Brasilia vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brasilia	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$882	$964
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2318	$2177
🏠 One person rent	$386	$467
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$763
🍽️ Food expenses	$279	$377
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$42.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$211
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	28	30
😀 Quality of life	61	43
🏙️ Population	2.82M	159K

The cost of living in Brasilia is 8% less expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 6320th and 5871st ($882 vs $964) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 0.6 months in Brasilia compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Brasilia ranked 13th best city to live in Brazil vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 5763rd and 7431st 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	$6.87	$5.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.3	$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.51	$6.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$2.36
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$3.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$477	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$848	$796
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$468	$469
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.5	$178
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.5	$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.81%	8.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2502	$1148
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1582	$941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.8	$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.65	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$8.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.3	$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.24	$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.15	$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.2	$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.84	$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.6	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.8	$2.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.5	$77.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$537	$146
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16129	$3216

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Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$714
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$531
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$682
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$805
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$656
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$693
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$665
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$653
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$629
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$593
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$624
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$670
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$588
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$647
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$611
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$552
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$559
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$585
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$655
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$642
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$606
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$574
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$600
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$583
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$552
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$604
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$560
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$635
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$641
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$412
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$568
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$609
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$561
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$619
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$590
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$613
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$750
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$688
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$582
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$629

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