Edmonton vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Edmonton	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1878	$979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4262	$2219
🏠 One person rent	$1038	$473
🏘️ Family rent	$1712	$783
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$384
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3113	$215
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	64	19
😀 Quality of life	90	41
🏙️ Population	1.01M	159K

The cost of living in Edmonton is 92% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 2524th and 5816th ($1878 vs $979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th 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 Edmonton compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Edmonton ranked 19th best city to live in Canada vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 193rd and 7752nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs Praia

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	Edmonton	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.1	$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.4	$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$6.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.72	$2.49
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$3.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1034	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$807	$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1752	$784
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1381	$494
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$179
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60	$52.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.7%	9.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2368	$1324
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2313	$1040
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.74	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.3	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.71	$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$8.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$4.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$3.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$4.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.02	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$3.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.58	$6.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.44	$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.9	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$6.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.9	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$2.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.4	$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.9	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$762	$148
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10028	$3260

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1775
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1841
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2118
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1801
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1815
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1993
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1672
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1773
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1956
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2315
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1762
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2187
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2156
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2470
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2544
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1697
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1899
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2054
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2237
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2457
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2478
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2540
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2526
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2361
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2009

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