Montreal vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Montreal	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1928	$979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4433	$2219
🏠 One person rent	$992	$473
🏘️ Family rent	$1658	$783
🍽️ Food expenses	$585	$384
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3005	$215
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	100	19
😀 Quality of life	96	41
🏙️ Population	1.8M	159K

The cost of living in Montreal is 97% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 2284th and 5816th ($1928 vs $979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 58th 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 1.6 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 11th 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	$16.8	$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.9	$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$6.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.46	$2.49
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$3.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1085	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$852	$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1939	$784
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1436	$494
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.8	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.4	$179
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$52.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.47%	9.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5305	$1324
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4101	$1040
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.6	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.2	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.38	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$8.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$4.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$3.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$4.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$3.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$6.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.53	$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.1	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$6.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$117	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$2.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$568	$148
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5550	$3260

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Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1862
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1923
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2080
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1897
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1923
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2047
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1861
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1918
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1930
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1852
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1838
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1935
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1896
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1458
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1142
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1805

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