 CVE621.52	-17.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 LBP142,097	$1.78 CVE175.04	+12.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 LBP101,033	$1.12 CVE110.01	-1.0%
Average			-14.4%

Beirut vs. Praia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

	Beirut	Praia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 LBP81,766	$2.95 CVE290.11	+222.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.48 LBP489,517	$7.94 CVE781.22	+45.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.19 LBP553,239	$4.78 CVE470.54	-22.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 LBP242,900	$2.20 CVE216.10	-19.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.84 LBP342,965	$2.61 CVE256.98	-31.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.69 LBP61,846	$2.00 CVE196.33	+188.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 LBP49,671	$1.32 CVE130.12	+138.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.41 LBP36,712	$1.56 CVE153.25	+279.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 LBP41,705	$2.23 CVE219.75	+379.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 LBP35,013	$1.21 CVE119.27	+209.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 LBP39,214	$0.88 CVE86.74	+101.1%
Average			+135.5%

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pay 10.1% more for transportation

	Beirut	Praia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.49 LBP312,101	$6.31 CVE620.57	+80.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$75.00 LBP6,705,718	$20.42 CVE2,007.99	-72.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,000.00 LBP2,682,287,124	$29,166.78 CVE2,868,552.82	-2.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.75 LBP1,139,972	$17.26 CVE1,697.23	+35.3%
Average			+10.1%

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pay 4.6% more for housing

	Beirut	Praia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.88 LBP2,849,930	$51.28 CVE5,043.87	+60.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$738.24 LBP66,005,301	$583.34 CVE57,371.06	-21.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$359.38 LBP32,131,565	$388.89 CVE38,247.37	+8.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$161.18 LBP14,411,303	$113.61 CVE11,173.43	-29.5%
Average			+4.6%

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pay 40.8% less for childcare

	Beirut	Praia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$283.33 LBP25,332,712	$110.42 CVE10,859.84	-61.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,111.11 LBP367,572,680	$3,266.68 CVE321,277.92	-20.5%
Average			-40.8%

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pay 0.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Beirut	Praia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 LBP268,229	$2.48 CVE243.83	-17.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.80 LBP250,347	$1.49 CVE146.41	-46.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 LBP178,819	$4.38 CVE430.28	+118.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.33 LBP5,304,968	$36.46 CVE3,585.69	-38.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.00 LBP625,867	$5.83 CVE573.71	-16.7%
Average			-0.1%

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pay 16.8% less for clothing

	Beirut	Praia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.12 LBP6,985,123	$48.61 CVE4,780.92	-37.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.86 LBP5,172,982	$38.89 CVE3,824.74	-32.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.12 LBP9,220,362	$87.50 CVE8,605.66	-15.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.71 LBP9,898,917	$131.25 CVE12,908.49	+18.5%
Average			-16.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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