Praia vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Praia	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$840	$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1956	$1222
🏠 One person rent	$405	$164
🏘️ Family rent	$721	$359
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$182
🚐 Transport expenses	$47	$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$191	$336
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	29	20
😀 Quality of life	36	45
🏙️ Population	159K	1.29M

The cost of living in Praia is 81% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 6298th and 8801st ($840 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Cape Verde and Libya, respectively. Check Cape Verde vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Praia compared to 0.7 months in Tripoli. Praia ranked 1st best city to live in Cape Verde vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 7365th and 6545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Praia vs Tripoli

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	Praia	Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.03	$5.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.9	$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.65	$4.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$0.71
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$0.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.47	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$393	$182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$821	$468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$460	$263
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.1	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$33.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.6	$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.96%	17.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1102	$1382
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.8	$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$7.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.45	$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.54	$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$5.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$1.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.73	$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.43	$4.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$1.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.15	$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.9	$29
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.2	$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.1	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.36	$1.47
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.9	$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.3	$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$132	$57.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2887	$1187

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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 Tripoli

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Zawiya	$368
66 km or 41 mi	Sabratha	$396
80 km or 50 mi	Gharyan	$387
103 km or 64 mi	Zuwarah	$392
104 km or 64 mi	Al-Khums	$418
110 km or 68 mi	Yafran	$404
187 km or 116 mi	Misrata	$436
305 km or 190 mi	Sfax	$448
308 km or 191 mi	Gabes	$377
355 km or 221 mi	Mosta	$1346
355 km or 221 mi	Marsaskala	$1325
356 km or 221 mi	Zabbar	$1415
356 km or 221 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
357 km or 222 mi	Naxxar	$1486
357 km or 222 mi	Valletta	$1583
358 km or 222 mi	San Gwann	$1555
358 km or 222 mi	Gzira	$1624
359 km or 223 mi	Sliema	$1749
359 km or 223 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1384
404 km or 251 mi	Sousse	$495
422 km or 262 mi	Kairouan	$410
442 km or 275 mi	Gafsa	$386
456 km or 284 mi	Nabeul	$443
472 km or 293 mi	Ragusa	$1106
476 km or 296 mi	Gela	$941
488 km or 303 mi	Niscemi	$1077
495 km or 307 mi	Agrigento	$971
504 km or 313 mi	Syracuse	$1098
516 km or 320 mi	Tunis	$535
516 km or 321 mi	La Marsa	$549
521 km or 323 mi	Aryanah	$465
543 km or 337 mi	Catania	$1161
545 km or 338 mi	Tebessa	$459
552 km or 343 mi	Marsala	$1019
575 km or 357 mi	Bizerte	$348
575 km or 357 mi	Trapani	$938
583 km or 362 mi	Palermo	$1137
591 km or 367 mi	El Oued	$349
611 km or 380 mi	Souk Ahras	$364
624 km or 388 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1058