Praia vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Praia	Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person	$840	$747
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1956	$1837
🏠 One person rent	$405	$330
🏘️ Family rent	$721	$606
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$281
🚐 Transport expenses	$47	$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$191	$349
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	29	25
😀 Quality of life	36	24
🏙️ Population	159K	2.44M

The cost of living in Praia is 12% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 6298th and 6685th ($840 vs $747) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Cape Verde and Cameroon, respectively. Check Cape Verde vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Praia compared to 0.5 months in Yaounde. Praia ranked 1st best city to live in Cape Verde vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 7365th and 8653rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Praia vs Yaounde

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	Praia	Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.03	$4.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.9	$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.65	$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$2.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.47	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$393	$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$821	$1005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$460	$350
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.1	$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.6	$47.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.96%	6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1102	$1871
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$626
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.8	$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.45	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.54	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$6.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$5.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.73	$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.43	$3.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$2.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.15	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.9	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.2	$6.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.1	$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.36	$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.9	$36.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.3	$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$132	$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2887	$1631

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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 Yaounde

Distance	City	Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi	Douala	$1265
217 km or 135 mi	Bafoussam	$555
245 km or 152 mi	Kumba	$764
256 km or 159 mi	Buea	$601
256 km or 159 mi	Limbe	$655
275 km or 171 mi	Bamenda	$553
297 km or 185 mi	Bata	$1121
305 km or 189 mi	Malabo	$741
374 km or 233 mi	Calabar	$384
448 km or 278 mi	Ngaoundere	$527
449 km or 279 mi	Libreville	$668
475 km or 295 mi	Berberati	$482
481 km or 299 mi	Aba	$621
484 km or 301 mi	Umuahia	$883
511 km or 317 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
529 km or 329 mi	Owerri	$1611
530 km or 329 mi	Enugu	$462
558 km or 346 mi	Awka	$805
584 km or 363 mi	Onitsha	$972
593 km or 368 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
640 km or 398 mi	Garoua	$556
660 km or 410 mi	Sao Tome	$900
665 km or 413 mi	Warri	$881
669 km or 415 mi	Trindade	$900
709 km or 440 mi	Benin	$558
729 km or 453 mi	Abuja	$1502
735 km or 457 mi	Jos	$820
738 km or 459 mi	Mubi	$665
741 km or 461 mi	Bauchi	$759
748 km or 465 mi	Gamboma	$522
754 km or 468 mi	Owo	$651
783 km or 487 mi	Bangui	$513
795 km or 494 mi	Akure	$634
809 km or 503 mi	Maroua	$533
813 km or 505 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
831 km or 516 mi	Bongor	$486
842 km or 523 mi	Minna	$743
862 km or 535 mi	Mbandaka	$850
867 km or 539 mi	Kaduna	$371
867 km or 539 mi	Ife	$779