Montreal vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1821
$692
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4326
$1496
🏠 One person rent
$928
$320
🏘️ Family rent
$1624
$451
🍽️ Food expenses
$569
$265
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$40.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2722
$269
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
100
30
😀 Quality of life
95
37
🏙️ Population
1.76M
159K

The cost of living in Montreal is 163% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 2281st and 6860th ($1821 vs $692) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 76th 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 0.4 months in Praia. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 30th and 7486th 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
$4.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$27.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.11
$2.05
☕ Cappuccino
$3.77
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.01
$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1044
$289
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$780
$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1952
$437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1385
$259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52
$70.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.9
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.7
$49.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
14.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7593
$909
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4320
$909
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.78
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$22.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.94
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.51
$2.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$7.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$2.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$8.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.06
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.9
$26.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$2.38
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.4
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90
$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$703
$75.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7624
$1069

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1869
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1808
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1962
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1821
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1840
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2105
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1949
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1882
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1912
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1888
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1846
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1924
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1835
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1841
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1846
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1835
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1820
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1906
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1813
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1845
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1783
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1808
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1772
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1827
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1816
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1808
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1847
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1659
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1894
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1705
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1797
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1757
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1626
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2014
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1397
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1158
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1558
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1576

Cities near Praia

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Assomada
$692
270 km or 168 mi Mindelo
$749
651 km or 404 mi Dakar
$1179
671 km or 417 mi Rufisque
$1067
709 km or 440 mi Thies
$1009
760 km or 472 mi Lamin
$486
761 km or 473 mi Saint-Louis
$1061
762 km or 474 mi Brikama
$556
765 km or 475 mi Banjul
$441
766 km or 476 mi Fatick
$1068
786 km or 488 mi Louga
$1070
805 km or 500 mi Kaolack
$1081
824 km or 512 mi Ziguinchor
$1060
843 km or 524 mi Rosso
$584
877 km or 545 mi Nouakchott
$618
921 km or 572 mi Bissau
$799
952 km or 591 mi Kolda
$1049
1004 km or 624 mi Bafata
$778
1156 km or 718 mi Boffa
$968
1222 km or 760 mi Conakry
$1024
1263 km or 785 mi Forecariah
$971
1327 km or 825 mi Freetown
$751
1338 km or 831 mi Mamou
$989
1497 km or 930 mi Bo
$689
1554 km or 965 mi Kenema
$689
1618 km or 1005 mi Gueckedou
$977
1621 km or 1007 mi Kankan
$975
1646 km or 1023 mi Tenerife
$1659
1660 km or 1031 mi La Orotava
$1624
1662 km or 1033 mi Santa Lucia de Tirajana
$1175
1663 km or 1034 mi Puerto de la Cruz
$1759
1680 km or 1044 mi San Cristobal de La Laguna
$1214
1682 km or 1045 mi Santa Cruz de Tenerife
$1206
1685 km or 1047 mi Monrovia
$501
1688 km or 1049 mi Las Palmas
$1191
1694 km or 1053 mi Bamako
$518
1712 km or 1064 mi Kakata
$470
1729 km or 1074 mi Laayoune
$536
1735 km or 1078 mi Koulikoro
$471
1737 km or 1079 mi Banamba
$471