Cost of living comparison

Doha, Qatar

compared to

Praia, Cabo Verde

Praia vs. Doha Cost of Living Summary

Praia is 2.3% more expensive than Doha.

Restaurants: pay 63.5% more in Praia
Groceries: pay 81.9% more in Praia
Transportation: pay 44.4% more in Praia
Housing: pay 29.1% less in Praia
Childcare: pay 78.6% less in Praia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 60.9% less in Praia
Clothing: pay 5.4% less in Praia

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

Praia vs. Doha Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 63.5% more for restaurants

	Doha	Praia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.22 QAR29.93	$4.86 CVE471.58	-40.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.53 QAR27.44	$6.32 CVE613.05	-16.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.90 QAR3.27	$1.78 CVE172.66	+98.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 QAR1.30	$1.12 CVE108.51	+212.9%
Average			+63.5%

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pay 81.9% more for groceries

	Doha	Praia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.57 QAR5.70	$2.95 CVE286.16	+88.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.74 QAR20.89	$7.94 CVE770.58	+38.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.99 QAR29.11	$4.78 CVE464.13	-40.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.55 QAR9.30	$2.20 CVE213.15	-13.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.84 QAR14.00	$2.61 CVE253.48	-32.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.86 QAR3.14	$2.00 CVE193.65	+131.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 QAR2.60	$1.32 CVE128.34	+85.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.67 QAR2.45	$1.56 CVE151.16	+132.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 QAR2.21	$2.23 CVE216.76	+268.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 QAR1.55	$1.21 CVE117.65	+185.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 QAR2.06	$0.88 CVE85.56	+56.3%
Average			+81.9%

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pay 44.4% more for transportation

	Doha	Praia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.14 QAR7.80	$6.31 CVE612.11	+194.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.87 QAR119.72	$20.42 CVE1,980.62	-37.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,910.54 QAR79,812.80	$29,166.78 CVE2,829,457.52	+33.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.72 QAR71.83	$17.26 CVE1,674.10	-12.5%
Average			+44.4%

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pay 29.1% less for housing

	Doha	Praia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$87.95 QAR320.37	$51.28 CVE4,975.13	-41.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,570.13 QAR5,719.45	$583.34 CVE56,589.15	-62.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,013.80 QAR3,692.95	$388.89 CVE37,726.10	-61.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$75.85 QAR276.31	$113.61 CVE11,021.15	+49.8%
Average			-29.1%

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pay 78.6% less for childcare

	Doha	Praia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$797.97 QAR2,906.72	$110.42 CVE10,711.83	-86.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,234.42 QAR40,923.24	$3,266.68 CVE316,899.24	-70.9%
Average			-78.6%

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pay 60.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Doha	Praia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.96 QAR39.91	$2.48 CVE240.50	-77.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.26 QAR19.15	$1.49 CVE144.41	-71.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.57 QAR23.94	$4.38 CVE424.42	-33.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$117.97 QAR429.74	$36.46 CVE3,536.82	-69.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.32 QAR44.89	$5.83 CVE565.89	-52.7%
Average			-60.9%

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pay 5.4% less for clothing

	Doha	Praia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.12 QAR222.64	$48.61 CVE4,715.76	-20.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.31 QAR201.49	$38.89 CVE3,772.61	-29.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.92 QAR353.06	$87.50 CVE8,488.37	-9.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.98 QAR345.99	$131.25 CVE12,732.56	+38.2%
Average			-5.4%

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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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