Praia vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Praia	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$979	$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2219	$3539
🏠 One person rent	$473	$946
🏘️ Family rent	$783	$1446
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$370
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.2	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$215	$2285
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	19	70
😀 Quality of life	41	78
🏙️ Population	159K	7.01M

The cost of living in Praia is 40% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 5816th and 3529th ($979 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Cape Verde and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Cape Verde vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Praia compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Praia ranked 1st best city to live in Cape Verde vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7752nd and 879th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Praia vs Riyadh

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	Praia	Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.45	$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.5	$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.41	$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$1.93	$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.29	$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$270	$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$784	$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$494	$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.1	$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.08%	5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1324	$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1040	$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.4	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.3	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.53	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.75	$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.44	$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.27	$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.1	$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.23	$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.88	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.93	$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.3	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.43	$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.4	$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.22	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.7	$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.2	$57
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.8	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$148	$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3260	$9443

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Cities near Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$977
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$1014
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1320
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1229
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1236
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$537
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$1147
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$605
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$518
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$1176
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$1145
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1178
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$1108
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$619
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$659
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$878
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$1127
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$852
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$990
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1058
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$993
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1323
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1016
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1257
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1257
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$1004
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$1001
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1774
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1694
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1531
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1750
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1615
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1654
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$535
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1540
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$583
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$503
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$635
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$508
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$507

Cities near Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$793
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$931
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$815
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$931
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1037
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$928
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$823
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1109
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1192
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1309
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1281
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1005
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$2014
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1923
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1461
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$775
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$711
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$707
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$465
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$698
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$556
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$861
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$551
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$906
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$489
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$537
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1710
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$664
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1168
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$523
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$492
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$581
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$571
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2070
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$1107
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$565
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$680
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$893
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$545
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$487