Bucharest vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bucharest	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$988	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2566	$1956
🏠 One person rent	$474	$405
🏘️ Family rent	$877	$721
🍽️ Food expenses	$339	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1247	$191
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	77	29
😀 Quality of life	79	36
🏙️ Population	1.72M	159K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 18% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 5565th and 6298th ($988 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Romania and Cape Verde, respectively. Check Romania vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 645th and 7365th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Praia

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	Bucharest	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.25	$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$2.07
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$337	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$999	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$658	$460
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.8	$92.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.28	$45.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.1%	8.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3094	$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1793	$879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.63	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.3	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.57	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.52	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.05	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$18.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$4.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.28	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.84	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.7	$25.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.92	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.8	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.9	$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84	$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$569	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11573	$2887

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$867
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$847
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$796
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$633
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$704
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$629
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$729
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$696
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$722
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$743
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$623
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$622
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$938
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$731
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$770
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$594
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$680
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$702
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$752
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$741
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$848
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$598
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$786
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$631
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$892
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$929
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1002
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$546
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$698
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$646
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$837
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$718
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$812
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$725
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$574
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$721
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$687
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$650
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$605
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$758

Cities near Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$838
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$865
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1114
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1046
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1052
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$507
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$552
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$477
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$998
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$970
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1000
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$647
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$675
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$827
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$964
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$804
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$998
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1061
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$998
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1346
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1019
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1278
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1272
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$1007
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1612
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1558
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$523
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$569
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$487
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$559
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$490
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$491