Praia vs Yamoussoukro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Praia	Yamoussoukro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$979	$1060
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2219	$2511
🏠 One person rent	$473	$510
🏘️ Family rent	$783	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$354
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.2	$82.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$215	$225
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	19	11
😀 Quality of life	41	27
🏙️ Population	159K	340K

The cost of living in Praia is 8% less expensive than in Yamoussoukro. Cities ranked 5816th and 5229th ($979 vs $1060) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 10th in Cape Verde and Ivory Coast, respectively. Check Cape Verde vs Ivory Coast comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Praia compared to 0.2 months in Yamoussoukro. Praia ranked 1st best city to live in Cape Verde vs Yamoussoukro ranked 4th in Ivory Coast, while ranked 7752nd and 8928th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Praia vs Yamoussoukro

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	Praia	Yamoussoukro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.45	$3.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.5	$75.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.41	$7.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$1.09
☕ Cappuccino	$1.93	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.29	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$270	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$784	$899
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$494	$572
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.1	$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.08%	14.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1324	$2239
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1040	$1182
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.4	$48.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.3	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.53	$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.75	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.44	$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$22.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.27	$5.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$6.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$2.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$2.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.1	$8.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.23	$1.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.88	$7.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.93	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.3	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.43	$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.4	$71.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.22	$9.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27	$32.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.7	$10.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.2	$91.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.8	$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$148	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3260	$3746

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Cities near Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$977
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$1014
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1320
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1229
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1236
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$537
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$1147
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$605
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$518
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$1176
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$1145
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1178
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$1108
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$619
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$659
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$878
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$1127
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$852
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$990
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1058
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$993
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1323
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1016
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1257
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1257
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$1004
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$1001
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1774
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1694
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1531
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1750
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1615
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1654
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$535
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1540
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$583
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$503
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$635
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$508
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$507

Cities near Yamoussoukro

Distance	City	Cost of living
100 km or 62 mi	Bouake	$1124
105 km or 65 mi	Gagnoa	$1079
109 km or 68 mi	Divo	$1092
153 km or 95 mi	Agboville	$1066
193 km or 120 mi	Dabou	$1063
197 km or 122 mi	Abengourou	$1075
215 km or 134 mi	Abidjan	$1198
248 km or 154 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1062
296 km or 184 mi	Korhogo	$1097
369 km or 229 mi	Yekepa	$502
383 km or 238 mi	Sanniquellie	$501
403 km or 250 mi	Obuasi	$664
404 km or 251 mi	Nzerekore	$999
404 km or 251 mi	Kumasi	$562
442 km or 275 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$684
461 km or 287 mi	Greenville	$502
498 km or 309 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$842
502 km or 312 mi	Sikasso	$515
559 km or 347 mi	Koforidua	$703
561 km or 349 mi	Kakata	$503
566 km or 351 mi	Tamale	$612
566 km or 352 mi	Bougouni	$507
569 km or 354 mi	Gueckedou	$1004
579 km or 359 mi	Accra	$861
590 km or 367 mi	Leo	$862
593 km or 368 mi	Ashaiman	$654
594 km or 369 mi	Kankan	$1001
595 km or 370 mi	Tema	$607
613 km or 381 mi	Monrovia	$535
635 km or 395 mi	Ho	$454
636 km or 395 mi	Hohoe	$683
652 km or 405 mi	Kpalime	$678
659 km or 409 mi	Dedougou	$840
662 km or 411 mi	Kenema	$1257
676 km or 420 mi	Nouna	$837
683 km or 424 mi	Koudougou	$836
710 km or 441 mi	Manga	$894
711 km or 442 mi	Atakpame	$673
713 km or 443 mi	Bamako	$583
717 km or 445 mi	Sotouboua	$673