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Mindelo vs Praia

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Under balanced weights Praia edges it, 61 to 60, winning 3 of the 9 factors. Mindelo is stronger on nothing outright; Praia on nothing outright. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Safety: 8.0 of 60 points (scores 64/100)Healthcare: 8.2 of 60 points (scores 66/100)Internet: 4.3 of 60 points (scores 34/100)Visa ease: 8.0 of 60 points (scores 64/100)Getting there & around: 4.6 of 60 points (scores 37/100)Climate: 12.5 of 60 points (scores 100/100)Air quality: 9.5 of 60 points (scores 76/100)Quality of life: 4.7 of 60 points (scores 37/100)60
Mindelo
out of 100

Cabo Verde's cultural capital on São Vicente, with music, carnival and a sheltered bay

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Safety: 8.0 of 61 points (scores 64/100)Healthcare: 8.2 of 61 points (scores 66/100)Internet: 4.4 of 61 points (scores 35/100)Visa ease: 8.0 of 61 points (scores 64/100)Getting there & around: 5.3 of 61 points (scores 43/100)Climate: 12.5 of 61 points (scores 100/100)Air quality: 9.6 of 61 points (scores 77/100)Quality of life: 4.7 of 61 points (scores 37/100)61
Praia
out of 100

Cabo Verde's capital with a remote-work visa

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Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricMindeloPraia
Cost of livingno datano data
Safety6464
Healthcare6666
Internet3435 ✓
Visa ease6464
Getting there & around3743 ✓
Climate100100
Air quality7677 ✓
Quality of life3737

Cost

MetricMindeloPraia
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one cityno datano data
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricMindeloPraia
Homicides per 100k6.996.99
Political stability (0–100)80.780.7
UHC service coverage (0–100)7171
Life expectancy73.2 yrs73.2 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricMindeloPraia
Download7.2 Mbps7.4 Mbps ✓
Upload0.9 Mbps1 Mbps ✓

Visa

MetricMindeloPraia
Nomad visaRemote Working Program (six-month temporary visa)Remote Working Program (six-month temporary visa)
Minimum income for the visa$1,678/mo$1,678/mo
Entry, US passport30 days30 days
Entry, EU passport30 days30 days
Entry, UK passport30 days30 days

Getting there and around

MetricMindeloPraia
Non-stop airport destinations916 ✓
Walkability (1–5, editorial)4 ✓3
Transit (1–5, editorial)12 ✓

Climate and air

MetricMindeloPraia
Comfortable months per year1212
Annual mean PM2.515.8 µg/m³15.4 µg/m³ ✓

✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Mindelo or Praia?
We lack a monthly cost figure for one of the two cities.
Is Mindelo or Praia safer?
Mindelo scores higher on safety (64 vs 64), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Mindelo or Praia?
Praia: a measured median of 7.4 Mbps versus 7.2 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).

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Sources: Cost of Living Global 2026 (city rows); 2026 Cost of Living Index (country level); Worldwide Governance Indicators — Political Stability and Absence of Violence (score 0–100); Victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population (national data, latest year); UHC service coverage index; Life expectancy at birth (years), both sexes; M-Lab NDT statistics (city aggregates, 2024); Airport destinations (Wikipedia airline and destination tables); NASA POWER climatology (2001–2020 monthly means); SatPM2.5 satellite-derived annual PM2.5 (V6.GL.02.04); Human Development Index (HDR 2025, HDI 2023); EF English Proficiency Index 2024 (band); Walkability and transit ratings (editorial); Passport Index dataset (visa requirements, 199 passports × 199 destinations); OpenStreetMap restaurants (Overpass API); Nostos long-stay visa guides; Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.10.7. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.