Praia vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Praia	Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$840	$1015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1956	$2462
🏠 One person rent	$405	$464
🏘️ Family rent	$721	$807
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$357
🚐 Transport expenses	$47	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$191	$698
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	29	45
😀 Quality of life	36	67
🏙️ Population	159K	418K

The cost of living in Praia is 17% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 6298th and 5400th ($840 vs $1015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Cape Verde and Albania, respectively. Check Cape Verde vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Praia compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Praia ranked 1st best city to live in Cape Verde vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 7365th and 3525th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Praia vs Tirana

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	Praia	Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.03	$9.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.9	$45.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.65	$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$2.87
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.47	$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$393	$525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$340
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$821	$1004
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$460	$605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.1	$68.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.6	$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.96%	5.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1102	$3096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$1560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.8	$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.45	$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.54	$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$6.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$1.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.73	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.43	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.15	$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$3.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.9	$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.2	$8.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.1	$30.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.36	$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.9	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.3	$99.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$132	$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2887	$5391

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Tirana

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Kamez	$935
30 km or 19 mi	Durres	$772
33 km or 20 mi	Elbasan	$639
70 km or 44 mi	Berat	$749
72 km or 45 mi	Fier	$614
83 km or 52 mi	Ulcinj	$965
85 km or 53 mi	Ohrid	$636
86 km or 54 mi	Shkoder	$679
102 km or 63 mi	Vlore	$746
104 km or 65 mi	Bar	$972
112 km or 70 mi	Korce	$765
122 km or 76 mi	Tetovo	$682
131 km or 81 mi	Bitola	$635
132 km or 82 mi	Podgorica	$975
133 km or 83 mi	Budva	$1117
140 km or 87 mi	Cetinje	$816
141 km or 88 mi	Plav	$1030
145 km or 90 mi	Prilep	$537
150 km or 93 mi	Kotor	$1150
152 km or 95 mi	Skopje	$772
162 km or 100 mi	Sarande	$987
168 km or 105 mi	Veles	$545
169 km or 105 mi	Berane	$1070
175 km or 109 mi	Brindisi	$1164
176 km or 110 mi	Lecce	$1182
181 km or 112 mi	Ptolemaida	$1042
181 km or 113 mi	Kumanovo	$588
182 km or 113 mi	Mojkovac	$1070
183 km or 114 mi	Kavadarci	$556
186 km or 115 mi	Pristina	$595
190 km or 118 mi	Corfu	$1056
192 km or 119 mi	Cavtat	$1187
193 km or 120 mi	Mitrovica	$463
199 km or 124 mi	Ostuni	$1199
201 km or 125 mi	Kozani	$943
202 km or 126 mi	Stip	$561
203 km or 126 mi	Dubrovnik	$1227
205 km or 127 mi	Ioannina	$930
210 km or 131 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
219 km or 136 mi	Veria	$1027