Calgary vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Calgary	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2113	$692
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$1496
🏠 One person rent	$1211	$320
🏘️ Family rent	$1953	$451
🍽️ Food expenses	$578	$265
🚐 Transport expenses	$189	$40.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3532	$269
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	53	30
😀 Quality of life	92	37
🏙️ Population	1.31M	159K

The cost of living in Calgary is 205% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 1526th and 6860th ($2113 vs $692) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 2nd in Canada and Cape Verde, respectively. Check Canada vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Calgary compared to 0.4 months in Praia. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 66th and 7486th 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	$16	$4.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$27.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$2.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.12	$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1165	$289
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$944	$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1559	$259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$70.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$241	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.7	$49.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	14.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3410	$909
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3182	$909
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.1	$22.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.15	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$2.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$7.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$2.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$8.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.5	$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.57	$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.91	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.1	$26.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.2	$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$2.38
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.9	$43
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.8	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$904	$75.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21983	$1069

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1860
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1688
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1675
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1694
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1510
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1711
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1732
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2798
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1696
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2269
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2276
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1718
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2061
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1835
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2484
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2022
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$1795
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2023
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1858
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1526
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1568
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1789
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1731
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1585
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$1908
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1760
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1613
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2358
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1629
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1990
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2445
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2064
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2269
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2218
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2034
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2098
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2595
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2251
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$1896
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1722

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