Brussels vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brussels	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4988	$2219
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$473
🏘️ Family rent	$2046	$783
🍽️ Food expenses	$658	$384
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.4	$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3697	$215
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	96	19
😀 Quality of life	92	41
🏙️ Population	196K	159K

The cost of living in Brussels is 111% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 1872nd and 5816th ($2065 vs $979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Belgium and Cape Verde, respectively. Check Belgium vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Brussels compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 99th and 7752nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Praia

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	Brussels	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.7	$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.5	$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.7	$6.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.48	$2.49
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$3.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1092	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$784
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$494
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$179
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.9	$52.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	9.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5177	$1324
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3603	$1040
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.95	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.8	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$8.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$4.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$3.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$4.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.64	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.72	$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.15	$6.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.52	$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.37	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.9	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$6.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$2.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1225	$148
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19894	$3260

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1920
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1932
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1939
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1993
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1853
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1906
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1900
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1917
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1866
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1894
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1860
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$2050
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1886
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1854
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1910
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1838
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1877
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1851
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1834
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1785
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1864
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1809
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1890
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1920
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1706
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1702
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1796
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1772
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1692
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1815
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1734
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1830
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1763
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1766
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1734
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1727
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1887
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1849
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1742
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1857

Cities near Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$977
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$1014
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1320
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1229
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1236
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$537
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$1147
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$605
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$518
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$1176
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$1145
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1178
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$1108
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$619
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$659
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$878
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$1127
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$852
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$990
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1058
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$993
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1323
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1016
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1257
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1257
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$1004
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$1001
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1774
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1694
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1531
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1750
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1615
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1654
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$535
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1540
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$583
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$503
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$635
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$508
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$507