Calgary vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$987
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$2229
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$489
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$812
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$41.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$209
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	53	19
😀 Quality of life	90	41
🏙️ Population	1.31M	159K

The cost of living in Calgary is 112% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 1759th and 5666th ($2095 vs $987) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1st in Canada and Cape Verde, respectively. Check Canada vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 187th and 7752nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Praia

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	Calgary	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$6.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$3.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$502
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$279
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$507
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	8.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$1306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$1022
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$3.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$2.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$8.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$3.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$4.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$8.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$4.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$3.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$29.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$6.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$2.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$70.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$169
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$3188

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1927
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1874
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1733
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1835
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1974
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2307
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1749
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1771
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1953
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2180
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2135
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2505
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1703
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1787
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1729
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2100
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2290
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2427
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2053
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2930
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2100
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2141
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2523
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2492
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872

Cities near Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$979
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$979
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1281
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1206
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1214
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$545
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$1140
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$611
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$527
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$1163
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$1141
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1164
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$1109
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$619
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$653
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$857
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$1119
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$831
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$983
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1050
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$984
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1272
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1005
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1231
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1219
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$998
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$993
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1739
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1668
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1534
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1727
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1608
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1642
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$518
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1508
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$561
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$487
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$627
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$493
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$494