Monaco City vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Monaco City	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$7861	$979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$10082	$2219
🏠 One person rent	$6825	$473
🏘️ Family rent	$6182	$783
🍽️ Food expenses	$768	$384
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.8	$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$8072	$215
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	21	19
😀 Quality of life	66	41
🏙️ Population	38.4K	159K

The cost of living in Monaco City is 703% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 1st and 5816th ($7861 vs $979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 5110th and 7752nd 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	$20.9	$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.4	$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$6.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.41	$2.49
☕ Cappuccino	$4.42	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.02	$3.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$7561	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$6344	$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$7042	$784
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5552	$494
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$272	$179
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.1	$52.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.28%	9.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$84253	$1324
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$62621	$1040
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.18	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.3	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.3	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.25	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.94	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.61	$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$8.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$4.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$3.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$4.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.1	$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.63	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.24	$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$18.5	$3.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$12	$6.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.21	$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$6.03	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.6	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$6.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86.5	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$46.6	$2.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2320	$148
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$47079	$3260

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Cities near Monaco City

Distance	City	Cost of living
0.9 km or 0.6 mi	Monte Carlo	$4626
8.1 km or 5 mi	Menton	$1516
12 km or 7.7 mi	Nice	$1934
17 km or 10 mi	Ventimiglia	$1627
29 km or 18 mi	Antibes	$1945
30 km or 19 mi	Sanremo	$1556
38 km or 23 mi	Cannes	$1968
52 km or 32 mi	Imperia	$1490
73 km or 45 mi	Cuneo	$1294
79 km or 49 mi	Mondovi	$1375
106 km or 66 mi	Savona	$1660
132 km or 82 mi	Manosque	$1479
138 km or 86 mi	Toulon	$1545
143 km or 89 mi	Genoa	$1649
144 km or 90 mi	Asti	$1342
150 km or 93 mi	Turin	$1652
160 km or 100 mi	Aix-en-Provence	$1788
162 km or 101 mi	Alessandria	$1354
172 km or 107 mi	Marseille	$1780
173 km or 108 mi	Tortona	$1471
189 km or 117 mi	Voghera	$1602
193 km or 120 mi	Vercelli	$1338
195 km or 121 mi	Miramas	$1824
198 km or 123 mi	La Spezia	$1618
201 km or 125 mi	Bastia	$1566
210 km or 130 mi	Biella	$1275
210 km or 131 mi	Grenoble	$1581
210 km or 131 mi	Vigevano	$1769
211 km or 131 mi	Avignon	$1542
212 km or 132 mi	Pavia	$1458
213 km or 132 mi	Novara	$1290
218 km or 136 mi	Carrara	$1445
223 km or 139 mi	Aosta	$1694
228 km or 142 mi	Viareggio	$1425
228 km or 142 mi	Ajaccio	$1680
231 km or 143 mi	Buccinasco	$1778
233 km or 145 mi	Piacenza	$1606
234 km or 146 mi	Livorno	$1659
236 km or 146 mi	Chambery	$1392
238 km or 148 mi	Busto Arsizio	$1803

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