Praia vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Praia	Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person	$987	$3205
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2229	$6762
🏠 One person rent	$489	$1954
🏘️ Family rent	$812	$2956
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$904
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.3	$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$209	$4423
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	19	53
😀 Quality of life	41	88
🏙️ Population	159K	139K

The cost of living in Praia is 69% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 5666th and 119th ($987 vs $3205) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Cape Verde and Iceland, respectively. Check Cape Verde vs Iceland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Praia compared to 1.4 months in Reykjavik. Praia ranked 1st best city to live in Cape Verde vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 7752nd and 258th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Praia vs Reykjavik

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	Praia	Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.38	$28.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.1	$97.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.12	$20
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$13.4
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$6.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.21	$3.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$502	$2129
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$279	$1743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$901	$3328
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$507	$2660
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$52.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$80.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.7	$82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.99%	8.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1306	$7748
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1022	$6175
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$5.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.9	$90.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12	$28.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.7	$4.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$3.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.38	$6.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.29	$20.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.02	$24.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$44.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$3.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$5.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.93	$23.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$3.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.64	$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.78	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.27	$5.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$3.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.8	$90.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.08	$19.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.2	$92.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.6	$47.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.5	$146
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.3	$178
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$169	$472
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3188	$30029

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Cities near Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$979
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$979
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1281
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1206
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1214
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$545
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$1140
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$611
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$527
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$1163
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$1141
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1164
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$1109
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$619
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$653
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$857
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$1119
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$831
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$983
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1050
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$984
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1272
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1005
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1231
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1219
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$998
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$993
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1739
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1668
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1534
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1727
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1608
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1642
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$518
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1508
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$561
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$487
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$627
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$493
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$494

Cities near Reykjavik

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	Kopavogur	$3092
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Hafnarfjorur	$3106
38 km or 24 mi	Keflavik	$2581
247 km or 153 mi	Akureyri	$2921
795 km or 494 mi	Torshavn	$2017
1204 km or 748 mi	Inverness	$2005
1230 km or 764 mi	Elgin	$1523
1300 km or 808 mi	Derry	$1646
1309 km or 813 mi	Greenock	$1647
1321 km or 821 mi	Aberdeen	$1806
1325 km or 823 mi	Perth	$1640
1328 km or 825 mi	Stirling	$1835
1331 km or 827 mi	Paisley	$1885
1333 km or 828 mi	Alloa	$1842
1337 km or 831 mi	Glasgow	$2114
1339 km or 832 mi	Dundee	$1593
1340 km or 833 mi	Omagh	$1763
1341 km or 833 mi	Cumbernauld	$1611
1342 km or 834 mi	Irvine	$1704
1348 km or 838 mi	East Kilbride	$1878
1349 km or 838 mi	Kilmarnock	$1600
1351 km or 839 mi	Dunfermline	$1750
1353 km or 841 mi	Hamilton	$1831
1357 km or 843 mi	Ayr	$1586
1360 km or 845 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1794
1365 km or 848 mi	Livingston	$1760
1372 km or 852 mi	Edinburgh	$2295
1382 km or 859 mi	Newtownabbey	$1820
1387 km or 862 mi	Belfast	$1878
1390 km or 864 mi	Bangor	$1485
1391 km or 864 mi	Lisburn	$1923
1401 km or 871 mi	Alesund	$2021
1413 km or 878 mi	Galway	$3003
1425 km or 886 mi	Dundalk	$2264
1431 km or 889 mi	Dumfries	$1456
1433 km or 891 mi	Nuuk	$2508
1441 km or 895 mi	Molde	$2101
1454 km or 903 mi	Kristiansund	$1944
1455 km or 904 mi	Drogheda	$2518
1455 km or 904 mi	Bergen	$2336