Praia vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Praia	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$840	$796
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1956	$1933
🏠 One person rent	$405	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$721	$658
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$47	$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$191	$794
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	29	47
😀 Quality of life	36	62
🏙️ Population	159K	276K

The cost of living in Praia is 6% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 6298th and 6461st ($840 vs $796) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Cape Verde and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check Cape Verde vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Praia compared to 1 months in Sarajevo. Praia ranked 1st best city to live in Cape Verde vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 7365th and 4897th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Praia vs Sarajevo

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	Praia	Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.03	$7.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.9	$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.65	$7.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$2.22
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.47	$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$393	$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$821	$640
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$460	$438
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.1	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.6	$22.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.96%	3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1102	$3005
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$1953
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.8	$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$7.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.45	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.54	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$9.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$7.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.73	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.43	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.15	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.9	$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.2	$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.1	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.36	$3.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.9	$86.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.3	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$132	$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2887	$2856

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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 Sarajevo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zenica	$559
75 km or 47 mi	Mostar	$693
77 km or 48 mi	Tuzla	$636
99 km or 61 mi	Doboj	$603
117 km or 73 mi	Bijeljina	$661
125 km or 78 mi	Valjevo	$776
138 km or 86 mi	Mojkovac	$1070
139 km or 86 mi	Dubrovnik	$1227
140 km or 87 mi	Banja Luka	$803
144 km or 89 mi	Cavtat	$1187
147 km or 91 mi	Slavonski Brod	$847
155 km or 96 mi	Cacak	$759
163 km or 101 mi	Kotor	$1150
163 km or 101 mi	Split	$1337
163 km or 101 mi	Berane	$1070
169 km or 105 mi	Cetinje	$816
171 km or 106 mi	Kastela	$1266
171 km or 107 mi	Sanski Most	$558
173 km or 107 mi	Podgorica	$975
177 km or 110 mi	Hvar	$1274
179 km or 111 mi	Budva	$1117
183 km or 114 mi	Prijedor	$659
187 km or 116 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
188 km or 117 mi	Plav	$1030
189 km or 118 mi	Osijek	$958
192 km or 119 mi	Novi Sad	$1012
194 km or 121 mi	Belgrade	$1160
203 km or 126 mi	Kragujevac	$807
203 km or 126 mi	Sibenik	$1053
204 km or 127 mi	Bar	$972
219 km or 136 mi	Shkoder	$679
225 km or 140 mi	Ulcinj	$965
226 km or 141 mi	Mitrovica	$463
229 km or 142 mi	Bihac	$556
246 km or 153 mi	Pecs	$848
257 km or 160 mi	Zadar	$1122
258 km or 160 mi	Bjelovar	$1008
260 km or 161 mi	Pristina	$595
261 km or 162 mi	Baja	$692
267 km or 166 mi	Subotica	$768