Praia vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Praia	Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person	$835	$2915
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1897	$5968
🏠 One person rent	$426	$1781
🏘️ Family rent	$730	$2749
🍽️ Food expenses	$295	$832
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.9	$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$201	$3918
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	30	53
😀 Quality of life	36	89
🏙️ Population	159K	140K

The cost of living in Praia is 71% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 6315th and 204th ($835 vs $2915) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 7362nd and 189th 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	$4.86	$22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.7	$125
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.76	$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$11.1
☕ Cappuccino	$1.8	$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$3.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$412	$1809
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$252	$1626
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$715	$2822
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$494	$2552
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.4	$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$68.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.7	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.08%	8.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1010	$6498
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$910	$5311
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.79	$4.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.2	$77.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.53	$2.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$3.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$3.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$5.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.17	$21.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.49	$37.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$3.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.44	$22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.01	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.66	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.96	$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$4.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$3.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.7	$71.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.54	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.1	$84.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.55	$47.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.2	$112
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.1	$155
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$78.9	$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3052	$6167

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Cities near Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$840
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$898
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1198
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1095
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1203
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$520
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$1018
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$569
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$488
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$1051
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$1003
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1062
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$649
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$678
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$889
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$1039
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$866
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$972
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1030
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$974
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1213
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$994
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1138
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1146
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$983
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$979
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1707
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1660
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1336
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1764
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1391
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1394
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$528
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1353
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$574
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$494
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$559
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$497
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$495

Cities near Reykjavik

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	Kopavogur	$2371
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Hafnarfjorur	$2602
38 km or 24 mi	Keflavik	$2091
247 km or 153 mi	Akureyri	$2300
795 km or 494 mi	Torshavn	$1913
1204 km or 748 mi	Inverness	$1830
1230 km or 764 mi	Elgin	$1459
1300 km or 808 mi	Derry	$1491
1309 km or 813 mi	Greenock	$1599
1321 km or 821 mi	Aberdeen	$1701
1325 km or 823 mi	Perth	$1647
1328 km or 825 mi	Stirling	$1625
1331 km or 827 mi	Paisley	$1793
1333 km or 828 mi	Alloa	$1710
1337 km or 831 mi	Glasgow	$2013
1339 km or 832 mi	Dundee	$1545
1340 km or 833 mi	Omagh	$1650
1341 km or 833 mi	Cumbernauld	$1767
1342 km or 834 mi	Irvine	$1573
1348 km or 838 mi	East Kilbride	$1818
1349 km or 838 mi	Kilmarnock	$1470
1351 km or 839 mi	Dunfermline	$1724
1353 km or 841 mi	Hamilton	$1793
1357 km or 843 mi	Ayr	$1420
1360 km or 845 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1704
1365 km or 848 mi	Livingston	$1744
1372 km or 852 mi	Edinburgh	$2246
1382 km or 859 mi	Newtownabbey	$1767
1387 km or 862 mi	Belfast	$1830
1390 km or 864 mi	Bangor	$1467
1391 km or 864 mi	Lisburn	$1805
1401 km or 871 mi	Alesund	$1657
1413 km or 878 mi	Galway	$2427
1425 km or 886 mi	Dundalk	$1930
1431 km or 889 mi	Dumfries	$1390
1433 km or 891 mi	Nuuk	$2125
1441 km or 895 mi	Molde	$1969
1454 km or 903 mi	Kristiansund	$1752
1455 km or 904 mi	Drogheda	$2492
1455 km or 904 mi	Bergen	$2161