Praia vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Praia	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$840	$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1956	$2570
🏠 One person rent	$405	$499
🏘️ Family rent	$721	$871
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$357
🚐 Transport expenses	$47	$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$191	$1394
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	29	70
😀 Quality of life	36	78
🏙️ Population	159K	1.4M

The cost of living in Praia is 19% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 6298th and 5261st ($840 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Cape Verde and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Cape Verde vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Praia compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Praia ranked 1st best city to live in Cape Verde vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 7365th and 723rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Praia vs Sofia

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	Praia	Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.03	$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.9	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.65	$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$2.53
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.47	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$393	$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$821	$979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$460	$663
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.1	$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.6	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.96%	3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1102	$3192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.8	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$7.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.45	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.54	$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.73	$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.43	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.15	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.9	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.2	$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.1	$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.36	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.9	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.3	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$132	$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2887	$6749

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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 Sofia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Pernik	$682
59 km or 37 mi	Vratsa	$687
77 km or 48 mi	Blagoevgrad	$576
97 km or 60 mi	Bansko	$866
100 km or 62 mi	Pazardzhik	$667
132 km or 82 mi	Pleven	$594
132 km or 82 mi	Plovdiv	$734
135 km or 84 mi	Nis	$711
142 km or 88 mi	Stip	$561
146 km or 91 mi	Kumanovo	$588
148 km or 92 mi	Vidin	$605
149 km or 92 mi	Asenovgrad	$616
151 km or 94 mi	Strumica	$612
164 km or 102 mi	Gabrovo	$598
168 km or 104 mi	Veles	$545
175 km or 108 mi	Skopje	$772
176 km or 110 mi	Pristina	$595
178 km or 110 mi	Kavadarci	$556
180 km or 112 mi	Serres	$988
185 km or 115 mi	Drama	$891
186 km or 116 mi	Craiova	$848
191 km or 119 mi	Stara Zagora	$646
193 km or 120 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$731
202 km or 125 mi	Mitrovica	$463
202 km or 126 mi	Haskovo	$619
208 km or 129 mi	Tetovo	$682
210 km or 130 mi	Prilep	$537
210 km or 131 mi	Slatina	$623
215 km or 134 mi	Kavala	$930
215 km or 134 mi	Alexandria	$629
217 km or 135 mi	Xanthi	$948
222 km or 138 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$663
224 km or 139 mi	Giannitsa	$1028
232 km or 144 mi	Thessaloniki	$1106
234 km or 145 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
242 km or 150 mi	Kragujevac	$807
245 km or 152 mi	Sliven	$631
246 km or 153 mi	Komotini	$899
248 km or 154 mi	Bitola	$635
248 km or 154 mi	Ruse	$633