Praia vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

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Praia Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person
$692
$2723
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1496
$5671
🏠 One person rent
$320
$1643
🏘️ Family rent
$451
$2600
🍽️ Food expenses
$265
$800
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.6
$86.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$269
$3682
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
30
53
😀 Quality of life
37
89
🏙️ Population
159K
140K

The cost of living in Praia is 75% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 6860th and 344th ($692 vs $2723) 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 0.4 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 7486th and 152nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Praia Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.61
$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.9
$125
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$16.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$10.9
 Cappuccino
$1.81
$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.41
$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$1659
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$178
$1492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$2694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$2395
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.6
$52.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$80.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$64.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.61%
8.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$909
$6252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$909
$4951
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.8
$66.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.9
$26.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.38
$6.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$19.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$4.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$2.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.25
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$3.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.8
$5.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.11
$4.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$3.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$83
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.38
$37.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$43
$105
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.4
$142
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$75.9
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1069
$6072

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Assomada
$692
270 km or 168 mi Mindelo
$749
651 km or 404 mi Dakar
$1179
671 km or 417 mi Rufisque
$1067
709 km or 440 mi Thies
$1009
760 km or 472 mi Lamin
$486
761 km or 473 mi Saint-Louis
$1061
762 km or 474 mi Brikama
$556
765 km or 475 mi Banjul
$441
766 km or 476 mi Fatick
$1068
786 km or 488 mi Louga
$1070
805 km or 500 mi Kaolack
$1081
824 km or 512 mi Ziguinchor
$1060
843 km or 524 mi Rosso
$584
877 km or 545 mi Nouakchott
$618
921 km or 572 mi Bissau
$799
952 km or 591 mi Kolda
$1049
1004 km or 624 mi Bafata
$778
1156 km or 718 mi Boffa
$968
1222 km or 760 mi Conakry
$1024
1263 km or 785 mi Forecariah
$971
1327 km or 825 mi Freetown
$751
1338 km or 831 mi Mamou
$989
1497 km or 930 mi Bo
$689
1554 km or 965 mi Kenema
$689
1618 km or 1005 mi Gueckedou
$977
1621 km or 1007 mi Kankan
$975
1646 km or 1023 mi Tenerife
$1659
1660 km or 1031 mi La Orotava
$1624
1662 km or 1033 mi Santa Lucia de Tirajana
$1175
1663 km or 1034 mi Puerto de la Cruz
$1759
1680 km or 1044 mi San Cristobal de La Laguna
$1214
1682 km or 1045 mi Santa Cruz de Tenerife
$1206
1685 km or 1047 mi Monrovia
$501
1688 km or 1049 mi Las Palmas
$1191
1694 km or 1053 mi Bamako
$518
1712 km or 1064 mi Kakata
$470
1729 km or 1074 mi Laayoune
$536
1735 km or 1078 mi Koulikoro
$471
1737 km or 1079 mi Banamba
$471

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$2304
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$2460
38 km or 24 mi Keflavik
$2023
247 km or 153 mi Akureyri
$2011
795 km or 494 mi Torshavn
$1952
1204 km or 748 mi Inverness
$1629
1230 km or 764 mi Elgin
$1554
1300 km or 808 mi Derry
$1662
1309 km or 813 mi Greenock
$1524
1321 km or 821 mi Aberdeen
$1681
1325 km or 823 mi Perth
$1537
1328 km or 825 mi Stirling
$1659
1331 km or 827 mi Paisley
$1734
1333 km or 828 mi Alloa
$1670
1337 km or 831 mi Glasgow
$1884
1339 km or 832 mi Dundee
$1527
1340 km or 833 mi Omagh
$1642
1341 km or 833 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
1342 km or 834 mi Irvine
$1514
1348 km or 838 mi East Kilbride
$1748
1349 km or 838 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
1351 km or 839 mi Dunfermline
$1693
1353 km or 841 mi Hamilton
$1731
1357 km or 843 mi Ayr
$1520
1360 km or 845 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
1365 km or 848 mi Livingston
$1651
1372 km or 852 mi Edinburgh
$2043
1382 km or 859 mi Newtownabbey
$1666
1387 km or 862 mi Belfast
$1741
1390 km or 864 mi Bangor
$1305
1391 km or 864 mi Lisburn
$1643
1401 km or 871 mi Alesund
$1539
1413 km or 878 mi Galway
$2244
1425 km or 886 mi Dundalk
$1869
1431 km or 889 mi Dumfries
$1723
1433 km or 891 mi Nuuk
$2175
1441 km or 895 mi Molde
$1928
1454 km or 903 mi Kristiansund
$1632
1455 km or 904 mi Drogheda
$2391
1455 km or 904 mi Bergen
$1991