Melbourne vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Melbourne	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2496	$979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6197	$2219
🏠 One person rent	$1388	$473
🏘️ Family rent	$2468	$783
🍽️ Food expenses	$606	$384
🚐 Transport expenses	$346	$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4328	$215
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	100	19
😀 Quality of life	100	41
🏙️ Population	5.35M	159K

The cost of living in Melbourne is 155% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 893rd and 5816th ($2496 vs $979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Australia and Cape Verde, respectively. Check Australia vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Melbourne compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 1st and 7752nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Praia

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	Melbourne	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.7	$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$6.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.06	$2.49
☕ Cappuccino	$4.04	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.97	$3.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1549	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1138	$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2861	$784
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$494
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$179
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.7	$52.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.61%	9.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7481	$1324
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6465	$1040
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$132	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.92	$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$8.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$4.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$3.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$4.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.42	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.8	$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$3.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.9	$6.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.3	$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.88	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.2	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$6.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.7	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$2.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$80	$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2232	$148
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26129	$3260

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1822
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1894
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1928
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1906
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1860
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1896
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2217
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1604
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1487
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1979
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1815
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1898
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1824
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1753
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2223
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1904
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1821
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2308
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1477
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1699
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2338
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1710
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1867
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2482
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2050
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2379
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1997
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1288
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172

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