Praia vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Praia	Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person	$840	$2938
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1956	$5875
🏠 One person rent	$405	$1801
🏘️ Family rent	$721	$2674
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$827
🚐 Transport expenses	$47	$90.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$191	$3761
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	29	53
😀 Quality of life	36	89
🏙️ Population	159K	140K

The cost of living in Praia is 71% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 6298th and 200th ($840 vs $2938) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.3 months in Reykjavik. Praia ranked 1st best city to live in Cape Verde vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 7365th and 194th 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	$5.03	$21.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.9	$137
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.65	$17.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$10.8
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.47	$3.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$393	$1839
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$1650
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$821	$2869
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$460	$2456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.1	$42.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$64.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.6	$71.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.96%	9.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1102	$6649
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$5599
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$4.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.8	$75.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.45	$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.54	$3.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$3.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$5.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$20.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$3.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$21.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$3.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.73	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.43	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.15	$4.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$3.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.9	$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.2	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.1	$82.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.36	$45.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.9	$128
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.3	$162
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$132	$279
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2887	$2532

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Reykjavik

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	Kopavogur	$2802
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Hafnarfjorur	$2817
38 km or 24 mi	Keflavik	$2355
247 km or 153 mi	Akureyri	$2678
795 km or 494 mi	Torshavn	$1828
1204 km or 748 mi	Inverness	$1722
1230 km or 764 mi	Elgin	$1393
1300 km or 808 mi	Derry	$1390
1309 km or 813 mi	Greenock	$1601
1321 km or 821 mi	Aberdeen	$1614
1325 km or 823 mi	Perth	$1500
1328 km or 825 mi	Stirling	$1604
1331 km or 827 mi	Paisley	$1765
1333 km or 828 mi	Alloa	$1649
1337 km or 831 mi	Glasgow	$2011
1339 km or 832 mi	Dundee	$1482
1340 km or 833 mi	Omagh	$1562
1341 km or 833 mi	Cumbernauld	$1475
1342 km or 834 mi	Irvine	$1551
1348 km or 838 mi	East Kilbride	$1763
1349 km or 838 mi	Kilmarnock	$1480
1351 km or 839 mi	Dunfermline	$1692
1353 km or 841 mi	Hamilton	$1699
1357 km or 843 mi	Ayr	$1404
1360 km or 845 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1610
1365 km or 848 mi	Livingston	$1608
1372 km or 852 mi	Edinburgh	$2140
1382 km or 859 mi	Newtownabbey	$1692
1387 km or 862 mi	Belfast	$1755
1390 km or 864 mi	Bangor	$1382
1391 km or 864 mi	Lisburn	$1713
1401 km or 871 mi	Alesund	$1603
1413 km or 878 mi	Galway	$2297
1425 km or 886 mi	Dundalk	$1767
1431 km or 889 mi	Dumfries	$1246
1433 km or 891 mi	Nuuk	$2031
1441 km or 895 mi	Molde	$1813
1454 km or 903 mi	Kristiansund	$1700
1455 km or 904 mi	Drogheda	$2628
1455 km or 904 mi	Bergen	$2006