Casablanca vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Casablanca	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$953	$979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2283	$2219
🏠 One person rent	$442	$473
🏘️ Family rent	$755	$783
🍽️ Food expenses	$309	$384
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$514	$215
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	34	19
😀 Quality of life	64	41
🏙️ Population	3.22M	159K

The cost of living in Casablanca is 3% less expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 6009th and 5816th ($953 vs $979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Morocco and Cape Verde, respectively. Check Morocco vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Casablanca compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Casablanca ranked 2nd best city to live in Morocco vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 5351st and 7752nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Casablanca vs Praia

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	Casablanca	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.48	$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.2	$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.24	$6.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.07	$2.49
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$3.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$551	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$323	$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1006	$784
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$580	$494
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.5	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.4	$179
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.5	$52.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.02%	9.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2248	$1324
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1207	$1040
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.3	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.49	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.48	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.76	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.97	$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.53	$8.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$4.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$3.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$4.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.77	$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.02	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.37	$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$3.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.99	$6.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.9	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.69	$6.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.8	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.13	$2.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.4	$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$212	$148
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5899	$3260

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Cities near Casablanca

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Mohammedia	$732
75 km or 47 mi	Temara	$671
87 km or 54 mi	Rabat	$773
90 km or 56 mi	Sale	$598
91 km or 57 mi	El Jadida	$558
104 km or 65 mi	Khouribga	$513
120 km or 75 mi	Kenitra	$612
183 km or 114 mi	Beni Mellal	$482
194 km or 121 mi	Meknes	$589
210 km or 130 mi	Safi	$539
222 km or 138 mi	Marrakesh	$769
247 km or 153 mi	Fez	$610
294 km or 183 mi	Tangier	$881
301 km or 187 mi	Tetouan	$577
307 km or 191 mi	Essaouira	$692
326 km or 202 mi	Tarifa	$1394
331 km or 206 mi	Ceuta	$1340
341 km or 212 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1187
344 km or 214 mi	Algeciras	$1041
347 km or 215 mi	Los Barrios	$1212
348 km or 216 mi	Cadiz	$1560
350 km or 218 mi	Gibraltar City	$2594
352 km or 219 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1316
355 km or 221 mi	Rota	$1497
371 km or 230 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$1008
381 km or 237 mi	Faro	$1471
382 km or 237 mi	Olhao	$1490
387 km or 240 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1295
388 km or 241 mi	Estepona	$1625
392 km or 244 mi	Albufeira	$1979
393 km or 244 mi	Tavira	$1563
393 km or 244 mi	Taghazout	$617
396 km or 246 mi	Loule	$1581
399 km or 248 mi	Agadir	$647
400 km or 249 mi	Lagoa	$1510
401 km or 249 mi	Lagos	$1772
402 km or 250 mi	Portimao	$1432
404 km or 251 mi	Ait Melloul	$599
405 km or 252 mi	Silves	$1545
408 km or 254 mi	Marbella	$1935

Cities near Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$977
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$1014
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1320
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1229
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1236
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$537
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$1147
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$605
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$518
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$1176
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$1145
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1178
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$1108
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$619
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$659
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$878
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$1127
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$852
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$990
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1058
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$993
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1323
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1016
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1257
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1257
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$1004
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$1001
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1774
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1694
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1531
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1750
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1615
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1654
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$535
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1540
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$583
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$503
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$635
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$508
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$507