Cost of living comparison

 Praia, Cabo Verde
compared to
 Seoul, South Korea
Seoul vs. Praia Cost of Living Summary

Seoul is 74.6% more expensive than Praia.

Restaurants
pay 5.7% more in Seoul
Groceries
pay 39.5% more in Seoul
Transportation
pay 7.3% more in Seoul
Housing
pay 9.6% more in Seoul
Childcare
pay 4.9 times more in Seoul
Entertainment and Sports
pay 58.3% more in Seoul
Clothing
pay 8.9% more in Seoul

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, clothing, and transportation in Seoul are more expensive than in Praia. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Seoul.

Seoul vs. Praia Cost Breakdown

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

pay 5.7% more for restaurants

 
Praia
Seoul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.86
CVE496.63
$7.88
₩11,498
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.32
CVE645.61
$6.09
₩8,885
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.78
CVE181.83
$1.59
₩2,316

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pay 39.5% more for groceries

 
Praia
Seoul
Bread
1 loaf
$2.95
CVE301.36
$3.10
₩4,517
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.94
CVE811.51
$6.52
₩9,522
Milk (1 gallon) $4.78
CVE488.78
$8.06
₩11,761

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pay 7.3% more for transportation

 
Praia
Seoul
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.31
CVE644.63
$4.59
₩6,696
Monthly public transit pass $20.42
CVE2,085.83
$44.40
₩64,809
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $29,166.78
CVE2,979,750.67
$27,023.07
₩39,440,435

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pay 9.6% more for housing

 
Praia
Seoul
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$51.28
CVE5,239.39
$22.27
₩32,509
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $583.34
CVE59,595.01
$883.18
₩1,289,009
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $388.89
CVE39,730.01
$490.54
₩715,947

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pay 4.9 times more for childcare

 
Praia
Seoul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $110.42
CVE11,280.82
$385.48
₩562,613
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $3,266.68
CVE333,732.08
$20,782.92
₩30,332,875

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pay 58.3% more for entertainment and sports

 
Praia
Seoul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.48
CVE253.28
$3.58
₩5,227
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.49
CVE152.08
$3.60
₩5,257
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.38
CVE446.96
$3.22
₩4,704

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pay 8.9% more for clothing

 
Praia
Seoul
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$48.61
CVE4,966.25
$59.13
₩86,297
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$38.89
CVE3,973.00
$46.64
₩68,078
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$87.50
CVE8,939.25
$86.69
₩126,530

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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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