Praia vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Praia	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$840	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1956	$1992
🏠 One person rent	$405	$302
🏘️ Family rent	$721	$795
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$267
🚐 Transport expenses	$47	$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$191	$653
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	29	40
😀 Quality of life	36	63
🏙️ Population	159K	573K

The cost of living in Praia is 19% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 6298th and 6866th ($840 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Cape Verde and Morocco, respectively. Check Cape Verde vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Praia compared to 0.9 months in Rabat. Praia ranked 1st best city to live in Cape Verde vs Rabat ranked 1st in Morocco, while ranked 7365th and 4758th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Praia vs Rabat

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	Praia	Rabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.03	$4.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.9	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.65	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$3.75
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.47	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$393	$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$821	$1030
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$460	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.1	$23.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$36.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.6	$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.96%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1102	$1598
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.8	$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$7.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.45	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.54	$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$9.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.73	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.43	$5.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.15	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.9	$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.2	$6.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.1	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.36	$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.9	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.3	$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$132	$140
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2887	$5394

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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

Cities near Rabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi	Sale	$536
13 km or 8.1 mi	Temara	$619
34 km or 21 mi	Kenitra	$558
63 km or 39 mi	Mohammedia	$652
87 km or 54 mi	Casablanca	$850
120 km or 74 mi	Meknes	$486
127 km or 79 mi	Khouribga	$435
169 km or 105 mi	Fez	$533
177 km or 110 mi	El Jadida	$502
193 km or 120 mi	Beni Mellal	$448
217 km or 135 mi	Tangier	$679
218 km or 135 mi	Tetouan	$517
248 km or 154 mi	Tarifa	$1196
250 km or 155 mi	Ceuta	$1141
265 km or 165 mi	Algeciras	$889
269 km or 167 mi	Los Barrios	$1041
271 km or 169 mi	Gibraltar City	$2278
273 km or 170 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1018
273 km or 170 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1145
283 km or 176 mi	Cadiz	$1359
287 km or 178 mi	Marrakesh	$687
292 km or 181 mi	Rota	$1358
295 km or 184 mi	Safi	$489
304 km or 189 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$892
309 km or 192 mi	Estepona	$1395
317 km or 197 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1144
328 km or 204 mi	Marbella	$2040
337 km or 210 mi	Ronda	$893
344 km or 214 mi	Fuengirola	$1347
346 km or 215 mi	Olhao	$1291
347 km or 216 mi	Faro	$1263
349 km or 217 mi	Mijas	$1353
353 km or 219 mi	Benalmadena	$1415
353 km or 219 mi	Tavira	$1373
359 km or 223 mi	Huelva	$1081
361 km or 224 mi	Almonte	$1165
361 km or 225 mi	Moguer	$1124
363 km or 226 mi	Loule	$1415
364 km or 226 mi	Albufeira	$1950
371 km or 231 mi	Malaga	$1430