Praia vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Praia	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$987	$1824
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2229	$4151
🏠 One person rent	$489	$1060
🏘️ Family rent	$812	$1874
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$572
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.3	$60.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$209	$2178
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	19	39
😀 Quality of life	41	76
🏙️ Population	159K	6.44K

The cost of living in Praia is 46% less expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 5666th and 2712th ($987 vs $1824) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Cape Verde and Malta, respectively. Check Cape Verde vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Praia compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. Praia ranked 1st best city to live in Cape Verde vs Valletta ranked 7th in Malta, while ranked 7752nd and 1347th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Praia vs Valletta

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	Praia	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.38	$19.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.1	$79.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.12	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$5.06
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.21	$2.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$502	$1189
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$279	$872
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$901	$2108
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$507	$1600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$86.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.7	$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.99%	4.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1306	$5470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1022	$4087
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$2.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.9	$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12	$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.7	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$3.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.38	$4.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.29	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.02	$12.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$3.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.93	$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.64	$6.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.78	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.27	$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.8	$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.08	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.2	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.6	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.5	$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.3	$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$169	$285
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3188	$12648

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Cities near Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$979
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$979
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1281
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1206
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1214
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$545
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$1140
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$611
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$527
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$1163
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$1141
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1164
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$1109
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$619
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$653
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$857
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$1119
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$831
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$983
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1050
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$984
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1272
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1005
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1231
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1219
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$998
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$993
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1739
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1668
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1534
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1727
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1608
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1642
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$518
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1508
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$561
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$487
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$627
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$493
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$494

Cities near Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$2127
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1852
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1750
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1764
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1769
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1596
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1639
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1769
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1521
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1317
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$1063
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1210
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1247
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$1123
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1336
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1164
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1176
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1238
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1176
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$1110
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1346
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$519
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$583
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$478
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$376
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$487
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1410
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1243
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$313
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$592
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$355
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$378
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$353
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$460
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$633
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$547
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1230
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1362
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$364
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$391