Praia vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Praia	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$964	$791
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2177	$1943
🏠 One person rent	$467	$338
🏘️ Family rent	$763	$492
🍽️ Food expenses	$377	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.9	$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$211	$391
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	30	56
😀 Quality of life	43	62
🏙️ Population	159K	2.42M

The cost of living in Praia is 22% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 5871st and 6702nd ($964 vs $791) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 17th in Cape Verde and Brazil, respectively. Check Cape Verde vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Praia compared to 0.5 months in Salvador. Praia ranked 1st best city to live in Cape Verde vs Salvador ranked 9th in Brazil, while ranked 7431st and 5621st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Praia vs Salvador

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	Praia	Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.35	$6.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.6	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.32	$6.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.36	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.79	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$796	$524
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$469	$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.3	$15.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.97%	9.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1148	$1661
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$941	$901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.82	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.6	$48.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.5	$8.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.59	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.38	$9.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$6.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.09	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.05	$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.18	$2.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.83	$5.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.26	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.4	$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.8	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.1	$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.66	$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.8	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.1	$66.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$146	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3216	$13462

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Cities near Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$962
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$997
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1221
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1141
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1140
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$541
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$1062
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$598
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$516
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$1084
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$1060
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1088
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$630
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$662
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$895
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$1044
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$872
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$999
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1067
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$999
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1347
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1021
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1283
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1281
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$1007
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1705
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1633
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1455
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1702
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1539
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1567
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$536
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1484
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$583
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$502
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$629
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$506
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$506

Cities near Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$619
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$624
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$541
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$621
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$600
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$566
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$602
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$512
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$462
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$611
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$555
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$537
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$533
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$544
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$588
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$552
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$574
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$434
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$557
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$615
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$604
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$456
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$569
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$573
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$691
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$561
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$634
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$631
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$575
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$580
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$560
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$562
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$545
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$574
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$558
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$618
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$571
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$576
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$600
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$699