Praia vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Praia	Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person	$964	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2177	$1691
🏠 One person rent	$467	$212
🏘️ Family rent	$763	$325
🍽️ Food expenses	$377	$317
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.9	$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$211	$119
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	30	25
😀 Quality of life	43	39
🏙️ Population	159K	2.44M

The cost of living in Praia is 44% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 5871st and 7283rd ($964 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th 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 0.2 months in Yaounde. Praia ranked 1st best city to live in Cape Verde vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 7431st and 7830th 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	$5.35	$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.6	$52.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.32	$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.36	$1.25
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.79	$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$796	$205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$469	$192
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.3	$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.97%	9.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1148	$882
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$941	$616
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.82	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.6	$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.5	$4.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.59	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$2.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.38	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.09	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.05	$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.18	$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.83	$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.26	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.4	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.8	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$8.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.1	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.66	$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.8	$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.1	$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$146	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3216	$1806

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Cities near Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$962
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$997
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1221
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1141
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1140
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$541
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$1062
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$598
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$516
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$1084
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$1060
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1088
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$630
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$662
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$895
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$1044
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$872
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$999
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1067
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$999
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1347
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1021
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1283
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1281
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$1007
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1705
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1633
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1455
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1702
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1539
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1567
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$536
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1484
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$583
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$502
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$629
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$506
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$506

Cities near Yaounde

Distance	City	Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi	Douala	$1363
217 km or 135 mi	Bafoussam	$793
245 km or 152 mi	Kumba	$849
256 km or 159 mi	Buea	$665
256 km or 159 mi	Limbe	$755
275 km or 171 mi	Bamenda	$698
297 km or 185 mi	Bata	$1241
305 km or 189 mi	Malabo	$1413
374 km or 233 mi	Calabar	$397
448 km or 278 mi	Ngaoundere	$571
449 km or 279 mi	Libreville	$708
475 km or 295 mi	Berberati	$494
481 km or 299 mi	Aba	$674
484 km or 301 mi	Umuahia	$961
511 km or 317 mi	Port Harcourt	$676
529 km or 329 mi	Owerri	$1774
530 km or 329 mi	Enugu	$563
558 km or 346 mi	Awka	$878
584 km or 363 mi	Onitsha	$1051
593 km or 368 mi	Port-Gentil	$660
640 km or 398 mi	Garoua	$621
660 km or 410 mi	Sao Tome	$1046
665 km or 413 mi	Warri	$926
669 km or 415 mi	Trindade	$1044
709 km or 440 mi	Benin	$632
729 km or 453 mi	Abuja	$1514
735 km or 457 mi	Jos	$810
738 km or 459 mi	Mubi	$644
741 km or 461 mi	Bauchi	$781
748 km or 465 mi	Gamboma	$536
754 km or 468 mi	Owo	$664
783 km or 487 mi	Bangui	$526
795 km or 494 mi	Akure	$644
809 km or 503 mi	Maroua	$596
813 km or 505 mi	Ado Ekiti	$642
831 km or 516 mi	Bongor	$505
842 km or 523 mi	Minna	$852
862 km or 535 mi	Mbandaka	$836
867 km or 539 mi	Kaduna	$393
867 km or 539 mi	Ife	$778