Monaco City vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Monaco City	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$6593	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$10079	$1956
🏠 One person rent	$5638	$405
🏘️ Family rent	$6516	$721
🍽️ Food expenses	$705	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.7	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6335	$191
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	21	29
😀 Quality of life	63	36
🏙️ Population	38.4K	159K

The cost of living in Monaco City is 685% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 2nd and 6298th ($6593 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Monaco and Cape Verde, respectively. Check Monaco vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Monaco City compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Monaco City ranked 2nd best city to live in Monaco vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 4590th and 7365th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Monaco City vs Praia

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	Monaco City	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.1	$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.3	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.53	$2.07
☕ Cappuccino	$4.77	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.06	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$5775	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$5319	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$6181	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$6198	$460
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$92.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$269	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.9	$45.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.22%	8.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$79784	$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$66886	$879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.92	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.9	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.05	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.44	$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$18.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$4.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.06	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.5	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.56	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.3	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$16.4	$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$11.1	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.16	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.49	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.9	$25.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$80.6	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$35.4	$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.9	$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$151	$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2055	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$41744	$2887

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Cities near Monaco City

Distance	City	Cost of living
0.9 km or 0.6 mi	Monte Carlo	$6747
8.1 km or 5 mi	Menton	$1364
12 km or 7.7 mi	Nice	$1673
17 km or 10 mi	Ventimiglia	$1452
29 km or 18 mi	Antibes	$1650
30 km or 19 mi	Sanremo	$1362
38 km or 23 mi	Cannes	$1707
52 km or 32 mi	Imperia	$1344
73 km or 45 mi	Cuneo	$1074
79 km or 49 mi	Mondovi	$1203
106 km or 66 mi	Savona	$1512
132 km or 82 mi	Manosque	$1338
138 km or 86 mi	Toulon	$1308
143 km or 89 mi	Genoa	$1470
144 km or 90 mi	Asti	$1209
150 km or 93 mi	Turin	$1424
160 km or 100 mi	Aix-en-Provence	$1568
162 km or 101 mi	Alessandria	$1293
172 km or 107 mi	Marseille	$1571
173 km or 108 mi	Tortona	$1401
189 km or 117 mi	Voghera	$1389
193 km or 120 mi	Vercelli	$1202
195 km or 121 mi	Miramas	$1496
198 km or 123 mi	La Spezia	$1348
201 km or 125 mi	Bastia	$1478
210 km or 130 mi	Biella	$1162
210 km or 131 mi	Grenoble	$1434
210 km or 131 mi	Vigevano	$1503
211 km or 131 mi	Avignon	$1338
212 km or 132 mi	Pavia	$1271
213 km or 132 mi	Novara	$1157
218 km or 136 mi	Carrara	$1328
223 km or 139 mi	Aosta	$1474
228 km or 142 mi	Viareggio	$1280
228 km or 142 mi	Ajaccio	$1495
231 km or 143 mi	Buccinasco	$1576
233 km or 145 mi	Piacenza	$1334
234 km or 146 mi	Livorno	$1371
236 km or 146 mi	Chambery	$1310
238 km or 148 mi	Busto Arsizio	$1496

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