Calgary vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Calgary	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2118	$979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4745	$2219
🏠 One person rent	$1202	$473
🏘️ Family rent	$1911	$783
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$384
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3199	$215
😷 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 116% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 1716th and 5816th ($2118 vs $979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th 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 21st best city to live in Canada vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 209th 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	$17	$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$6.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$2.49
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$3.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1224	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$784
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1544	$494
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$179
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$52.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.55%	9.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3738	$1324
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$1040
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.94	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.1	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$8.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$4.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$3.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$4.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$3.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$6.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.4	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$6.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.1	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.2	$2.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$830	$148
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15430	$3260

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1801
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1841
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1775
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1878
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1993
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2315
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1773
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1815
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1956
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2187
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2156
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2544
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1697
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1899
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1701
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2241
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2470
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2046
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2677
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2054
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2074
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2526
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2460
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934

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