Brasilia vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Brasilia	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$826	$692
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2354	$1496
🏠 One person rent	$332	$320
🏘️ Family rent	$725	$451
🍽️ Food expenses	$266	$265
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$40.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$593	$269
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	28	30
😀 Quality of life	56	37
🏙️ Population	3.09M	159K

The cost of living in Brasilia is 19% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 6295th and 6860th ($826 vs $692) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 2nd in Brazil and Cape Verde, respectively. Check Brazil vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brasilia compared to 0.4 months in Praia. Brasilia ranked 8th best city to live in Brazil vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 5819th and 7486th 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	$6.36	$4.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.7	$27.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.96	$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$2.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.11	$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$366	$289
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$935	$437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$528	$259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.5	$70.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.9	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.5	$49.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.03%	14.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2375	$909
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1359	$909
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.1	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.3	$22.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.92	$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.46	$2.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.57	$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$7.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.56	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.34	$8.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.25	$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.71	$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.15	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.22	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.2	$26.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.76	$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.1	$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.52	$2.38
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.4	$43
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.8	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$571	$75.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12495	$1069

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Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$696
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$577
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$643
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$748
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$644
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$663
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$656
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$640
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$658
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$647
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$621
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$721
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$649
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$645
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$731
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$609
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$497
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$733
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$643
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$679
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$623
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$645
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$601
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$602
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$578
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$633
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$606
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$677
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$691
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$492
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$608
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$636
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$621
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$652
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$614
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$616
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$902
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$791
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$619
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$665

Cities near Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$692
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$749
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1179
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1067
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1009
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$486
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$1061
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$556
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$441
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$1068
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$1070
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1081
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$1060
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$584
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$618
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$799
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$1049
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$778
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$968
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1024
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$971
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$751
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$989
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$689
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$689
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$977
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$975
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1659
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1624
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1175
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1759
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1214
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1206
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$501
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1191
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$518
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$470
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$536
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$471
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$471