Montreal vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Montreal	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1901	$987
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4422	$2229
🏠 One person rent	$984	$489
🏘️ Family rent	$1684	$812
🍽️ Food expenses	$567	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$193	$41.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2928	$209
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	100	19
😀 Quality of life	93	41
🏙️ Population	1.9M	159K

The cost of living in Montreal is 93% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 2370th and 5666th ($1901 vs $987) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th 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 Montreal compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Montreal ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 49th and 7752nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Praia

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	Montreal	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.7	$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.1	$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$6.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.08	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.97	$3.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1096	$502
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$842	$279
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1985	$901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$507
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.6	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.7	$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.54%	8.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5122	$1306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3877	$1022
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.68	$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.6	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.87	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$3.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$2.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$8.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$3.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$4.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$8.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.64	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.6	$4.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.34	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.03	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.9	$29.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$6.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$119	$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.4	$2.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.9	$70.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.6	$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$607	$169
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6432	$3188

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Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1828
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1874
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2051
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1937
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1861
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1921
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1917
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2058
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1829
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1892
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1914
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1817
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1828
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1816
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1903
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1864
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1421
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1199
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1828

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