Hamilton vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hamilton	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2006	$987
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4535	$2229
🏠 One person rent	$1218	$489
🏘️ Family rent	$2095	$812
🍽️ Food expenses	$554	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$41.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2934	$209
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	73	19
😀 Quality of life	88	41
🏙️ Population	569K	159K

The cost of living in Hamilton is 103% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 2004th and 5666th ($2006 vs $987) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th 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 Hamilton compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Hamilton ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 265th and 7752nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs Praia

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	Hamilton	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18	$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$6.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.02	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.17	$3.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1114	$502
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1067	$279
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2011	$901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1880	$507
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.9	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.2	$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	8.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8824	$1306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3366	$1022
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.71	$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.3	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$3.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.42	$2.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$8.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$3.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$3.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$4.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$8.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.1	$4.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$3.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.7	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$29.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$6.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.1	$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$2.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$70.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.6	$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$620	$169
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16689	$3188

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Cities near Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2214
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2318
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1832
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2049
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2308
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$2034
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$2017
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$2102
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$1994
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2109
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$1936
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1848
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2415
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1892
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2233
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1958
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1892
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2483
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$2078
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$2084
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2172
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1706
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2303
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2138
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$1997
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2124
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$2081
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2181
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2175
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$1863
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2030
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$2125
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$2123
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1581
116 km or 72 mi	London	$1930
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1802
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1449
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$1910
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$1939
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1757

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