Montevideo vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Montevideo	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1346	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3323	$1956
🏠 One person rent	$553	$405
🏘️ Family rent	$945	$721
🍽️ Food expenses	$472	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$962	$191
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	48	29
😀 Quality of life	75	36
🏙️ Population	1.32M	159K

The cost of living in Montevideo is 60% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 4065th and 6298th ($1346 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Uruguay and Cape Verde, respectively. Check Uruguay vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Montevideo compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Montevideo ranked 1st best city to live in Uruguay vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 1043rd and 7365th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montevideo vs Praia

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	Montevideo	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.8	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.26	$2.07
☕ Cappuccino	$4.34	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.99	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$552	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$399	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1003	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$720	$460
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84	$92.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$45.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.42%	8.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2966	$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2929	$879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.1	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.4	$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.54	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$18.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.44	$4.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.37	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.52	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.22	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.2	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.98	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.05	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.1	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.1	$25.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.63	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$82.6	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.5	$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$393	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8232	$2887

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Cities near Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1188
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1189
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1120
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1238
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$965
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1582
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$807
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$803
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1094
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$853
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$828
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$552
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$643
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$803
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$741
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$805
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$838
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$859
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$856
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$863
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$863
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$865
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$849
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$865
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$1130
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$923
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$979
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$877
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$932
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$889
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$921
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$924
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$938
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$938
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$939
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$963
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$952
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$936
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$925
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$940

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