Brasilia vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brasilia	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$806	$835
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2242	$1897
🏠 One person rent	$339	$426
🏘️ Family rent	$716	$730
🍽️ Food expenses	$256	$295
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$457	$201
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	28	30
😀 Quality of life	56	36
🏙️ Population	2.82M	159K

The cost of living in Brasilia is 4% less expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 6414th and 6315th ($806 vs $835) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 3rd in Brazil and Cape Verde, respectively. Check Brazil vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Brasilia compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Brasilia ranked 10th best city to live in Brazil vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 5782nd and 7362nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brasilia vs Praia

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	Brasilia	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.74	$4.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.25	$5.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$2.1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$356	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$239	$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$893	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$535	$494
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.1	$91.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.2	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.8	$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.88%	9.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2484	$1010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1454	$910
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.01	$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.1	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.45	$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.48	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.34	$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.05	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.11	$7.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$3.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$1.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.53	$8.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.17	$4.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.57	$3.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.13	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.74	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$27.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.3	$5.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61	$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.72	$2.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.1	$35.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.1	$74.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$484	$78.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11560	$3052

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Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$694
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$545
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$633
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$656
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$628
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$603
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$631
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$625
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$606
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$609
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$634
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$638
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$586
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$653
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$635
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$558
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$563
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$587
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$603
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$647
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$602
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$573
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$588
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$592
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$547
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$597
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$551
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$649
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$656
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$468
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$563
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$597
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$553
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$614
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$581
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$590
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$814
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$726
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$580
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$613

Cities near Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$840
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$898
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1198
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1095
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1203
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$520
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$1018
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$569
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$488
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$1051
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$1003
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1062
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$649
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$678
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$889
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$1039
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$866
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$972
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1030
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$974
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1213
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$994
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1138
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1146
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$983
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$979
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1707
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1660
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1336
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1764
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1391
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1394
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$528
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1353
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$574
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$494
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$559
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$497
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$495