Montreal vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Montreal	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1857	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4312	$1956
🏠 One person rent	$940	$405
🏘️ Family rent	$1577	$721
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$187	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2742	$191
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	100	29
😀 Quality of life	93	36
🏙️ Population	1.8M	159K

The cost of living in Montreal is 121% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 2225th and 6298th ($1857 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 2nd 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 1st best city to live in Canada vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 51st and 7365th 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	$15.9	$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.3	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.26	$2.07
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.06	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1030	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$807	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1828	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1371	$460
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.4	$92.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.9	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.8	$45.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	8.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6524	$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4131	$879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.65	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.4	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.8	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.36	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.61	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$18.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$4.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.99	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.48	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.49	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$25.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.9	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$126	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.6	$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.3	$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.6	$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$639	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5725	$2887

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Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1773
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1835
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2004
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1889
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1804
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1852
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1824
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1810
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1900
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1814
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1819
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1764
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1732
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1807
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1743
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1753
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1735
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1768
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1742
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1761
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1830
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1762
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1733
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1894
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1433
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1106
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1692

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