Calgary vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Calgary	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2077	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4598	$1956
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$405
🏘️ Family rent	$1942	$721
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3168	$191
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	53	29
😀 Quality of life	90	36
🏙️ Population	1.31M	159K

The cost of living in Calgary is 147% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 1646th and 6298th ($2077 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd 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 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Calgary ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 153rd and 7365th 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	$15.2	$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.7	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.97	$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.29	$2.07
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2053	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1592	$460
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$92.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$45.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	8.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3283	$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.8	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$18.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$4.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$25.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.4	$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$841	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16603	$2887

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1743
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1676
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1614
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1487
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1588
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1769
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2568
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1886
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2299
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2284
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1638
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2174
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1770
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2007
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2163
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2054
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2327
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1786
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1792
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1612
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1778
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1884
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1632
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2248
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1446
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2023
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$1968
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2616
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2021
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2050
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2466
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2181
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

Cities near Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$838
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$865
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1114
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1046
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1052
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$507
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$552
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$477
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$998
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$970
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1000
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$647
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$675
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$827
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$964
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$804
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$998
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1061
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$998
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1346
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1019
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1278
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1272
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$1007
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1612
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1558
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$523
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$569
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$487
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$559
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$490
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$491